AltWeeklies Wire
Children of the '80snew
The music of Brooklyn trio Chairlift will take you back.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chairlift, Does You Inspire You
Sound and Texturenew
Austin's Octopus Project use whatever they can to make their unique instrumental music.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hello, Avalanche, Octopus Project
Meet Eefnew
The frontman of Clem Snide goes solo with Lose Big.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eef Barzelay, Lose Big
Harvey Milks Assaults the Sensesnew
Harvey Milk share their brand of blues rock with audiences west of the Mississippi for the first time.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Creative Trippinessnew
The Warlocks and their droning, psychedelic rock continue to fascinate.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
On Wolf Paradenew
Literate, visceral and exceptionally productive, this pack upsets conventions.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
07-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
Tilly and the Wall's Latest Taps Through Boundariesnew
O is a half-hour of foot-stomping, hand-clapping energy -- and not just metaphorically. "Pot Kettle Black" and "Poor Man's Ice Cream," two of the loudest and wildest songs, both have a stomp team providing the rhythm.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: O, Tilly and the Wall
Southwestern Electronic Faves ... music video? Prepares to Take the Next Stepnew
The duo recently played the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, and that brought them to the attention of National Public Radio, which featured the band in an article on its music Web site. Now they are preparing for their first tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Surviving Sun City Girls Tour to Honor Fallen Bandmatenew
It could be argued that Sun City Girls were--alongside the Meat Puppets -- one of two of the most interesting, prolific and, perhaps, influential bands to emerge from the Phoenix independent music scene of the 1980s.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mister Lonely, Sun City Girls
Jeremy Jay's Present Vintage Rock on His Debut Full-lengthnew
Recorded by Calvin Johnson at his Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, Wash., A Place Where We Could Go presents Jeremy Jay as the K Records version of Buddy Holly--classic, vintage rock, but delivered with that K Records raw and relaxed aesthetic, which, said Jay, comes partly from the vintage equipment in Johnson's studio.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Fleet Foxes Embrace Varied Source Materialsnew
The group's sound is an intricate architecture of baroque, psychedelic rock with addition of the infectious melodies of classic pop music. They accomplish this with not only the standard weapons of rock 'n' roll, but with instruments such as tympani, mandolin, organ, dulcimer and koto.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fleet Foxes
Cryptacize Revolutionizes Musical Theaternew
The band is trying to find that happy medium between commanding the attention of rock fans with sparse instrumentation and beneath-the-surface theatricality.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cryptacize, Dig that Treasure
Mat Brooke Gets Upbeat with Grand Archivesnew
Eschewing the mopiness of Carissa's Wierd and the country-esque Southern sound of Band of Horses, Archives was envisioned as a more uplifting band, heavy on lush vocal harmonies -- four of the five members sing -- and a peaceful, easy vibe that recalled the Laurel Canyon scene of Los Angeles in the early-to-mid-'70s.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
06-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Adrienne Young Tours to Help the Local-Foods Movementnew
Young makes acclaimed homegrown music and is a vocal activist for sustainable agriculture and the movement supporting the growing, buying and consuming of organic and locally grown foods.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hayden's Newest Album is Original, Interesting and Government-fundednew
Part of the reason we're seeing so many talented Canadian bands these days has to do with the fact that they can actually get government funding for making music.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hayden, In Field and Town
