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Fleshtones Frenzynew

Still uncoverted to superock? It's a perfect time to take a good look.

New Haven Advocate | Christopher Arnott | 03-11-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

How Much Can a Two-man Percussion Group Do?new

In the course of a set, Loop 2.4.3 can roam through all of the colors of the percussion world, from marimba and steel drums to gongs from Asian temples and Chinese opera.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Manny Theiner | 03-10-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Batterie, Loop 2.4.3

Tear Down the Wallnew

The border-busting banda sound of Dallas' Las Palmas de Durango.

The Texas Observer | Michael Hoinski | 03-10-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Las Palmas de Durango

The Acoustic Swede Goes Greennew

It wasn't revolutionary when Jose Gonzalez announced in early January that his spring tour would be green. But to tour is to travel, and to travel is to burn petroleum, and that begs the question: How can such an endeavor be green?

Philadelphia Weekly | Anthony Layser | 03-10-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jose Gonzalez

Music Vs. Messagenew

The Oaks donated half of the proceeds of their debut album to the Global Hope Network for aid to returning Afghan refugees. But by pushing that agenda as forcefully as they did, a moral dilemma was imposed on the evaluation of the Oaks' art.

Orlando Weekly | Bao Le-Huu | 03-10-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Songs for Waiting, The Oaks

Omnikrom Turns Your Head into a TV Set with Graphic Gabbingnew

Living in the major cultural liaison between the Parisian electro-pop explosion and the gritty, uptempo crunk and B-more fads south of the border, the regional nuances the Montreal rap trio has drawn on are eclectic to the extreme.

Montreal Mirror | Jack Oatmon | 03-07-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Omnikrom, Trop Banane

Sum 41: Older but Wiseguysnew

With a proven track record that continues to propel the band, Sum 41 has been rewarded with what few bands on major labels can boast, the freedom to call its own shots.

Montreal Mirror | Johnson Cummins | 03-07-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sum 41, Underclass Hero

Bob Mould Makes Peace with the Pastnew

For anyone who still associates Mould with Midwestern punk, the cover of his latest solo album, District Line, may come as quite an eye-opener. The art focuses entirely on the sights of Washington, D.C.

Shepherd Express | Michael Carriere | 03-07-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Bob Mould, District Line

Sophisticated Collaborationnew

Beach House's spooky, sexy work may just enhance Baltimore's musical reputation.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 03-06-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Beach House, Devotion

Life is Agonynew

Xiu Xu brings the pain.

The Portland Mercury | Jenny Tatone | 03-06-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Xiu Xiu, Women as Lovers

Born Againnew

Panther's got a brand-new bag.

The Portland Mercury | Andrew Tonry | 03-06-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: 14 Kt God, Panther

Sightings Sounds Like the End of Everythingnew

When Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road inevitably becomes a major motion picture, Brooklyn noise-rock trio Sightings should compose the score.

INDY Week | Roque Strew | 03-06-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sightings, Through the Panama