AltWeeklies Wire
Jayhawks Flocking Together Once Againnew
Founding members Mark Olson and Gary Louris rekindle their musical partnership.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
02-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Soul-Searching Songwriter Stays True to Her Artnew
Carrie Newcomer is the kind of songwriter's songwriter whose work is as deeply emotional as it is beautifully crafted.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
George Porter on the Meters, Galactic and the Voice of the Wetlandsnew
James Brown may have invented funk, but the Meters perfected it. The group laid down a mix of buoyant melodies and sophisticated syncopation that has yet to be surpassed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fucked Up Blazes New Path of Peace and Sanity
Damian Abraham has a solid idea of what the endgame for his band, Toronto's Fucked Up, will look like and it's sure to involve knives, firearms, blood and broken bones.
The Reader |
Chris Aponick |
02-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tiny Notes: Philip Glass, In Burstsnew
Small man on the stage. Hunched over a bit. High, squeaky voice, hanging face. Series of pieces, he says, from 1988. Notes repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat and veer slightly and repeat and repeat and repeat.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
02-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Canadian Singer-Songwriter on Her First Headlining U.S. Tournew
Canada's Serena Ryder brings a brand-new album on her first headlining U.S. tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Deathgrind Group Shows Lots of Love to Animals and Lots of Scorn for the Human Racenew
Extreme-metal bands are not exactly known for being sensitive to animal issues. But Cattle Decapitation is far from your average deathgrind act.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Axe to Grind: Heavy Metal in New Orleansnew
Internationally known New Orleans metal bands power what's still a locally underground scene.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
02-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jazmine Sullivan Makes the Jump from Black Lily Prodigy to Grammy Phenomenonnew
Sullivan's voice is a window-frame-shaking, drawn-from-the-depths alto she still manages to bend and tease with ease, splashing across tracks like a smooth stone across a still pond.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
02-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
What Makes Cornbreadd Runnew
If Cornbreadd didn't already exist, some MTV programming executive would have had to make him up. On record, he can be as grimy and ghetto as they come, but he delivers even his harshest rhymes with the kind of charisma that elicits a chuckle instead of a gasp.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
02-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future by Understanding the Pastnew
Instead of sticking to the standard punk template that far too many contemporary practitioners continue to employ, FU's members regularly stretch and twist their songs into intriguing new shapes, often with the help of some unlikely assistants.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
02-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Neil Diamond Taps Los Volcanoes for Grammy Partynew
How an obscure local tejano band came to share a bill with Coldplay and Tim McGraw.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
02-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Woodpigeon Adds Subtle Twists to the Truthnew
Although Woodpigeon's two new discs vary wildly in sound — Treasury Library Canada is lushly orchestrated dream-pop, while Houndstooth Europa is essentially an acoustic home recording — a sense of immediacy is one aesthetic constant.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
02-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Celebrating Blue Note Records' 70th Anniversarynew
In honor of Blue Note's 70th anniversary, the label assembled an all-star band, dubbed the Blue Note 7, to play a celebratory three-month concert tour and record an album of classic tunes from the label's vintage hard-bop years.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Dark Side of Extra Lifenew
Extra Life’s 2008 debut Secular Works strikes a curious balance between angular instrumentation and ancient melody.
New York Press |
Chris Richards |
02-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
