AltWeeklies Wire
Jason Isbell Rests His Casenew
Always a deeply personal writer, Jason Isbell delivers more introspective songs on Here We Rest, which continues his recent theme of yearning for understanding and home.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
05-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Who Will Republicans Try to Scare Us With Now?new
I don't rejoice at Osama bin Laden's death, but I'm relieved he is dead.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
05-11-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Osama bin Laden
Bridesmaids is a Perfectly Nutty Look at the Estromancenew
Bridesmaids is pure girl power: rude, silly, poignant, and pants-wettingly funny.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
05-11-2011 |
Reviews
Garage a Trois Explore Unmarked Territorynew
What exactly is Garage a Trois? Jazz fusionists? Jam band improvisers? Moody cinematic instrumentalists? Experimental rockers? Attempts to categorize this musical supergroup are doomed to failure.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Garage a Trois, Skerik
Plain White T's Prove There's More to Life Than 'Delilah'new
Though the Chicago-born band Plain White T's seemingly came out of nowhere in 2007 with "Delilah," their success was hard-earned. They'd formed a decade earlier and had already released several albums. They returned last December with Wonders of the Younger.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Plain White T's
John McCain Now Embraces America's Sworn Enemynew
During the 2008 election, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said that our military intervention in the Arab world was the primary motivation behind terrorist acts like 9/11. Why did Paul say this? Because Osama bin Laden said it. Because the 9/11 Commission report said it. Because CIA intelligence said it. Yet when Paul explained this, fellow candidate and eventual Republican nominee John McCain excoriated the Texas congressman and suggested that he was indirectly giving aid and comfort to the enemy, Al-Qaeda.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
05-09-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: John McCain, Al-Qaeda
Wintersleep's Paul Murphy Wants to Convert Younew
Canadian songwriter Paul Murphy isn't worried about suffering an identity crisis anytime soon. As the frontman for the nomadic indie-rock quintet Wintersleep, he wants to provoke reactions from new audiences across North America and beyond.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Murphy, Wintersleep
Harry Shearer Becomes a Muckraking Journalist for The Big Uneasynew
The Big Uneasy is the true story of why New Orleans flooded and why it could happen again.
Charleston City Paper |
Kinsey Gidick |
05-04-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Harry Shearer, The Big Uneasy
No Winners in Amazon Fiasconew
The botched deal to bring an Amazon distribution center to Lexington had nothing to do with what everyone thought it did: whether or not the company had to charge a sales tax to Palmetto State customers.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
05-04-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Amazon, Nikki Haley
Da' Gullah Rootz Keep the Reggae Beatnew
Steeped in roots reggae vibes, laid-back Rastafarianism, and a Lowcountry perspective of African-American culture, Charleston's long-running Da' Gullah Rootz is something of a local musical treasure.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Reggae, Da' Gullah Rootz
Pawlenty Wants Nikki Haley's votenew
With her endorsement very much in play, Gov. Nikki Haley recently told The Associated Press what she was looking for from her potential GOP primary dates. Specifically, she wants a little help challenging the pro-union forces who want to scuttle Boeing's major Dreamliner facility here in Charleston. Actually, she wants a lot of help.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-29-2011 |
Politics
Boombox Makes Music for the Massesnew
Improvisational duo Boombox experienced plenty of word-of-mouth success and built a strong following along the festival circuit where their loose-limbed sounds can be heard late into the night supported by legions of grinning, blissed-out fans.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
04-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Boombox
'Atlas Shrugged' Champions Capitalism, Denounces Corporatism, and Exposes Hypocrisynew
If you ask the average film critic about the new motion picture adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, they will tell you it is a horrible movie. If you ask the average conservative or libertarian, they will tell you it is a great flick. Objectively, it is a mediocre movie at best. Subjectively, it is one of the best mediocre movies you'll ever see.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
04-27-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Avatar, Atlas Shrugged
Is It Time for Charleston's Mayor to Go?new
Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. says this will be his last term if he's re-elected. But who can believe him?
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-27-2011 |
Elections
A Little Bit of Southwestern Soulnew
Amos Lee makes great use of a Calexico connection.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
