AltWeeklies Wire
Beer Bandnew
Red Fang drank a lot and made a great music video — and they got signed because of it.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Yip-Yip Strippednew
Orlando's costumed electronic duo gets real.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
04-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Still the Same Bob Segernew
There’s little doubt that Seger’s dogged entrenchment in rock radio rotations has worn out a sizable portion of his catalog in the ears of many, but the impassioned treatment they’re given live by Seger and his 13-piece backing band restores some of the authenticity stripped away by thousands of plays per day.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
04-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Seger
Sounds From the Great Beyondnew
Kawabata Makoto fights with his guitar to tame the sounds of space.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan Keeps the Gaslight Burningnew
How busy is Chuck Ragan? Let me count the ways.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi is Defiantly Self-Sufficientnew
The 20-year-old Clevelander behind the precocious power-pop outfit writes alone, plays all the instruments and, up until this year's self-titled full-length, out on Carpark, does his own producing.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
04-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cloud Nothings, Dylan Baldi
Inside the Ministry Movie Meleenew
Why wasn't Al Jourgensen at last week's premiere of Fix: The Ministry Movie? Buckle up -- it's complicated.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
04-18-2011 |
Music
Destroyer’s Möbius Jukebox: Dan Bejar's Infinite Twist of Listening and Creationnew
Describing Destroyer is a Sisyphean task, challenging and futile. Even if one manages to gruntingly roll a boulder of labels up the mountain, a new Destroyer record waits at the crown to kick it away, sending it bouncing down the slope to collapse in a pile of rubble and good intentions. Besides, what use is an accounting of elements without knowing the force that binds them?
VUE Weekly |
Mary Christa O'Keefe |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Decemberists Heat Upnew
A No. 1 record takes America's indie-folk heroes to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Not Wasted in Margaritavillenew
Key West eventually became synonymous with Jimmy Buffett's music and lyrical themes. "I think it's all about escapism," says Margaritaville veteran Chris Hambrook. "When Jimmy first wrote 'Margaritaville' it was about a state of mind, not a particular place."
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-13-2011 |
Music
A Triumphant Return for David K. Matthewsnew
The East Bay keyboardist gets back in the saddle.
East Bay Express |
Andrew Gilbert |
04-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood on Capote, Waits & a Brutal Murdernew
Patterson Hood is not afraid of the dark. In fact, the Drive-By Truckers leader is compelled to write songs that tell tales of violence, greed, and the abuse of power. On Go-Go Boots, their latest album, Hood and the gang turn down the amps and, once again, embrace their classic story-driven style.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
04-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood
Jerry Butler: Soul Survivornew
Jerry "Iceman" Butler was an A-list soul singer, playing with Curtis Mayfield and Otis Redding. Today, he mulls taxes and health care as the longest-serving member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Chicago Reader |
Ted Cox |
04-12-2011 |
Music
The Mountain Goats' Steady Struggle and Conquestnew
"It's all about me creating a space out of inside of myself where we can all suffer together, and raise our middle finger to the world to say that we're going to live through whatever suffering we're enduring." -- John Darnielle
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
04-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fitz and the Tantrums Dig the Retro Vibenew
Michael Fitzpatrick is wowed by his indie rock 'n' soul band's whirlwind ascent from DIY upstarts in 2009 to SXSW's reigning fairy-tale royalty in 2011. If you haven't heard of L.A.'s Fitz and the Tantrums yet, you will. Judging by the retro-soul band's trajectory, mainstream success could be days away.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
04-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
