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Girls Will Be Girlsnew
Oakland's Religious Girls make gorgeous, noise-y, experimental pop. Just don't compare them to Animal Collective.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Fall and Rise of Machine Gun Kellynew
From sex to booze to homelessness ... and now salvation and stardom.
Cleveland Scene |
Jordan Zirm |
10-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cleveland Rap, Machine Gun Kelly
Primus of their livesnew
With its first album in a decade, Les Claypool's group is in fine form.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
10-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
One Way or Anothernew
Sounds frontwoman Maja Ivarsson embraces the art of kicking ass.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Deer Tick Put a Little Grunge in the Teanew
It's a combination of rootsy, honest songwriting and rock-star swagger that help Deer Tick straddle the line between being a respected Americana act and a street-cred-worthy rowdy stage band.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deer Tick
Futurebirds Go for Big Country-Rocknew
Athens-based sextet Futurebirds employ traditional country instrumentation of banjo, mandolin, and pedal steel along with loud guitars. Their latest is titled Hampton's Lullaby.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
10-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Futurebirds, Country-Rock
Life Doesn't Sucknew
The Inferno keep their brand of punk attitude classy.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Knope Problemnew
Singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno plays outside the box.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gastro Physicistsnew
A look at Das Racist's meteoric rise in the rap world.
Orlando Weekly |
Philip Mlynar and Justin Strout |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Portugal. The Man Tumble in the Texas Roughnew
Back in 2010, Portugal. The Man (intentionally punctuated) got roughed up by Texas and were better for the wear. Sort of.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Five words with Lizz Wrightnew
Lizz Wright came into the world as the daughter of a pastor in small-town Georgia. The family business led her to a love of gospel music, which flowered into a love of singing.
INDY Week |
Ashley Melzer |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Felice Brothers are not a Throwbacknew
On stage, the Felice Brothers are a rough-and-tumble bunch of characters. They kick things over. They curse, swill whiskey, and encourage the audience to join them. Christmas Clapton tells their tales.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Girl Can't Help Itnew
Sleeper Agent frontwoman Alex 'Kidd' Kandel grows up in public.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nervous takedownnew
Circle Jerk Keith Morris leads Off! back to the source
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cursed Bloodnew
The long, strange trip of Richard Buckner’s Our Blood, including multiple setbacks, odd jobs record-destroying equipment failures and a bizarre encounter with rural New York police involving a headless corpse.
Columbia Free Times |
Patrick Wall |
10-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
