AltWeeklies Wire
For Rue Royale, Its Now or Nevernew
The husband-and-wife duo pinpoint the last sane moment to bail on grown-up life and hit the road.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
02-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rue Royale
Hollywood Holt: Superstar in Trainingnew
He does party rap the way other people get in shape for triathlons.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
02-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hollywood Holt
How a Bad Band Gets Goodnew
Tirra Lirra's journey from self-indulgent sprawl to taut postmodern psychedelia.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tirra Lirra
The New Model Is an Old Modelnew
Jam bands like Umphrey's McGee are a step ahead of the music business.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Umphrey's McGee
The Thrill Isn’t Gonenew
Even after 15 years, Bettina Richards's Thrill Jockey label is full of surprises.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thrill Jockey
Indian: All the Menace You Could Want from a Metal Bandnew
Even at their most relaxed and outgoing, the guys in Indian are still pretty fucking intimidating.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indian, Slights and Abuse
Martin Atkins is Givin' Us Chinese Rocknew
The industrial legend goes to Beijing and brings back two albums of eye-opening music.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Martin Atkins
The Redwalls: Getting Away With Itnew
The band has been dropped by Capitol, but the great new album the label paid for is all theirs.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Redwalls
The 1900s Make a Great Leap Forwardnew
With its wealth of unforgettable hooks and its intricate, sensitively executed arrangements, Cold & Kind feels like a classic on first listen.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold & Kind, The 1900s
The Opposite of Selling Outnew
How a month of "Margaritaville" and a bald man with a hair dryer convinced Scott Ligon to get serious about music.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scott Ligon
Mannequin Men: A Band of Brosnew
A growing fan base is just gravy when you love your bandmates.
Chicago Reader |
Liz Armstrong |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mannequin Men
Mt. St. Helens is a Smoldering Volcano of Rocknew
The posthardcore band stopped caring about blowing up, and it was the best decision they ever made.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mt. St. Helens
The Bird Names: Experimentation Without Affectationnew
The band's new album, Wooden Lake Sexual Diner, is too good to have come from a band that wastes energy fronting.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mano is the Man With the Plansnew
The 23-year-old is thinking up a million ways to get his beats into your ears.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mano
Yakuza's Liquid Metalnew
In a rigid genre, the band goes its own way.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yakuza
