AltWeeklies Wire
The Internationals Give Virtue to Former Vicesnew
Jody Abernathy and Mark Mundy have been making music together since they were 14, more than two decades now. But they consider their latest work, featuring their new combo the Internationals, to be their greatest.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
01-26-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Two Atlanta Acts Hone Their Sound From the Outside Looking Innew
The Selmanaires' singer, guitarist and mini-Korg knob twiddler Herb Harris doesn't mince words as he shrugs his shoulders and exhales when asked about the divisive electronic sound of the Selmanaires' third, self-released CD Tempo Temporal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-26-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Selmanaires, Tempo Temporal
Born Again: The Beloved Sarah Jaffenew
For a few years, the 23-year-old Sarah Jaffe has been charming the pants off area audiences with her lost-in-the-world, building folk yarns, performing the types of shows that would cause lesser scribes to write things like "Jaffe sure took that crowd to church on Friday night!"
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
01-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Patti Smith on Christ, Cobain and Robert Mapplethorpenew
Twenty years after the death of her friend and lover, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, punk-rock pioneer Patti Smith has released Just Kids, her memoir of the couple's bohemian, hardly-fed days in late-'60s New York City.
Seattle Weekly |
Chris Kornelis |
01-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tooth & Nail’s Latest Cover Boy, a Grammy-Nominated Seattleitenew
Rural Appalachia is not generally regarded as a breeding ground for the arts, but it was in a house on a hillside in the West Virginia woods that Jordan Butcher cut his teeth as a rock-'n'-roll designer.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
01-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jordan Butcher, Tooth & Nail
Brooklyn's Clare and the Reasons Make Charmed Chamber Popnew
Clare Muldaur’s honey-sweet vocals and fanciful soundscapes may belie the sophistication of her compositions and her husband’s arrangements of brass, strings and woodwinds, but it’s that levity and wonder that make Clare and the Reasons so charming.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
01-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
John Hammond Recalls His Meetings With Clapton, Hendrix, Dylan and Waitsnew
John Hammond's latest Grammy nomination is for last year's Rough & Tough album, which he recorded at the landmark St. Peter's Church in New York City. Were he not so talented and accomplished in his own right, it would be easy to dismiss Hammond as the music world's version of Woody Allen's Leonard Zelig.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Hammond, Rough & Tough, The Band, Tom Waits, Satan, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Grammy
Grammy-Nominated Red Helps Rock In a New Era of Christian Musicnew
“[Christian rock] has evolved and changed so much that nowadays it’s a little bit different in our eyes, so call it what you will,” says Red guitarist Anthony Armstrong. “We’re Christian guys who write music in a band and play rock songs, so at the end of the day, we’re just a rock band.”
Monterey County Weekly |
Adam Joseph |
01-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nine Minutes With Exene Cervenka of L.A. Punk Band Xnew
On January 5, I had the odd pleasure of a telephone interview with Exene Cervenka, lead singer of the quintessential Los Angeles punk band X. Founded in 1977, X combined poetic lyrics with rockabilly arrangements and eerie harmonies to create a sound no one had ever heard before.
San Antonio Current |
Bryan Rindfuss |
01-20-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
David Childers, Bob Crawford team up for Overmountain Mennew
Both David Childers and Bob Crawford see the group Overmountain Men as a collaborative effort that will happen as long as it doesn't feel like a job. When Crawford can't perform with the band because of his obligations with The Avett Brothers, Bill Noonan will step in.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
01-19-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Glorious Day, Overmountain Men
Cedric Burnside Carries On His Grandfather's Country Blues Traditionnew
At 13, Cedric Burnside began touring as a drummer with his grandfather R.L. Burnside, the famed country blues singer who experienced an unexpected career resurgence after his unlikely 1996 collaboration with Pussy Galore/Blues Explosion frontman Jon Spencer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-14-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mark Growden Kicks Off a Monthly Concert Series at the Screening Roomnew
Mark Growden admits that he might never have started singing and writing songs had he not been ripped off. Growden was a jazz saxophonist and music teacher in his adopted hometown of San Francisco—until in 1997, when his instruments were stolen. So he started writing songs on accordion and singing. Soon, he was playing banjo, piano and guitar.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mark Growden, Saint Judas
Israeli Folk Group HaBanot Nechama is Ready to Comfort America Nextnew
HaBanot Nechama's soulful, acoustic songs revel in femininity. Layers of lush vocals, in a fluently shifting mix of English and Hebrew, dance over lurching reggae rhythms and finger-snapping folk. These ladies are feisty — maybe a little gypsy in spirit — but they also seem sweet.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
01-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: HaBanot Nechama
Maryland's Doom-Metal Godfather Had a Pretty Good Year (For Once)new
Now nearly 50 years old, Scott Weinrich has fronted two seminal metal bands, The Obsessed and Saint Vitus. He has piloted vital Maryland outfits the Hidden Hand and Spirit Caravan, made music with Dave Grohl under the Probot handle, and, finally, in 2009 issued his first-ever solo album, Punctuated Equilibrium.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
01-12-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Quinn Peaks: Calgary-Bred Duo Reaches New Heights With Sainthoodnew
For every moment of unabashed sentiment in the pair’s music, there is a moment of calculated self-awareness, like the sisters are following their hearts. With their latest release, Sainthood, Tegan and Sara are finally letting go of their fixation on the mystery of their art, and just letting the songs be songs.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Matt Learoyd |
01-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
