AltWeeklies Wire
Bob Schneider's New Focus on Rocknew
His newest album, The Californian, showcases a sound previously underrepresented on his albums: full-tilt roots rock.
Shepherd Express |
Alan Scully |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Schneider, The Californian
Modest Mouse + American Idol = Funnynew
When Modest Mouse released "Float On" in 2004, some dismissed it as the band's bid for commercial radio play. Its appeal proved broad enough for both a children's music compilation and a top-rated television program.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Modest Mouse
Element Gets What She Wantsnew
The Black Elephant singer/rapper goes solo.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Element, Life is a Heist
Robyn Hitchcock Revisits the Pastnew
Hitchcock came across exactly as his songs portray him: intelligent, witty, self-effacing and just a touch odd.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Maritime's New Outlooknew
Davey von Bohlen talks about the Promise Ring, emo, and his "new" band's soon-to-be-released third record.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Of Montreal Twists Pop Conventionsnew
Kevin Barnes talks about etiquette in hip-hop and his next album, which will be structured as one, long schizophrenic composition, comprised of eclectic 20- to 30-second snippets of music.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal
DJ Vadim's Soulfu Swaggernew
By framing his latest album, The Sound Catcher, against Brooklyn's grimy, artistic demeanor, Vadim says his latest release is his most diverse to date.
Shepherd Express |
Jenn Danko |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Vadim, The Sound Catcher
Suzanne Vega on 'Beauty & Crime'new
After a six-year hiatus, she returned this year with Beauty & Crime, a paean to her hometown of Manhattan filled with images of remembrance of Ground Zero in the days following 9/11.
Shepherd Express |
Harry Cherkinian |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beauty & Crime, Suzanne Vega
The National Escape into 'Boxer'new
After the group's supposed-to-be break-out tour was stolen by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The National returns with an album of quiet, meditative tunes.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Boxer, The National
Ani DiFranconew
DiFranco's latest release, Canon, is a best-of compendium of her discography. Compiling it meant that DiFranco, her own harshest critic, had to re-listen to all those old albums, an experience she describes, with an exaggerated whine, as "awful."
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Canon
Los Lobos Tackles Immigrant Issuesnew
The Town and the City is as close to a theme album as the group has recorded in its 30-plus years together, and possibly its best since 1992's Kiko.
Shepherd Express |
Alan Sculley |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Los Lobos, The Town and the City
Perry Farrell Heals the Worldnew
And he also gets a little kinky.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Return of The Rentalsnew
When Matt Sharp considered reuniting the band after a half-decade hiatus, he faced an obvious challenge: There wasn't an actual band to reunite.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Rentals
Another Side of Chris Cornellnew
The singer distances himself from hard rock.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
07-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Cornell
Madison's Beach Boysnew
With a style that seems more commonly found in Southern California or the Florida Keys, Madison's Free Hot Lunch has become a national folk stage favorite.
Shepherd Express |
Brian Barney |
06-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Free Hot Lunch
