AltWeeklies Wire
Signal Southeast Electronic Music Festival Goes Non-Profitnew
Three years is a milestone for any large-scale event, and organizers say they've learned from immense challenges in the first two years. They feel they now know how to manage a festival and what they want this festival to be.
Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan Do What They Do Bestnew
Opener "Mama Says I'm Crazy" is one of the band's biggest feats yet, essentially cycling through its whole discography in five minutes.
Did Schoolkids Close Because It Refused to Adapt?new
Some industry experts argue that independent record stores could survive and even flourish.
Howard Fishman Plays 'The Basement Tapes'new
We treat our idols like assholes: Just as wax museums house life-sized recreations of heroes we may never meet, tribute bands give us that thrill of seeing a band master songs by an act that may never pass our way again.
Tags: Howard Fishman, concerts
Oso Optimo Understands the Weight of its Influencesnew
The Raleigh trio spends much of this debut working through its earliest identity crisis, vacillating between crunchy power-pop and gritty alt-rock.
Violet Vector is More Than its Lovely Loveliesnew
EP I proclaims one thing that suggests another: Violet Vector is more than its lovely lovelies or sartorial gentlepeople. The songs pass muster, and the performances -- an appropriate blend of simple melodies and Spector sound -- are admirable.
Brett Harris' Debut Crisply Deliverednew
In a better world, we'd know more about Brett Harris than we do, and it'd be because he writes fine classic pop and plays all the instruments and not because he's got a funny haircut or an effete manner.
Tags: Brett Harris, Yesterday's News EP
Rey Norteno Sings One for the Roadnew
With their clean-cut sex appeal and yes ma'am manners, the members of Rey Norteno have become role models for an all-ages fan base, especially young Latinos who wait in long lines to get posters, hats and T-shirts signed.
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rey Norteño
City Lights and 'Another Country'new
Tift Merritt gets a second chance on her third album.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Another Country, Tift Merritt
Bold Betty Davisnew
In a rare interview, '70s funk goddess Betty Davis talks about growing up in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Chris Toenes |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Betty Davis
Unique, Even in New Orleansnew
Long before the storm started pushing toward the Gulf Coast, though, Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat had carved out their own divot of hyper-reality in that New Orleans neighborhood.
INDY Week |
Chris Toenes |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Whiskeytown's 'Strangers Almanac' Gets Double-disc Reissue Treatmentnew
Talking with Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary and Phil Wandscher.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Strangers Almanac, Whiskeytown
James Dunns Steps into Americana Shoesnew
On his second album, the Raleigh singer/songwriter CMT described as "one of America's top unsigned artists" finds himself aiming for heartland rock and mostly landing.
Tags: James Dunn, The Long Ride Home
Birds of Avalon Get Over Proving Themselvesnew
On Outer Upper Inner, feels relaxed but not content, confident but not overly so.
Tags: Birds of Avalon, Outer Upper Inner
Fresh Edutainmentnew
With this debut, Kooley High sounds less like a hip-hop contrivance with a stately objective and more like a few hip-hop fans who decided to get together one night, goof-off and rap to some beats. Thing is, they can actually make good songs.
Tags: Kooley High, Summer Session
