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Louisiana's Grammy-Nominated Pine Leaf Boys Take the Lead in a New Cajun Crusadenew
"I was raised on a little farm, my parents were very traditionalist, and they didn't have any music except for Cajun music. I'm really one of the few guys who just doesn't know jack squat about modern-day music."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Born Under a Blues Sign: Lurrie Bell Carries on a Family Legacynew
Lurrie Bell's nomination for a Grammy Award earlier this month was the latest confirmation of the blues inheritance that sustained his career and even saved his life. His father, Carey Bell, was nominated for his own Grammy three decades ago.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chuck Snow & the Lo-Fi Cowboys Go for the Garagenew
There's a video on YouTube that captures Chuck Snow at the now-defunct Deluxe Tavern, singing the Replacements' "Unsatisfied" with his former band, the Autono. What's interesting about it is how Snow totally nails it.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
An American Primitive Guitarist Looks Back on a Bittersweet Journeynew
In the late '90s, Glenn Jones' band Cul de Sac recorded an album with John Fahey. As a high school student, Jones had become obsessed with the legendary guitarist after his art teacher introduced him to one of Fahey's early albums.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Air Apparents Zero 7 Veer Away from Their Downtempo Rootsnew
Five years after being described by Rolling Stone as "Air without irony," Zero 7's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker are still amazed by the persistence of comparisons to the French electronica duo.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chill-Out, Eska, Henry Binns, Martha Tilston, Sam Hardaker, Simple Things, Yeah Ghost, Zero 7, Air
Earthless taps the spirit of classic Krautrock, Brit-blues and Japanese psych-rocknew
Mario Rubalcaba figures he's been with more than a dozen bands — he is, after all, a drummer — but that Earthless is the one he was meant for.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-30-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Samuel James Takes the Blues Storytelling Tradition into a New Eranew
"I was always a writer, you know, and my father's a fantastic storyteller. I'm sort of a culmination of his upbringing, I suppose."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Dear Hunter's Casey Crescenzo on Life, Death and Entertainmentnew
While other kids were sneaking out to parties and listening to Limp Bizkit, Crescenzo was hanging out in his parents' home studio and immersing himself in Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and Weather Report.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Mag Seven Surf Their Way from Morricone to Monknew
It takes a special kind of band to combine surf and jazz influences and actually make it work. Factor in the limited market for either form of music, and it takes a special kind of band to even want to.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Post-Britpop Bastards in Art Brut Just Want to be Understoodnew
Eddie Argos is pretty much the last person you'd look to for sincerity. But the mastermind behind England's most archly melodic power-punk band insists we've got him all wrong.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut vs Satan, Art Brut
Blame Sally's Intriguing Songs Still Pack a Punchnew
Blame Sally's origins go back nine years, to a point when four Bay Area singer-songwriters channeled already-promising careers into one collective, harmony-drenched effort. Comparisons to classic-era Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young aren't uncommon.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blame Sally, Night of 1000 Stars
fun's Orchestrated Punk Pop Draws a Rabid Followingnew
"It's wild to hear a room full of people singing along and it seems like every single one of them knows the words and is singing at the top of their lungs."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aim and Ignite, fun
Ha Ha Tonka Finds Something New in the Shadows of Southern Rocknew
Growing up between the Ozark Mountains and the Missouri state park the group is named after, Roberts and his bandmates in Ha Ha Tonka play a beguiling brand of post-Southern rock they've taken to calling "indie rock meets O Brother, Where Art Thou."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Drag the River's Chad Price Finally Takes the Solo Plungenew
Between All and Drag the River, Price had more than a dozen records under his belt, but had yet to make one of his own. Now he's celebrating his solo debut with a one day, four city, 10 tavern tour.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
In Step with New Model Armynew
Justin Sullivan explains why he and his band will not go gently into anyone's good night.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
