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Hillstomp: Darker the Nightnew
The third studio album by this raw country-blues-punk duo from Portland starts with "Hammer Ring," which sounds like a field chant filtered through a beat-up old transistor radio, with shots of shallow bucket drums walloping through the distortion.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Hillstomp
Ministry and Musicnew
Richie Furay, with help from friends old and new, is enjoying a career renaissance.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
08-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Richie Furay
Piano Red's Lost Atlanta Tapes unearthednew
Considered the godfather of rock and roll by many, Atlanta legend Piano Red’s final album gets released 25 years after his death
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
08-13-2010 |
Unclassified
Falling into herselfnew
In some ways, talking with singer/songwriter Norah Jones is a bit like catching up with a good friend Jones chats about her recent move from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and says she's enjoying Brooklyn "because it's a little mellower"...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Arcade Fire: The Suburbsnew
If you can find it in your heart not to begrudge the spinning of mythology out of suburban sprawl, then you're cleared to fall for The Suburbs.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
08-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Arcade Fire
Seeking Standardsnew
The San Francisco-based country-rock band Or, The Whale is trying to create music that will be appreciated decades from now.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-12-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Or, The Whale
The Grownup Noise: Shall We? (Self-Released)new
Boston's The Grownup Noise are anything but noisy For them, maturity means a contemplative focus of sound They're a band that revels in the beauty of a simple melody delivered with minimal enhancement for maximum emotional effect—it's grown-up in its precision...
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-11-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Grownup Noise
Why Indie Rock is Deadnew
A few words with the label behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Frontier Ruckus.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
08-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Frontier Ruckus
Peace Out, Horns Upnew
Metal and folk on the musical fringes.
VUE Weekly |
Tom Murray |
08-06-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Trance Missionnew
Going underground with Love Festival headliner Christopher Lawrence.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-06-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Carissa's Wierd: They'll Only Miss You When You Leavenew
Though Carissa's Wierd's arrangements got more complex as they progressed and added members, there is a hushed beauty that runs throughout these songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-06-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Carissa's Wierd
Not Straightening Outnew
Warped Tour is in no danger of forgetting where it came from or where it's going
VUE Weekly |
Bryan Birtles |
08-05-2010 |
Concerts
The Way We Werenew
With Black Happy getting back together, some people are really excited. Others are really pissed.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Happy
Love hurtsnew
Recent deaths put an unhappy face on some of the world's biggest dance music festivals.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-05-2010 |
Music
Seashell Radio: Not the Same Old Thingnew
Call it a democracy: Seashell Radio is the product of its members varied and diverse musical backgrounds
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Seashell Radio
