AltWeeklies Wire
Bigger, Faster, Strangernew
Young the Giant charts an increasingly curious course.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
02-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sameer Gadhia, Young the Giant
Son of Soulnew
Allen Stone goes from preacher's kid to critics' darling.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Allen Stone
Unusual Inspirationsnew
Chris Black went to some unusual places -- including the piano and a lumberyard -- to create 'Drunk at the Funeral.'
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Critical Massnew
Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn takes time out to get in touch with his serious side.
Colorado Springs Independent |
L. Kent Wolgamott |
02-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hold Steady, Craig Finn
Clarity begins at homenew
Maylene & the Sons of Disaster make themselves heard.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
02-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sons of Disaster
Call it a Comebacknew
After lying low for decades, celebrated singer-songwriter Tom Rush has gone viral.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tom Rush
Anvil frontman Steve 'Lips' Kudlow talks shopnew
The Canadian band Anvil has enjoyed renewed interest since the release of the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil in 2009.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
02-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Machine Head swarm drummer's hometownnew
Machine Head drummer and native San Antonian Dave McClain often contemplates his band's endurance. "The writing and touring cycle for our last album took over five years," he says. "That's longer than most careers."
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
02-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Noble Rotnew
A Garage rock royalty King Khan and The Shrines bring their crazy-ass show.
Folio Weekly |
Nick McGregor |
02-07-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Silver Racketnew
Dynamic duo Sleigh Bells brings its shred-pop revolution to town in an exclusive Florida tour.
Folio Weekly |
Nick McGregor |
02-07-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleigh Bells
Everyday Sunshine looks at Fishbone's wild ridenew
Fishbone was wildly popular in the alternative rock scene 20 years ago. A new doc tells the tale.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
02-07-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Howlin' She-Wolfnew
Alabama Shakes frontwoman goes from junkyard solitude to buzz-band success.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
02-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard
Genre Bendersnew
For the Electric Blankets, every new song is like a beloved new child.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: electric blankets
Jesse Beaman gaining international audience without traditional album-makingnew
In 2009, Sufjan Stevens told Paste Magazine, "I no longer have faith in the album anymore. … Can't an album be eternity, or can't it be five minutes?"
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: My Empty Phantom, Jesse Beaman
Victoria Celestine leads tomorrow's music scenenew
When I first saw Marcus Rubio perform, he was a skinny, beardless teen whose one-boy orchestra blew me away at Blue Star in 2004.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopeteguin |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Victoria Celestine
