AltWeeklies Wire
The Odd Couplenew
Overlooked producer and under-appreciated rapper make a perfect match.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
African and European Sounds Mix on Zap Mama's Latestnew
The music the band makes draws from various influences without necessarily adhering to a single style, and each tune surprises the listener.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Liz Tormes is Ready for the 'Limelight'new
Her brooding songs, mostly ruminations on breakups, are layered in whistling, half-countrified guitars, enigmatic language and her chameleonic voice: wispy and filled with longing, then deep and round, then husky and pained.
New York Press |
Jonathan Vatner |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Limelight, Liz Tormes
The Next Great Portland Icons?new
Four grown-up guys with real jobs play Portland's catchiest music.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Honus Huffhines
Barrio Brigadenew
Bombasta teams with San Diego's B-Side Players for a night of one-world polyrhythms.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Disco Biscuits Aren't Another Dreaded Stereotypenew
For anyone who gets bored staring at a DJ seductively twisting their knobs, or questioning if that wanker on stage with all the girls spilling drinks on his Mac is just pushing play; the Biscuits offer an organic, human mutation of electronica that channels energy like only bands can do.
Dig Boston |
Nate Leskovic |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Disco Biscuits
Black Clouds is Breaking Shit and Reminiscingnew
The guitar and drum trio from Providence and Somerville has been rattling rooms for the past three years with their brutally primal ur-garage.
Dig Boston |
Martin Pavlinic |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Clouds
Mute Math's Spirited Strugglenew
Mute Math survived a tangle with a major label and played their rock their way.
Charleston City Paper |
Alan Sculley |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mute Math
The Otherworldy Celebrationnew
Hovering from an atmospheric blend of sensual Goth-pop, orchestrated dance-rock, and analog keyboard noise, Baltimore band Celebration manage to blast out some unusual sounds.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Celebration, The Modern Tribe
Avett Brothers Still Bring Itnew
On Emotionalism, the band's latest release (and tenth since forming in 2000), they hint at their hard-rocking, pre-Avetts history, with Scott pulling out his electric Guild S100 to get crunchy in the closing minutes of "Pretty Girl from Chile."
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Avett Brothers, Emotionalism
Stook and the Jukes Make Music for the Corner Bar and, Um, Amsterdamnew
When Stook sings, it's like he's trying to bicycle a straight path on a bike with bent-up tires.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
When Cartoon Metal Bands Go on Tournew
Dethklok, "the most brutal band in the world" and stars of Adult Swim's juggernaut of animated murder, Metalocalypse, are touring in support of their recently released Dethalbum, which is already the best-selling death metal album of all time.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Duncan Scott Davidson |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
ytcracker on Nerdcore's Beefsnew
Bryce Case Jr., aka rapper ytcracker, on his hacker past and his beef with MC Chris.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pete Freedman |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: ytcracker
Driving's Difficult for Norway's Turdus Musicusnew
It only took two blocks of driving in Manhattan before lead vocalist Carl Christian Lein Stormer was issued a ticket. To make matters worse: Four cops rolled onto the scene and told the guys that they'd have to come to the station for questioning.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RockCollapse, Turdus Musicus
A Conversation with John Schmersal of Enonnew
Now located in Philadelphia, Enon is breaking the silence with the corrugated clatter and dark grooves of Grass Geysers ... Carbon Clouds, just out on Touch & Go.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
