AltWeeklies Wire
Behind the Musicnew
Four writers remember the highs and lows of SXSW 2006.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub, Curtis McCrary, Linda Ray and Stephen Seigel |
03-29-2006 |
Concerts
Thumb Kind of Wonderful
This compilation is refreshingly raw and unique.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
03-17-2006 |
Reviews
Franco Say Relaxnew
Never before has Congolese music been so smartly compiled.
Seattle Weekly |
Keith Harris |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
The Forgotten Citynew
Thanks to decades of Latinization and overdevelopment, the period between Miami's Art Deco glory and its glammy Miami Vice resurrection is often forgotten.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Evolution of Electronic Musicnew
To some, this comprehensive collection may come across as highly dissociative, but in a microchip-satellite world, what is sound anyway?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Diverse, But Reductionistnew
The Latin music "explosion" has been years in the making, but only recently has the momentum shifted from occasional chart incursions toward a full-fledged presence on the pop-culture menu.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tribute to Infectious Dreadnew
This Black Flag tribute album didn't make waves when it was released in 2003, but the newly expanded reissue adds some marquee acts that nail their songs.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
02-27-2006 |
Reviews
Blind Joe Death Livesnew
I Am the Resurrection isn't your typical tribute album.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-21-2006 |
Reviews
The Guitar is the Starnew
You can be a hobo, a maestro, or in the case of artists on Imaginational Anthem, a little of both. Also reviewed: Angels of Light & Akron/Family's new split-cd Akron/Family & Angels of Light.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-27-2006 |
Reviews
Random and Pleasant Surprisesnew
This four-CD box set is compiled of many appealing grooves.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mikael Wood |
01-12-2006 |
Reviews
Basement Tapesnew
A box set from Fonotone Records captures the sounds of an era gone by.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Various Artists, Goodbye, Babylon
Yule's Tidenew
A critic searches the season's discs for gems and finds that Elton John has better taste in Christmas pals than Martha Stewart.
Hear What We Hearnew
Don't waste your time at the local listening station comparing 20 versions of "Deck the Halls." The critics have already done that for you (ugh) to recommend the best seasonal albums of 2005.
Dallas Observer |
John Nova Lomax and Sam Machkovech |
12-21-2005 |
Reviews
Seminal Syntaxnew
Having grown sick of impenetrable jargon, a rock critic pledges from this day forward not to describe anything as "a seminal, coruscating slab of minimalist pop."
Dallas Observer |
Rob Harvilla |
12-21-2005 |
Music
Tags: Various Artists, vocabulary
The Hanukkah Songsnew
When it comes to music, Jewish songwriters and performers have played no small part in fostering confusion over the question of whether Hanukkah is the Jewish Christmas.
