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Jimmy Thackery Keeps Winging Itnew
Jimmy Thackery is a great modern blues artist. Or at least that's how he's perceived, though he's forever frustrated by the narrowness of that notion. It's just part of his legacy as a founding guitarist for seminal Washington, D.C., bar band the Nighthawks.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
07-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jimmy Thackery
New York Dolls Continue to Strut Their Stuffnew
An interview with singer David Johansen of the New York Dolls.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
07-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New York Dolls
Steve Earle Spits the Bit and Leads His Own Paradenew
It’s a testament to Steve Earle that encapsulating his career isn’t quick or easy.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Earle
Managed Mayhemnew
Godsmack's Sully Erna looks at life from both sides.
Colorado Springs Independent |
L. Kent Wolgamott |
07-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Godsmack, Sully Erna
The Bronzed Chorus Find a Spark in Old Technew
The entire affair is astoundingly rhythmic and controlled, with bursts of languorous low-end fuzz complimenting Allen’s breakneck tempos, but it’s not the cold, oblique listening experience that has come to signify chip music.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
07-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Great White Hopenew
Canadian rapper Classified makes a run for the border.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
07-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Home Off the Rangenew
Country singer Joe Nichols chats about labels, legacies and his abbreviated bullriding career.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
07-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Nichols
Natural Cultivationnew
How Gardens and Villa grew into their lush California-inspired sound.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gardens and Villa
He Belongs to the Bandnew
Legendary bassist Jack Casady talks Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane and Reverend Gary Davis.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jack Casady
David Gray Renews His Soul With a Renovated Soundnew
There's hardly a musician who wouldn't love to have the success David Gray enjoyed with his 1998 multiplatinum album White Ladder and its breakthrough hit, "Babylon." After languishing in obscurity for his first three albums, the self-financed release became an international sensation characterized by a mix of acoustic folk and electronic elements.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
06-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Gray
Bitter Resolve's Misfits March Forwardnew
The monolithic riffs and malevolent rhythms of Bitter Resolve's proto-metal suggest the sort of bros who would bludgeon Chapel Hill's stereotypical indie rocker in the back alley behind Local 506 just for fun. But that would be missing the message.
INDY Week |
Corbie Hill |
06-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bitter Resolve
Hagage "AJ" Masaed Learns the Art of Hip-Hop Diplomacynew
Raised in the 'hoods of Buffalo and North Oakland, an Arabic rapper parlays his skills to stave off violence, in Yemen.
East Bay Express |
Madeleine Bair |
06-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Kreayshawn Mythnew
The creation of an "outlaw" pop star.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
RX Bandits Guitarist Steve Choi Reflects on 16 Yearsnew
To hear Steve Choi of RX Bandits tell it, there was never a proper sit-down about changing the sound of the SoCal third-wave ska group formed in 1995.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
06-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RX Bandits, Steve Choi
Shonuff Puts a Funky Spin on Rock and Reggaenew
Madison Ruckel can hardly control his giddiness about this week's Shonuff shows. "I don't know which one I'm more excited about," he says. "Between the Marley and the Pour House, they're both just going to be great."
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
06-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shonuff
