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Tori Amos begins to hear the lightnew
On the cover of her new 14th set, Unrepentant Geraldines, adventurous singer-songwriter-keyboardist Tori Amos is standing before a wall-size mural, a paintbrush clutched in her right hand, as if she's just put the finishing strokes on her latest primary-colored masterpiece. But don't read it too literally, she cautions...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
07-16-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Power of Threenew
A history of music, activism and friendship with Joan Baez and the Indigo Girls.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
06-25-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Indigo Girls, Joan Baez
Up and Coming: 5 Houston-Area Musical Artists You Should Know Aboutnew
The Houston area probably has as many aspiring bands and musicians as it does different ZIP codes, if not more. Here are five acts to keep an ear open for.
Houston Press |
Houston Press Music Staff |
05-15-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Legend of Root Boy Slimnew
The crazy life and untimely death of a larger-than-life blues enigma.
Orlando Weekly |
James Greene Jr. |
05-08-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Root Boy Sliim
Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes embraces weirdnessnew
Barnes discusses his constant creative challenge to channel Of Montreal’s future masterpiece
Orlando Weekly |
Nick McGregor |
05-08-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bane's Final Backwards Glancenew
Worcester's Bane has been one of hardcore's stalwarts, and through sheer hard work, honesty and musicianship they have toured the world and undoubtedly become one of the most beloved bands within the community. Now, nearly 20 years since their inception, Bane will be writing a final chapter to their story and, true to fashion, they are doing it their own way.
Worcester Magazine |
Josh Lyford |
05-08-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bane
Celebrating the Silencesnew
Thirty years after his breakthrough album, Steve Roach is still in the Sonoran Desert creating "resonant sonic spaces"
Tucson Weekly |
Jason P. Woodbury |
04-14-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Deafheaven: Vulnerable and Violentnew
Whether they're playing black metal, shoegaze or some collision of the two, Deafheaven are among the most acclaimed acts in music right now
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-27-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Where so many J Dilla tributes get it wrong, Charleston's Dillamental gets it rightnew
Over the course of James Dewitt Yancey's short life, the producer, better known as J Dilla, worked with some of hip-hop's finest, from A Tribe Called Quest to De La Soul, MF Doom, Common, and the Pharcyde.
Charleston City Paper |
Patrick Wall |
02-05-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Earth's Fastest Violinistnew
Juilliard-trained David Garrett won’t talk about departing the Royal College of Music in London after one semester, but he can play 13 notes in one second.
San Diego Reader |
Andrew Hamlin |
01-15-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
On the Road, Molinanew
“I met him in Bloomington, right around 1997, when his first record came out,” Jason Evans Groth says. “I worked at the student radio station [at Indiana University] and I remember playing that record a lot. It seemed like otherworldly music to me. … So, when I found out it was him—I think a lot of people’s reaction when they saw Jason the first time was, ‘Jesus, it’s that guy?’ And the second thing is, he talks a lot.”
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
01-09-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Former Jewel co-writer Steve Poltz was meant for younew
Audiofile
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
12-27-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Alone, together: Dosh expands his experiment in a vaccumnew
Like the majority of “Milk Money,” its longest track stubbornly develops a recognizable theme and rhythm. Listeners need patience to get there. The album’s cover might be a bit more concretely rooted in the world we all inhabit, but musically? It’s greatly transcendental moments of manipulated keys and surprising, dropped in edits.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
12-02-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Buddy Guy is still the real dealnew
Audiofile
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
11-07-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Buddy Guy
Bluegrass great Peter Rowan scales new heights thanks to a Tibetan mantra singernew
When Peter Rowan was a guitarist and singer with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, the legendary mandolinist gave his young protégé some invaluable advice. "He knew I wanted to play other stuff, and he told me, 'Pete, if you can play my kind of music, you can play any kind of music," Rowan says.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
11-07-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
