AltWeeklies Wire
Support the 'War'new
Fortunately, this Bush-inspired disc isn't a one-dimensional screed, but an eccentric slab of pop psychedelia that wraps topical references in weirdness.
Rehashed Yet Illuminatingnew
Via sheer wizardry, Ruin feels like a rebirth, with Joey Burns's recycling of the archetypal taking on the dimension of myth.
Tags: Calexico, Garden Ruin
His Own Pathnew
Kotche's offering sounds nothing like Wilco, but people committed to the increasingly quirky group shouldn't be afraid of going Mobile.
Tags: Glenn Kotche, Mobile
Still Juvenilenew
With the exception of "Get Ya Hustle On," a track about Hurricane Katrina, most of this CD is entertainingly bouncy but lyrically predictable.
Tags: Reality Check, juvenile
Comfort Foodnew
Beth Orton leaves the icing off her musical cake.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beth Orton
Different Strokesnew
Nikolai Fraiture says his band has changed -- what's he talkin' 'bout?
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Strokes
Moore Substancenew
Youth and success are relative to Thurston Moore.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thurston Moore
Rabbit Testnew
Jenny Lewis takes a break from Rilo Kiley with a solo experiment.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jenny Lewis
Fray Timenew
Is Denver's most high-profile band in over its head?
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fray
Son Risenew
Superstar spawn Ben Taylor has got a big legacy to stand on.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Taylor
Fragile, Elastic Masterpiecenew
Destroyer actually does destroy indie-rock wussitude, by channeling it into the sonic equivalent of a passive-aggressive apocalypse.
Tags: Destroyer, Destroyer's Rubies
Rocking Class Heroesnew
"The Two-Man Who" holds steady on the fringe.
Westword |
Jason Heller |
02-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Swearing at Motorists
Twice As Icenew
Meet the women behind the men of Iceland's Sigur Ros.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
02-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sigur Ros
Bloodsportnew
Bleeding Through isn't as hardcore as it used to be.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
02-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bleeding Through
Constant Motionnew
Justin Pierre's brain never stops, even when his mouth can't keep up with it.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
02-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Motion City Soundtrack
