AltWeeklies Wire
Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Group Formula412 Releases its Long-Anticipated Albumnew
Back in early 2006, the local supergroup burst onto the scene with a couple of high-profile shows and immediately went into the studio. As that hype turned into more live opportunities, the album sat on the back burner.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
10-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Langhorne Slim Rollicks and Ramblesnew
Langhorne Slim is a streetwalking troubadour, trailed by his faithful backing War Eagles; a folk-singing vagabond, unwinding faithless tales over shuffling Americana.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Parker |
10-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Langhorne Slim
Toubab Krewe Fuses Western With West Africannew
Yes, Toubab Krewe can, strictly speaking, be called a jam band. It plays the requisite outdoor fests, and it fuses Western rock with world music. But consider this band a moment before you dismiss it as just another draw for the drum-circle crowd.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Toubab Krewe
Get Grebo With Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reactionnew
Anyone remember "grebo"?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Julie Fowlis Brings Gaelic Tradition into the Pop Worldnew
The story of Scottish singer Julie Fowlis neither begins nor ends with that of Angus Alick MacAulay. But, as is the case with all traditional music, to truly understand the tale, one has to dive into the river mid-stream.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Justin Hopper |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cuilidh, Julie Fowlis
Pittsburgh Legends Don Caballero Return with 'Punkgasm'new
Meet the new Don Caballero. Or rather, the new new Don Cab.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Don Caballero, Punkgasm
How Long Can Girl Talk Run?new
Just hours before his new album is sent to the Internet, Gregg Gillis is at home: a two-room Wilkinsburg apartment crammed with the detritus of his life on the road as internationally acclaimed mashup artist Girl Talk.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Seeing Eyeballs Release 'Who Always Puts Acid in My Coffee?'new
Just as rootsy as it is spacey, Acid in My Coffee moves restlessly through the lo-fi underground, like a subterranean UFO abducting your senses in the blink of an eye.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andrew McKeon |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
!!! Survives Electroclash, Recruits a Pittsburghernew
But for a moment the fledgling genre defined !!!, before disappearing quicker than hair metal in the wake of Nirvana.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Parker |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mates of State have Second Baby and Still Tournew
Of course, the baby-toting thing is old hat to the wife-and-husband duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel: They took their first-born daughter, Magnolia, on the road when she was 10 months old.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Mike Shanley |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Singer-songwriter Jaymay Offers Prime Mixtape Materialnew
With her clear, sophisticated voice -- not to mention her undying allegiance to New York City -- Jaymay is Feist-ish, if Feist were a bit less Jane Birkin and a little more Diane Keaton circa Annie Hall.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Margaret Welsh |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: singer-songwriter, Jaymay
Bouncing Souls Get Happynew
Though a bit better produced and more melodic than their debut, songs from 2006's The Gold Record still pound away with that familiar pogo beat and sing-along choruses. What has changed is that Bouncing Souls aren't bratty punks anymore -- they're forefathers of a genre.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Justin Jacobs |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nick Lowe, a Maverick at 60new
For someone who sees himself as relatively obscure, Lowe's been showing up a lot lately. Last June he released his 13th studio album, At My Age, and in February celebrated the 30th anniversary and reissue of his 1978 solo debut, Jesus of Cool.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Margaret Welsh |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'New Yorker' Pop-music Critic Sasha Frere-Jones Chatsnew
On criticisms of his criticism, the blogosphere and quality vs. quantity.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Karmella's Game: Bubbly and From Balitmore?new
The four-piece synth-pop outfit has emerged from Charm City armed with riffs coated with sugar and dripping with, well, charm.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
