AltWeeklies Wire
A Place to Bury Strangers Aims to Give Fans a Mind-Altering Experiencenew
Oliver Ackermann, guitarist and singer with A Place to Bury Strangers, describes his band's music as "immersive," saying he hopes it affects listeners in the same manner as might a mind-altering drug.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bang Camaro Takes the Best of the '80s and Makes it Their Ownnew
The secret ingredient in Bang Camaro is its infectious group vocals that call to mind the spunky rock choruses pioneered by such acts as Bon Jovi and Def Leppard.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bang Camaro
Love is All Tries to Keep the Embers Burning with its Second Albumnew
With A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night, the success of the previous album was in the back of the band's mind. "It's an impossible task to make a second record after the first one has been well received."
New York Press |
Christine Werthman |
10-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Giant Sand's Howe Gelb on His Band's Ever-Evolving Soundnew
"Whatever I've been a party of, music-wise, has been positive erosion," Gelb explained from his home in Tucson, his voice raspy and a little sly. "I think improvisation is too kind of a word, because it indicates talented people playing within a jazz structure."
East Bay Express |
Tom Chandler |
10-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Birdmonster, Tamednew
Norah Jones' producer ushers the San Francisco rockers into acoustic terrain.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Yung Lyricist the Future of San Diego Hip-Hop?new
In a San Diego scene that has all too often focused on blunts, balling and bitches, Yung clearly represents that new breed of MC like Kanye West, Common and Lupe Fiasco with emphasis on issues of the heart rather than hos.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
10-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Santogold is Showing Up Everywhere Right Nownew
You probably are digging her music -- but just don't know it -- when you're playing FIFA 08 and NHL 08, or watching Entourage, Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl (dude, I can't believe you watch Gossip Girl!), or when you’re glazing over during halftime of the Chargers game and those Bud Light Lime commercials come on.
San Diego CityBeat |
Nathan Dinsdale |
10-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Santogold
Crooked Fingers' Eric Bachmann Talks 'Forfeit/Fortune'new
Bachmann decided to release Forfeit/Fortune himself, and while he is using internet outlets such as iTunes, the record's only available at specifically chosen indie retailers, not the big-box stores the masses might look to first. He insists he's just being practical.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
10-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Crooked Fingers, Forfeit/Fortune
Emma Jean Branch's Songs in the Key of Strifenew
By the time she wrote her first song, Branch teetered on the cusp between typical hormonal drama and total breakdown. Although she grew up on the local stage performing alongside Mandy Moore at the Civic Theatre of Central Florida, Branch never found her personal comfort zone.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Emma Jean Branch
New Anthology Resurrects One of South Florida's Most Revered Rockersnew
The case of Charlie Pickett is one of rock 'n' roll's classic stories of almost-was.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blues Hound Bobby 'Blue' Bland Walks Straightnew
Like most old-school R&B guys, the word retirement doesn't mean much to the 78-year-old blues legend.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: blues, Bobby 'Blue' Bland
Willie Nelson and Lemmy Kilmister Prove Age is Just a Numbernew
Nelson's understated show was in stark contrast to the sonic bombast of 62 year-old (!) Lemmy Kilmister and his metal renegades Motorhead the Friday previous at Electric Factory.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Anthony Braxton is Not a Jazz Musiciannew
Braxton is lots of things. But he's not a pragmatist.
Philadelphia Weekly |
David Adler |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anthony Braxton
Sweden's Graveyard Shows Love For Britainnew
The group sound like on 2008's self-titled debut is riff-driven British rock, a la Black Sabbath, Savoy Brown and the Groundhogs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Graveyard
Which Otis Jackson Jr. Do You Like?new
Jackson has renamed himself as much as anyone in the Wu-Tang Clan, though Madlib is the moniker that subsumes all others--his umbrella pseudonym, if you will.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michaelangelo Matos |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Madlib
