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Owen Hart: Earth Controlnew
What meth would sound like it if it was at all productive.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
01-31-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Owen Hart
Ghostface Killah: Apollo Kidsnew
Ghostface talks a lot, but he's hardly all talk.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
01-31-2011 |
Reviews
Orquesta GarDel's Lo Que Tú Queríasnew
GarDel's debut EP is a tapas-size dish heaped with homemade salsa that should appease appetites hungry for a high quality, first-rate studio recording of original Latin music made in North Carolina.
Tags: Orquesta GarDel
Amos Lee: Mission Bellnew
Amos Lee has spent the past six years cultivating a Starbucks-friendly fanbase. And not unlike Ray LaMontagne, Lee has subtly added to what was originally a sparse, stripped-down sound.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
01-21-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Mission Bell, Amos Lee
Deerhoof: 'Deerhoof vs. Evil'new
Deerhoof have always been something of an art-rock superhero team, and with their 11th LP, the excellently named Deerhoof vs. Evil, they’re making it their mission to crush evil with their 1-2-3 punch of twee vocals, guitar pyrotechnics, and rapid-fire stylistic shifts.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
01-21-2011 |
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Smith Westerns: Dye it Blondenew
The Smith Westerns have youthful indie panache sure to get your loafers twitching, complete with catchy guitar riffs and sweet lyrics.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
01-20-2011 |
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Monotonix: Not Yetnew
The sophomore release from these Israeli maniacs wears its ragged heart on its sweaty sleeve.
San Antonio Current |
Nicholas Hall |
01-20-2011 |
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Social Distortion: Hard Times and Nursery Rhymesnew
After a hiatus of more than six years, L.A.’s Social Distortion returns another incarnation of their signature twangy-but-ever-magnanimous rock ’n’ roll to patiently waiting fans.
San Antonio Current |
Francesca Camillo |
01-20-2011 |
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David Banner & 9th Wonder's Death of a Pop Starnew
On Death of a Pop Star, Banner finally forgoes ignorant trunk rattlers to focus solely on poignant, politically loaded raps.
Tags: David Banner
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: "III/IV"new
Unlike the laid back, singer-songwriter exercise Easy Tiger, most of III/IV’s songs turn up the volume and swerve into post-punk and classic-rock territories.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
01-14-2011 |
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Tags: Ryan Adams
Cake: Showroom of Compassionnew
Grunge may be dead, but Cake is still alive, serving up their first album of originals since 2004’s Pressure Chief.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-14-2011 |
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Tags: Cake
Deerhoofnew
Deerhoof vs. Evil.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
01-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Deerhoof, Satomi Matsuzaki
Rapsody's Return of the B-Girlnew
B-Girl continues Rapsody's ascension toward the level of even her most prominent collaborators, male and female.
Tags: Return of the B-Girl
Ciara: Basic Instinctnew
Ciara is often a pale imitation of Janet Jackson, jiggling athletically in her underwear through a string of music videos. Ciara feels engineered to sell records to men; Janet felt engineered to sell records.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
01-10-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Ciara
Ghostface Killah; Apollo Kidsnew
If Apollo Kids is a "warm-up," we can expect monster things from Ghost in the New Year.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael C. Walsh |
01-10-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Ghostface Killah
