AltWeeklies Wire
Matisyahu Explores the Nature of the Soulnew

Rapper/singer Matisyahu and his backing band the Dub Trio recently released a concert album titled Live at Stubb's Vol. II, It's the Brooklyn songwriter's first offering since 2008's Light.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matisyahu, The Dub Trio
Glambilly Reaches a Mature Frenzied State with White BBQ Saucenew

Hans Frank feeds off criticism, crafting it into art.
San Antonio Current |
David H. Monnich |
08-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Becoming El Ellenew

Post Stanford degree, post-circus, post Lovemakers, Lisa Light finds herself, again.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
08-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lisa Light, The Lovemaker
Out With the Oldnew

HAIRSPRAYFIREANDGIRLS is an entirely new adventure for these Tucson music veterans.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Risk Assessmentnew

Joseph Arthur trades sure death for a life of possibilities.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
08-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joseph Arthur
Incredible Hit Machinenew

Sugarland continues to savor a sweet smell of success.
Colorado Springs Independent |
L. Kent Wolgamott |
08-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sound on the Streetsnew

Mornin' Old Sport plays jazz-inspired country songs, brimming with three-part harmonies and a rare chemistry amongst the group's four members. On August 2 the group kicked off the Phoenix's new pop-up music video series, which hosts bands in unexpected and non-traditional locations for spontaneous, just-announced live shows.
Boston Phoenix |
Liz Pelly |
08-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Brother Reade-cum-Widows MC on the End of an Era, Start of Anothernew

Despite the late-2009 dissolution of Brother Reade, his acclaimed duo with high school friend Eric Garcia, AKA DJ Bobby Evans, their creative partnership surges forward as Widows.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
08-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brother Reader, DJ Bobby Evans
Indie-Rock Group Takes Arts Advocacy on Tournew

Let’s play which one of these ones isn’t like the other ones.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
08-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Doom With Depthnew

Coady Willis and Jared Warren take time off from the Melvins to conduct some Big Business.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Melvins, big business,
Remembering ‘El Parche’ a Year After His Deathnew

August 13 will mark the first anniversary of the death of accordion legend Esteban “Steve” Jordan.
San Antonio Current |
Pedro Villarreal |
08-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hootie and the Blowfish keep exploringnew

With Hootie and the Blowfish no longer touring, the annual Homegrown concerts for the Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation have become significant events for fans in the Carolinas.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
08-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Evolution of a Dreamnew

Key Ingredients of African Soul release their debut album
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
08-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cults Followingnew

An 'accidental band' can barely keep up with its own success
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mega Man Celebrate 8-Bit While Calling it Quitsnew

Here’s something you may not expect from the members of synth-rock video-game cover outfit Mega Man.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews