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Garage a Trois Explore Unmarked Territorynew
What exactly is Garage a Trois? Jazz fusionists? Jam band improvisers? Moody cinematic instrumentalists? Experimental rockers? Attempts to categorize this musical supergroup are doomed to failure.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Garage a Trois, Skerik
Blessed are the Strongnew
For much-acclaimed singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, true love travels on a gravel road.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Lynne Margolis |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vic Chesnutt, Lucinda Williams
Irreverent Creativity From The Pork Tortanew
Good news: The Pork Torta found some baby sitters, so they're all set for their record-release party.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pork Torta
Plain White T's Prove There's More to Life Than 'Delilah'new
Though the Chicago-born band Plain White T's seemingly came out of nowhere in 2007 with "Delilah," their success was hard-earned. They'd formed a decade earlier and had already released several albums. They returned last December with Wonders of the Younger.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Plain White T's
Labeled Unbeatablenew
D.R.I. defies the odds and keeps thrash alive.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
05-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beer Bandnew
Red Fang drank a lot and made a great music video — and they got signed because of it.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Wants to Convert Younew
Canadian songwriter Paul Murphy isn't worried about suffering an identity crisis anytime soon. As the frontman for the nomadic indie-rock quintet Wintersleep, he wants to provoke reactions from new audiences across North America and beyond.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Murphy, Wintersleep
Interview: John Bouttenew
Michael Tisserand talks to the Big Easy Music Awards Entertainer of the Year.
Gambit |
Michael Tisserand |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Megafaun's Phil Cook Steps Solonew
"What I'm trying to master is not any one of these instruments, but forgetting my head and listening to my heart."
INDY Week |
Spencer Griffith |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Da' Gullah Rootz Keep the Reggae Beatnew
Steeped in roots reggae vibes, laid-back Rastafarianism, and a Lowcountry perspective of African-American culture, Charleston's long-running Da' Gullah Rootz is something of a local musical treasure.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Reggae, Da' Gullah Rootz
The Heart and Grit of Blame Sallynew
An all-woman folk outfit embraces its "anti-rock star" ethic.
East Bay Express |
j. poet |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Come Out Swingingnew
Avant-electro trio the Royal Bangs are yet another great rock band to come from the South.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Royal Bangs
The Unsinkable Molly Boylesnew
Stumbling upon Molly Boyles for the first time is like wandering into a random club in the French Quarter and finding some virtual unknown playing better than most nationally known acts.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wandering Starnew
Tim Reynolds strays from Dave Matthews fan expectations with TR3.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
05-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Red Collar Frontman Jason Kutchma Returns From the Road, Americana Curios in Townew
Jason Kutchma's unplugged solo work has reached a point where it's no less charged than his full band's output. And he's now released two EPs of live recordings.
INDY Week |
Bryan Reed |
05-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jason Kutchma
