AltWeeklies Wire
Sahara Smith: Myth of the Heartnew
Just 22, this Texas singer-songwriter creates delicious country-rock, threaded with folk and blues, and it's a definite plus that she possesses one of the most enchanting voices around.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-08-2010 |
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Tags: Sahara Smith
The John Lennon Song Project: Imaginednew
In a labor of love, adoration and respect, Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step and Tom Dean of Devonsquare have created the John Lennon Song Project, an acoustic montage that not only pulls at our nostalgic heartstrings, but presents Lennon's music in a way that makes these songs anything but mere cover tunes.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
10-07-2010 |
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Tags: Rex Fowler and Tom Dean
Eels: Tomorrow Morningnew
E, the singer/songwriter of Eels, used to be a man of mystery with an impossibly sad backstory who funneled his maladroit feelings into biting pop songs. .
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
10-07-2010 |
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Lost in the Trees: All Alone in an Empty Housenew
The sweeping 'All Alone in an Empty House,' by Chapel Hill's Lost in the Trees, is one of the year's most pleasant surprises.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
10-01-2010 |
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Alien Jane: Evolvenew
When the women-led Tucson band Alien Jane blends alternative, grunge, punk and proto-metal in the ol' concrete mixer, the back-to-basics rock sound it produces is aggressive but catchy.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-01-2010 |
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Tags: Alien Jane
Jenny and Johnny: I'm Having Fun Nownew
If indie-music tastemakers make you queasy, you won't have the stomach for Jenny and Johnny.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
09-29-2010 |
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Kevin Pakulis Band: Shadesvillenew
"Harder Faster Louder" opens this collection of 10 somewhat rowdy, occasionally bluesy and almost always introspective rockers.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
09-23-2010 |
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Tags: KEvin Pakulis Band
Fish Karma: Halloween in Americanew
A songwriter, satirist and, ahem, singer of no small regard, Karma has become known to dozens for archly humorous and succinctly eloquent compositions such as "Swap Meet Women" and "Die Like a Dog."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-23-2010 |
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Wavves: King of the Beachnew
In 2009, after releasing one of the most over-hyped albums in recent memory, Wavves mastermind Nathan Williams imploded onstage during the Primavera Sound Festival in Spain. The outburst was an obnoxious display, fueled by drugs and alcohol, and suggested an entitled media darling feeling the pressure.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-22-2010 |
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Superchunk: Majesty Shreddingnew
Majesty Shredding breaks the band's nearly decade-long silence and marks a return to form; it could be a lost album from their Foolish period. The band's trademark blistering enthusiasm runs through every song.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-20-2010 |
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Tags: Superchunk
Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl: Children of Fortunenew
Southwestern-style takes on indie-acoustic folk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-19-2010 |
Reviews
Menomena: Minesnew
Portland, Ore's Menomena is one strange band. An art-pop trio with a case of personality disorder, the band offers a sound that contains moments of pure beauty, madcap experimentation and smashing energy -- sometimes within the same track.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-16-2010 |
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Tags: Menomena
S. Carey: All We Grownew
All We Grow, the solo debut from Bon Iver drummer S (Sean) Carey, doesn't stray far from Bon Iver territory -- a Wisconsin-bred sort of neo-minimalism that revels in spare, crisp instrumentation.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
09-08-2010 |
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Tags: S. Carey
Interpolnew
For a band that's brought a post-punk cognitive dissonance to DVD-piracy warnings and terrorism watch lists the world over, Interpol sure isn't surprising anyone these days.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-08-2010 |
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Jivin Scientists/Defacedproperty: Autumnnew
If this album is any evidence, Tucson's hip-hop underground is thriving.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-01-2010 |
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