AltWeeklies Wire
The Magic of Os Mutantesnew
A 47-year-old band from Brazil is coming to Club Congress to promote a new album. Why should you care?
Tucson Weekly |
Thane Tierney |
05-07-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: os mutantes
Slow Growernew
Yo La Tengo isn't afraid to let the momentum build gradually
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-06-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yo La Tengo
George Jones: No One's Gonna Fill His Shoesnew
Recalling the quintessential country's singer's lasting influence.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
04-29-2013 |
Music
Tags: George Jones
Mr. Record Man: Willie Nelsonnew
In the Houston of 1959 and 1960, Willie Nelson was just another unknown musician. But not for long.
Houston Press |
William Michael Smith |
04-25-2013 |
Music
Sweden's Mysterious Goatnew
The greatest myths are good stories. And tales behind the discovery of any band are just decent fiction—or at least realities tweaked well enough to conjure up towering imagery.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
04-25-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Goat
Big Boi's like a meat lover's pizzanew
The MC is currently on tour in support of his sophomore effort Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. We caught up with Big Boi via phone in advance of his April 30 appearance at the Vogue.
NUVO |
Kyle Long |
04-24-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Face to Face opens up to a world of influencesnew
Truth or friction
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
04-24-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Higher Scoresnew
Underappreciated as an art form, video-game music deserves a second (and third and fourth) listen.
Jackson Free Press |
Bret Kenyon |
04-19-2013 |
Music
Har Mar Superstar Will be Bigger Than Ron Jeremy, But Not the Way You Thinknew
In a 2004 piece, London’s The Independent was quick to point out that Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillman, also known from his Sean Na Na project) almost resembles porn star Ron Jeremy, and Wikipedia went as far as to say the two have only “one notable physical dissimilarity.”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-18-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Barren Girls' Hell Hymnsnew
This four-song debut EP, every bit a punk record, preserves a rookie band's steady first steps.
Three area programs deliver music (and more) to kids, in spite of threatened arts budgetsnew
The Chorus Project, Girls Rock NC and KidZNotes showcase the range of opportunities and impacts such arts programs can have.
British ‘it band’ Alt-J rides a wave of critical successnew
Art for awe’s sake.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
04-17-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Doing Drugs at Coachella? Here's How to Avoid Trouble With the Policenew
A festival fan's guide to how to partake without fear of rude surprises.
L.A. Weekly |
Katie Bain |
04-16-2013 |
Concerts
Family Dawg: David Grisman, Andy Statman Strung Together By Roots and Culturenew
The kinship Andy Statman and David Grisman share sprouts from music and culture and hinges on the merger of ancient melodies and America’s musical history. But there’s a familial vibe to much of the latter’s canon. Flipping through his recordings, the same names pop up repeatedly, sometimes at intervals of a decade, sometimes more—Jerry Garcia’s among them.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
04-15-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
CL editor debates "Accidental Racist" at 'New York Times'new
When a Times editor invited me to participate in a debate about the controversial Brad Paisley/LL Cool J song, my feelings about it had already evolved several times.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
04-11-2013 |
Music
