AltWeeklies Wire
Painting Outside the Linesnew

Jazz pianist Jason Moran talks about Milestone, a piece commissioned by the Walker Art Center and inspired by works by Adrian Piper, Louise Nevelson, Ellsworth Kelly, and others, that he performs this weekend.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dylan Hicks |
05-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jason Moran
Freed Willnew

An Imperial Teenster makes the dance pop scene with Hey Willpower.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
04-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Down for the Countnew

The fight's gone out of Tori Amos' music; what's left is too safe to matter.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
04-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Beekeeper, Tori Amos
Linger Awhilenew

Larry Malmberg, the dean of Minnesota's accordionists, started playing in his teens after his parents died and has never really quit.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rod Smith |
04-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Larry Malmberg
Here Comes The Sun Kingnew

King Sunny Adé talks about war, Nigeria, and good juju.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
04-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: King Sunny Ade
Le Tigre on the New Album, the New Label, and the 'L' Wordnew

While it may not inspire a sexual awakening in everyone, This Island captures Le Tigre at its most accessible and body movin' (to steal a term from Hanna's boyfriend Ad-Rock's group).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Le Tigre
Stir It Upnew

Low breaks pace from their past with The Great Destroyer.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
02-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hagiography Doesn't Become Some Musiciansnew

The Spam Allstars may possess the chops to back up all the overheated praise they've been getting, but plenty of South Florida hopefuls have been coasting on pure hype. A reviewer names the overrated along with 2004's top 10 CDs.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
01-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Prodigal Hijosnew

The Garza brothers have gone from being outcasts to the kings of rootsy Texas rock and roll.
Cleveland Scene |
John Nova Lomax |
12-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Four Musicians Have a Hell of a Way with Soundsnew

Sung Tongs is a baptism of blissful squalls threaded with melodic wisps, fuzzy pop ritualistically sifted from droning sediment. It reflects the group's varied influences, which include the Beach Boys, Syd Barrett, Captain Beefheart and the Incredible String Band.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-11-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Animal Collective, Sung Tongs
Interpol Aims for the Top of the Popsnew

Interpol's second LP, Antics, is a band-on-the-bus record. The tension of Bright Lights is largely replaced by a more confident sound. The album's effect is more immediate, and the band is tighter.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews