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Solid Gold's Fantastic Voyage: From Twin Cities Band to National Treasurenew
The band's slow and steady climb doesn't seem to surprise any of the members of the group. For Solid Gold, this latest leap onto the national radar is just part of their master plan that started at the beginning of the decade by a couple of party boys in Madison, Wisconsin.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
11-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bodies of Water, Solid Gold
A River Runs Through Coyote Bonesnew
David Matysiak jokes that if Bruce Springsteen's brooding Midwestern odysseys Nebraska and The River were meant to be part of a trilogy, the third installment is Coyote Bones' Niobrara.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Coyote Bones, Niobrara
Alela Diane Makes Herself at Home on 'To Be Still'new
The folk singer infuses sophomore album with a sense of place.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Hassiotis |
11-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alela Diane, To Be Still
Bang! Bang!'s Former Frontpeople Leap into Uncharted Waters as My Gold Masknew
Late last year Bang! Bang! just sort of fizzled out; after nearly a year of inactivity, they got together for one final show this past August. In the interim, Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo had formed a new band by the name of My Gold Mask. They released an album this past spring, and then got married in June.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
11-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bang! Bang!, My Gold Mask
The Post-Britpop Bastards in Art Brut Just Want to be Understoodnew
Eddie Argos is pretty much the last person you'd look to for sincerity. But the mastermind behind England's most archly melodic power-punk band insists we've got him all wrong.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut vs Satan, Art Brut
Blame Sally's Intriguing Songs Still Pack a Punchnew
Blame Sally's origins go back nine years, to a point when four Bay Area singer-songwriters channeled already-promising careers into one collective, harmony-drenched effort. Comparisons to classic-era Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young aren't uncommon.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blame Sally, Night of 1000 Stars
Former Green on Red Guitarist Chuck Prophet Returns with a New Albumnew
Ever since he joined Green on Red 25 years ago, I've wanted to ask singer-songwriter and guitarist Chuck Prophet if he was born with that last name. He set the record straight in an interview last week. "Would I make that up?" he said, in mock offense.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dick Valentine of Electric Six Wants to Put the Fun Back in Rock 'n' Rollnew
As frontman and lyrical/musical force behind the deliciously over-the-top Electric Six, Valentine has been delighting those who get it, and confusing the hell out of everyone else.
East Bay Express |
Kirsty Evans |
11-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kill, Electric Six
The Dutchess and the Duke Break Hearts on Acoustic Stringsnew
Sunset/Sunrise is permeated by a much darker mood than the band's debut, She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke, but the follow-up succeeds by using the same simple arrangements.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
11-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jazz Singer Claudia Acuna Opens a New Door in Her Charmed Careernew
With her debut for Marsalis Records, she's focused on a personal sound, singing primarily Latin American songs she's known from her youth, plus two originals. Because of its introspective quality, En Este Momento gives up the gifts of its fragrant sensuality only to attentive listening.
Weekly Alibi |
Mel Minter |
11-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Ponys Ride Againnew
Why did one of Chicago's best-loved garage bands disappear at their peak? And after two years, what's bringing them back?
Chicago Reader |
Brian Costello |
11-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Ponys
fun's Orchestrated Punk Pop Draws a Rabid Followingnew
"It's wild to hear a room full of people singing along and it seems like every single one of them knows the words and is singing at the top of their lungs."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aim and Ignite, fun
Ha Ha Tonka Finds Something New in the Shadows of Southern Rocknew
Growing up between the Ozark Mountains and the Missouri state park the group is named after, Roberts and his bandmates in Ha Ha Tonka play a beguiling brand of post-Southern rock they've taken to calling "indie rock meets O Brother, Where Art Thou."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tom Russell Eschews Modern Indie Rock's Emasculated Songwritingnew
"(Indie-rock) voices have become wimpy, and so has the songwriting," says Russell, 56, matter-of-factly, prompted by my first question: Where have all the real men singer/songwriters gone, and why doesn't indie rock offer any?
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
10-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why? Wades Through the Strange 'Eskimo Snow'new
Started as a pet project by Yoni Wolf, whose deadpan raps and quirky musical tastes (culled from hip-hop, rock and folk influences) made for strange bedfellows, Why? soon swelled into a full-fledged band with Yoni's brother, Josiah, and friend Doug McDiarmid joining.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
10-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eskimo Snow, Why?
