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Dawes: Nothing Is Wrongnew
Thanks to acts such as The John Henrys and Truth and Salvage Co., reviving the 1970s-era Americana rock of The Band has almost become its own subgenre. Los Angeles-based Dawes adds a little Laurel Canyon vibe, evoking the spirits of Jackson Browne and Neil Young.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-22-2011 |
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Chilly Gonzales: The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzalesnew
After setting a world record for the longest performance by a solo artist and starring in a quirky feature film, Canadian emcee Jason Charles Beck, aka Chilly Gonzales, returns from the laboratory with what his PR team calls "the planet's first all-orchestral rap album."
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
06-20-2011 |
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SMOD: SMODnew
While he was producing Amadou & Mariam's brilliant Dimanche à Bamakoem, Manu Chao got to meet Sam, the son of the legendary Malian couple.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-20-2011 |
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Suzanna Choffel: Steady Eye, Shaky Bownew
What if Nelly Furtado recorded jazzy pop instead of club music, Adele learned how to write more than three types of songs, and Zero 7 weren't so damn boring?
San Antonio Current |
Adam Coronado |
06-20-2011 |
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Kimberly Cotton: Shinenew
On her debut release Shine, Kimberly Cotton is easy to label a folk songbird with an occasional Ani DiFranco edge.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Coronado |
06-20-2011 |
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Pink Flag's King of Scenenew
The Durham punk rock trio's latest EP aims for something more nuanced than thrashing, screeching rebellion -- properly, post-punk angularity.
Tags: Pink Flag
Man Man: Life Fantasticnew
For a band that essentially occupies a niche -- the Beefheart, Zappa, Waits niche -- Philadelphia's Man Man circumvents the easy dip into parody or novelty by making memorable, swaggering music that is somehow simultaneously indebted and unique.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
06-16-2011 |
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Prince is Untouchablenew
There’s taking things to the next level, and then there’s Prince.
Seattle Weekly |
Duff McKagan |
06-13-2011 |
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Tags: Prince, Duff McKagan
Fucked Up: David Comes to Lifenew
If hardcore is the music of male aggression -- which, let's be honest, it totally is -- then Fucked Up discovers hidden multitudes of feeling within it.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
06-09-2011 |
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Sarah Jarosz: Follow Me Downnew
Barely twenty years old, Texas-born Sarah Jarosz has such a good handle on this Americana thing, she sounds better than some folks twice her age.
East Bay Express |
Mark Keresman |
06-08-2011 |
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The Donkeys: Born With Stripesnew
California's rich musical history gives San Diego's The Donkeys plenty to draw from, and stylistically, Born With Stripes is a sampler plate, touching on sunny pop, beach rock, slacker alternative, psychedelic jams and alt-country.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
06-08-2011 |
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New Primus Sucks Just as Much as Old Primusnew
If there are people who deny the moon landing simply because they can’t fully comprehend such an occurrence, they might as well say the same about Les Claypool’s bass playing.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
06-08-2011 |
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Tags: Les Claypool, Primus
Kate Bush: Director's Cutnew
For her first release in six years, the reclusive English art-rock genius has re-recorded 11 songs drawn from her albums The Sensual World (1989) and The Red Shoes (1993).
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-02-2011 |
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Tags: Kate Bush
Lykke Li: Wounded Rhymesnew
In reuniting with producer Bjorn Ytlling (of Peter, Bjorn and John), Lykke Li has taken a page from The Raveonettes by embracing the moxie, attitude, and survival instinct defined by the girl-group sound of the Sixties.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
05-31-2011 |
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Tags: Bjorn Ytlling, Lykke Li
Heather Victoria's Graffiti Diarynew
A Jamla recording artist, Victoria is a freshly minted, B.E.T.-black songstress trying to repave the bridge that R&B icon Mary J. Blige built from soul to hip-hop.
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