AltWeeklies Wire
Buke and Gase: Function Fallsnew
This indie-rock duo from Brooklyn recently changed their name ever so slightly (from the original Buke and Gass) because casual listeners and fans alike were mispronouncing it. The name refers to their unique, customized instruments: Arone Dyer's "buke," a six-string baritone ukulele; and Aron Sanchez's "gass," a guitar-bass hybrid.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-01-2012 |
Reviews
The Mission Creeps: Halloweennew
All Hallows' Eve lasts all year for Tucson horror-rock band the Mission Creeps. This excellent thematic album employs surf-rock, blues stomps, high-Gothic drama, sci-fi soundtrack music and rockabilly twang to help you get your spook on.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-01-2012 |
Reviews
In Flight: Andrew Birdnew
Violinist/songwriter takes a direct approach in crafting his folk form.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Schacht |
09-29-2012 |
Reviews
Filling the 'Void'new
After adding two new members, Dr. Dog reaches a whole new level
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
09-29-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bass Controlnew
Esperanza Spalding raps about her groundbreaking Grammy Award, discovering the bass and cultivating creativity.
Monterey County Weekly |
Adam Joseph |
09-25-2012 |
Music
Tags: performance, Esperanza Spalding
Sweet Carolinenew
Victoria Sherwood interviews Caroline Herring.
Jackson Free Press |
Victoria Sherwood |
09-24-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Transcontinental Dub: Sun Araw’s Cameron Stallones Occupies the Crossroad of Disparate Soundsnew
Grafting a unique culture—whether it’s Rasta ideology or Appalachian entertainment—onto an art music spans genre and land mass, resulting in the disintegration of boundaries and the emergence of something ultimately unique.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
09-24-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Review: X-Fest Uproar Tournew
Joey Megan Harris reviews the highly anticipated, always impressive X-Fest Uproar tour 2012 at Klipsch Music Center on Saturday, September 8.
Review: Minus the Bearnew
Jordan Martich reviews Minus the Bear's performance at The Vogue on Sept. 17 with Caspian and Cursive.
The Redneck Jazz of Jimmy Herringnew
"Subject to Change Without Notice," the latest solo venture from Widespread Panic's lead guitarist, delivers a smattering of genres.
Jackson Free Press |
Tom Speed |
09-21-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Jimmy Herring
Bob Dylan: Still rolling, still blowingnew
Once again Bob Dylan, now 71, is on the cover of magazines. His new disc, Tempest, is near the top of the charts. And yet to many, too many, especially to those under 40, Dylan is worse than an enigma or a mystery, he is a story where the plot is too far advanced to join in.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Richard Abowitz |
09-21-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Grizzly Bear: 'Shields'new
After a long, well-earned hibernation (last bear pun, promise), Brooklyn indie darlings Grizzly Bear have returned with Shields, their follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed Veckatimest.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
09-20-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Shields
Chick Corea & Gary Burton: 'Hot House'new
Commemorating the 40th anniversary since the release of their groundbreaking Crystal Silence, pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton hit the studio again for their 6th joint-release.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
09-20-2012 |
Reviews
Alejandro Escovedo Presents 'Big Station', his Superb New Albumnew
San Antonio-born Alejandro Escovedo got a new lease on life when he overcame a severe case of hepatitis C that sidelined him from music, left him too weak to walk for a while, and had doctors believing he wouldn't survive the disease.
San Antonio Current |
Alan Sculley |
09-20-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Big Station
Beloved Binge's Pocketsnew
They might've left town for a while, but Pockets proves Beloved Binge kept pace with Durham.
Tags: Beloved Binge
