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Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves Holds on to Her Rootsnew
Graves lives in Paris and has sung on stages from Italy's La Scala to Opera Hong Kong, but her heart remains in Washington, D.C.
The Georgia Straight |
Janet Smith |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Denyce Graves
The Prids Crash. The Prids Survive.new
"We were driving and a tire blew. I struggled to correct it and the van started fishtailing. I just couldn't get it."
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Prids
Extreme Animals Recreates Itself with Old Soundsnew
Extreme Animals acts like the kids we were warned we might become from playing too much Galaga, but that's not entirely why it's embraced making new music with old MIDI technology.
INDY Week |
Chris Toenes |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Extreme Animals, MIDI technology
Atlanta's Rock Scene Explodes into Brooklynnew
Through their often-astonishing live shows and impressive recordings, the Black Lips and Deerhunter, have drawn attention to a locale that has not typically been seen as a breeding ground for independent rock.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fans are Too Old for Smack, Not Spiritualizednew
After releasing Spiritualized's latest album, A + E, fresh off a battle with a life-threatening illness, Spaceman seems slightly more cautious about glorifying that "hurricane in [his] veins."
New York Press |
Maggie Serota |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Billy Howerdel Finds New Outlet After A Perfect Circlenew
When the band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2006, Howerdel started work on something new -- a band called Ashes Divide.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Who is Amos Lee?new
Singer-songwriter touring in support of third album
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
07-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amos Lee, Last Days at the Lodge
What Laura Says Brings Together Baroque Pop and Rustic Folknew
What Laura Says is really the product of two different bands -- an offbeat pop duo called What Laura Says Thinks and Feels, and a dirty blues trio, called the Expatriates.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gossip Guitarist Wants the Best Club Night in Portland ... and the Worldnew
"The Gossip thing is pretty all-consuming," admits Nathan Howdeshell, known as Brace Paine when playing guitar with the soul-punk icons. "But there's always time to take pictures, do parties and make movies. I can't sit still for very long."
Willamette Week |
Nilina Mason-Campbell |
07-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
If You Were Toussaint Perrault's Homegirl, You'd Be Home By Now, Girlnew
Perrault recorded the songs for his first-ever album using analog equipment, and he always knew he wanted to release it in the most pure way possible--on thick, black vinyl.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
07-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kid Sister, the New Queen of Hip-Hop?new
With only a minute amount of material actually released, the buzz around this potential new queen of hip-hop is so overwhelming that when her mug graced the cover of URB this summer the immediate gut reaction was "Yeah, that makes a lot of sense," and not "Wait, she doesn't even have a record yet!"
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
07-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blue to the Bonenew
Bar band rocker George Thorogood teams up this summer with Chicago blues master Buddy Guy. Both of them have something interesting to say in this double interview.
North Bay Bohemian |
David Sason |
07-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Austin's Whitman Taunts the Pop Monsternew
What can you say about musicians whose debut album opens with a song declaring, "All we are is nothing at all" and closes with one in which "prosthetic limbs fall from the trees"?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tales of Traveling Troubadour Shawn Snydernew
For the time being, however, Snyder is back home in Cooper City. He recently released his second album, Romantic's Requiem, a collection of soulful, introspective ballads and narratives culled from the experiences and encounters he gleaned from his journey, both physical and emotional.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
07-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Romantic's Requiem, Shawn Snyder
The Hard Lessons Learn There's No Easy Waynew
To simply say newly storied Motor City trio tours, however, is almost an understatement. The Hard Lessons spent more than six of the last 12 months on the road and they estimate that they've performed at least 600 shows since they formed nearly five years ago.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
07-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: B&G Sides, The Hard Lessons
