AltWeeklies Wire
Music Laboratorynew
Inspired by Broadway, an unusual indie band continues to search for their sound.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
01-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: From Baser Elements, M-LAB
Bear Necessitiesnew
A New Wave one-hit wonder, Christian Gibbs turns to barn-storming country songs with his band, Lucinda Black Bear.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
01-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Brazil Via Brooklynnew
Brooklyn drummer Scott Kelner explores the roots of maracatu and more.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
01-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
No Shamenew
The Park Slope punk quartet The Shondes mix queercore attitude, Jewish melodies and pro-Palestine lyrics.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
01-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Texas Singer-songwriter I’d Been Looking for My Whole Lifenew
I find myself reaching for Slaid Cleaves' music this January, as I have each January since I heard "One Good Year," eight winters back.
New York Press |
Brian Koppelman |
01-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Slaid Cleaves
Missionary Jazz Mannew
Steven Joerg of AUM Fidelity won't stop converting new jazz listeners.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
01-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Joerg
The Good Time Girlnew
Unlike Winehouse and Allen, Kate Nash has the voice without the attitude.
New York Press |
David Chiu |
01-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kate Nash, Made of Bricks
Ready to Kick Your Head Innew
Oliver Ackermann of A Place to Bury Strangers admits he's focused on death and destruction.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Skeleton Key is Machine-Madenew
Erik Sanko explains the way he (literally) sees the band's sound.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Skeleton Key
Yeasayer Blends Influencesnew
All Hour Cymbals is a direct descendant of Brian Eno and David Byrne's collaborations and stands alongside Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance's experimental work. Written in the wake of the second Bush election, it features Middle Eastern strings, African drums, complex harmonies and some very bleak lyrics.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
Shock Your Socks Offnew
The Tiger Lillies want to make you sad and remorseful for the holidays.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Tiger Lillies
The Citizens Band Wants You to Know that 'The Panic Is On'new
Addressing hot button issues through song, dance and aerial ballet.
New York Press |
Maggie Serota |
11-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Citizens Band
Megan Reilly Rings a Southern Bellnew
Her soulful folk lacks the cynical edge of many other singer-songwriters.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Megan Reilly
The Bird and the Bee is Lounge Music Without the Kitschnew
Greg Kurstin and Inara George don't need irony to make their sound work.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bird and the Bee
Brand Nubian Keeps Hip-Hop's Golden Age Alivenew
The good news is that Brand Nubian is back, with all three original emcees -- Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar -- currently doing select dates in support of their recently released (albeit long-shelved, decade-old) album, Time's Runnin' Out.
New York Press |
Billy Jam |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brand Nubian, Time's Runnin' Out
