AltWeeklies Wire
America Is Dreamingnew

We remember the late Jason DiEmilio and Azusa Plane.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Doug Wallen |
11-13-2006 |
Music
Hikin' Trailnew
After more than a decade in the local hip-hop game, renaissance man Classified finally bursts out of his bedroom and into the nation's consciousness.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Johnston Farrow |
11-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Classified
Perfect Harmonynew
Pet Sounds 40th anniversary show celebrates Brian Wilson's pop legacy.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kirk Silsbee |
11-13-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: Brian Wilson
Songs of Survivalnew
Raitt puts her trying times to music.
Boulder Weekly |
Alan Sculley |
11-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bonnie Raitt
Plucking Brilliantnew
Ys is Joanna Newsom's coming out as a capital-E eccentric.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Joanna Newsom, Ys
Mop-Topped Mystiquenew
The praise-worthy My Morning Jacket dawn again across the country.
Charleston City Paper |
Sara Miller |
11-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: My Morning Jacket
Escape Artistsnew
Modern times got you down? Sneak out of the house, creep down to the docks, and stow away on the good ship Decemberists.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
11-09-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: The Decemberists, The Crane Wife
Long Live Rock School!new
Dave Simon's music academy transform painfully shy teens into guitar-slinging badasses.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleskie |
11-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dave Simon
Hooked on Noise Candynew
Oakland's 21 Grand hosts avant-garde Scanner Darkly soundtracker Graham Reynolds, along with Bay Area weirdness.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
11-09-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: Graham Reynolds
Just Like a Womannew

Look, then listen to the beguiling, gender-bending excellence of Death Vessel.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
11-09-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: Death Vessel
Southern Hootsnew

Dixie chicks prowl the town.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
11-07-2006 |
Concerts
Tags: Nashville Pussy
Ben Folds Is Not Cooler Than Younew
Nashville's favorite rock 'n' roll dad talks about his new album and his latest obsession: the Internet
Nashville Scene |
Claire Suddath |
11-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Strange Birdsnew
An enigmatic Miami band pushes expectations out of the nest.
Miami New Times |
Jonathan Zwickel |
11-06-2006 |
Reviews
Be What You Want Them to Benew
Toronto's Broken Social Scene (who are not breaking up) rip it apart, only to sew us all together.
Charleston City Paper |
Sara Miller |
11-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Broken Social Scene
Not So Typical Girlsnew

The Slits rekindle the punk spirit of '76.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews