AltWeeklies Wire
Epic Re-Creationnew
Drive-By Truckers' latest reflects band's changes and plays to its strengths.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Faking Itnew
LCD Soundsystem tops '07 critics' list, but e-music has way more to offer.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: LCD Soundsystem
Group Toggles Between Opposite Polaritiesnew
Umphrey’s McGee can jump easily from sweet choral harmonies to set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-the-sun explorations
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Umphrey's McGee
No Parking Zonenew
Athens group hits the passing lane for its best album yet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hit or Missnew
Anna Kramer and the Selmanaires could put Atlanta label in pole position.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Various, International Hits
Sound and Furriesnew
The Super Furry Animals take their indescribable sound on tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
Black on Tracknew
A chart of African-American musical history from the 1700s to 2007.
NOW Magazine |
staff |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blood Runs Thicknew
James Blood Ulmer is a torchbearer for a fiery brand of independent jazz-blues-funk-rock that reaches into the past and the future at the same time. Over two decades and counting, the experimental guitarist has released more than 20 albums that defy classification.
Arkansas Times |
Charlie James |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Blood Ulmer
Catfish Whiskey Has More Mature, Sober Soundnew
The party has fizzled out, enabling Catfish Whiskey to focus entirely on their songwriting. On Blood and Bones -- the band's recently released debut album -- the band has tightened the reins on the jams, orchestrating every note and putting serious intent behind the positivist vibe they want to share.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood and Bones, Catfish Whiskey
Tyler Ramsey on His New Album & Career Course
Band of Horses guitarist Tyler Ramsey releases his second solo album.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pop Aspirant Paloma Ramosnew
At 14 years old, Ramos was given an ultimatum by her boyfriend: choose him or her music.
Monterey County Weekly |
Andrew Gilbert |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paloma and the Rubies
Vocal Heroesnew
Popular music has always had a place for a cappella tunes by groups like Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer, but the New York-based septet Naturally 7 has taken the style to another level.
Montreal Mirror |
Gerald Dee |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Naturally 7
The Young and the Fecklessnew
Paris/London trio the Teenagers act their age, again.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Teenagers
The Shape of Things That Camenew
With a fancy for a fantastical past, Daedelus is West Coast hip-hop’s odd man out and about.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daedelus
A Symphonic Sensiblitynew
Michael Christie has been instrumental in the Brooklyn Philharmonic’s ability to attract listeners that orchestras across the country are desperate to reach: Music fans who may have never before heard a symphony perform in a concert hall.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Christie
