AltWeeklies Wire
Wavves of Successnew
His new band is only a few months old, but Nathan Williams may represent the next generation of San Diego music.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
02-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scoping out George Evelyn's Nightmares On Wax ruminationsnew
George Evelyn (a.k.a. Nightmares on Wax)'s music sonically embodies the phrase, "Let's just chill a moment." And despite his scary moniker, most of what Evelyn creates will induce sweet daydreams.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tomas Palermo |
02-04-2009 |
Reviews
The Amazements Marvel With Storytelling, a Skate Anthem, and Fearsome Songsnew
An Amazements song sounds like little else: they feel Shaggs-y in their odd, homegrown sense of rock, but they definitely aren't making music in a vacuum.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Michael Harkin |
02-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indie rock, The Amazements
Sarah & Octopusnew
Sarah & Octopus have jazz chops and tons of ambition, and their complex pieces can wear you out with their car-crash meter shifts and wild leaps across the harmonic spectrum.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-04-2009 |
Concerts
Tags: indie rock, Sarah & Octopus
Aether's 'Artifacts'new
San Antonio hip-hop producer Diego Chavez’s first solo outing creates a MacBook-powered soundscape that falls quietly between Handsome Boy Modeling School (minus humor) and Brian Eno (minus sleepiness).
San Antonio Current |
Matt Ramos |
02-04-2009 |
Reviews
Mudhoney Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary With a Pub Crawlnew
While grunge died in the ’90s, Mudhoney lives on, adding subtle melodic elements to its arsenal but never gunning for a more commercially viable sound.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
02-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'new
The Scottish quartet don’t tinker with the formula too drastically on Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. Good thinking.
Mission Viejo Rapper Explores the Fake and Real OCsnew
Here is a local guy, most likely exposed to some of the hippest corners of the county, but seemingly perpetuating stereotypes I figured were a creation of embittered screenwriters and Bravo execs.
OC Weekly |
Albert Ching |
02-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fucked Up Incites Pandemoniumnew
The band elicits visions of a car crashing into a phone pole, or a mob of angry drunks knocking each other to the ground. The melee can be dangerous, but there are some surprisingly tuneful moments tucked away under Damian Abraham's barking.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
02-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Piece of Many Rock Bands, Eric 'Beats' Hoegemeyer Digs His Dub, Monnew
Detroit is blessed with countless incredible musicians, of all types of music. Add Deep See Sound System to the list.
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood |
02-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
M83's 'Saturdays=Youth'new
M83 explains its John Hughes love.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
02-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ben Chasny Can't Shake His Golden State Rootsnew
Ben Chasny, who relocated to Seattle from the Bay Area last September, was freak folk before it was a term.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
02-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hardly a Tale of Redemption: Deleted Scenes' 'Birdseed Shirt'new
At first glance, thanks to song titles such as "Got God," "Mortal Sin" and "Deacons," it seems like Deleted Scenes' debut album, Birdseed Shirt, is going to be some kind of Christian rock compilation. Once you stop judging the album by its cover, though, it's clear that the four-piece probably isn't jammin' for J.C.
Motorpsychos Grow As They Release Their Third Albumnew
With almost nine years under their leather belts, and the same personnel for most of it, Motorpsychos show no signs of slowing or toning down their pummeling punk-metal attack.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Mike Shanley |
02-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Comeback Kids: 2009 in Santa Barbara Musicnew
A new year brings with it plenty of artists ripe and ready to crawl out of the woodwork and back onto the stage. So far, it seems like 2009 is no different than those years that came before it, with a boatload of old favorites preparing themselves for another round of musical takeover.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Aly Comingore |
02-02-2009 |
Music
Tags: live music, Santa Barbara
