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Consciously Unconscious: Pianist Matthew Shipp Paws at Improvisationnew
Matthew Shipp’s time in David Ware’s company wasn’t all supplication. The pianist recorded incessantly during the decade, and today counts upwards of thirty dates under his own name. The pace of recording and relentless thought put into Shipp’s work is evident. But practicing to play spontaneously seems like a contradiction—one the pianist quickly clears up.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
06-24-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Girl in a Coma Singer Nina Diaz' Spiritual Makeovernew
“What’s up with Nina?” I asked Faith Radle, Girl in a Coma’s manager, looking at the band’s lead singer, Nina Díaz. It was pouring rain that afternoon in late May, but we were safely sheltered at the ballroom of the Omni Hotel, minutes after Judge Nelson Wolff gave his State of the County address and seconds before I lamely asked, “Is she going to the gym, or something?”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-19-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
One and Donenew
Even though most listeners associate him with only one song, Gotye created a whole album of songs worth hearing over and over.
Jackson Free Press |
Micah Smith |
06-13-2013 |
Music
KING KENDRICK BRINGS HIS TALENTED FRIENDS TO OUR NECK OF THE WOODSnew
Kendrick Lamar burst into the national spotlight in 2011, following the release of his debut album Section.80, which included the hits “HiiiPoWeR” and “A.D.H.D.” If that album — lyrically focused on issues of drug addiction, violence, love, lust, and the battle to improve oneself — got people talking about Lamar as if he was next in line for the rap throne, 2012’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City proved they were right.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
06-12-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ecstatic Improvisation: “The Source Family” Documents the Strange Days of Father Yod and Ya Ho Wha 13new
The Source Family, helmed by a war-vet-turned-restaurateur with the given name Jim Baker, could be lumped into the miasma of 1960s social experiments. But there’s something else going on. Smoking weed was a ritual, but drugs weren’t a focus. They weren’t totally freed from monetary concerns—Baker’s Sunset Strip health-food eatery sustained them. It’s all curious—the reams of music they recorded as Ya Ho Wha 13 are, too.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
06-12-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Comeback Kid 10 Years Laternew
Hardcore band Comeback Kid comes to The Palladium in Worcester, Mass. to celebrate its debut album, which came out 10 years ago, with the band's original singer.
Worcester Magazine |
Cade Overton |
06-11-2013 |
Music
Tags: Comeback Kid
Back in Blacknew
Michael Jackman interviews Keith Morris on the eve of his appearance with Flag at the Orion Music + More festival on Belle Isle. Morris discusses why he left Black Flag, his time with the Circle Jerks and what he has been up to now, as a middle-aged man.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
06-06-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Phoenix’s ‘Bankrupt!’ Boasts Broader Rangenew
Thomas Mars and the band Phoenix show great growth on their new album.
Jackson Free Press |
Micah Smith |
06-02-2013 |
Music
Turn That Music Downnew
From loss of conversation to loss of hearing, music levels at bars are damaging for patrons.
VUE Weekly |
Ryan Stephens |
05-30-2013 |
Music
Satellite Orchestra Beaming the Funk to Younew
Satellite Orchestra’s live show keeps the music flowing.
Random Lengths News |
Melina Paris |
05-24-2013 |
Reviews
Been away for too longnew
Soundgarden returned from hiatus for right reasons—and the results are good.
Boulder Weekly |
David Accomazzo |
05-24-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Short and Sweet, No Longer Obsoletenew
Whether it's coercion from record companies or an imperfectionist's stance on music crafting, bands have a tendency to blend the bad in with the good.
Jackson Free Press |
Micah Smith |
05-20-2013 |
Music
Raising Capital Citiesnew
The 'best band in Los Angeles' scores with its 'Safe and Sound' single
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-15-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Capital Cities
Down in the basement: Mike Rep's dank and creative lifenew
As suburban sprawl began its duplicitous creep, a kid named Mike Hummel and his family took up residence in Timberlake, a region southwest of Ohio's capital. It was the 1960s.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
05-14-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Trapped in the matrix with Black Moth Super Rainbownew
Electronica nihilist Tom Fec snatches chaos from the jaws of victory
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
05-09-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
