AltWeeklies Wire
San Diego's Most Upbeat Local-Music Booster Shares His Thoughtsnew
Tim Pyles is perhaps the most ubiquitous figure in San Diego music. By all accounts, he’s an overwhelmingly positive guy — the Ned Flanders of local music, if you will. Just be careful not to lend him your car.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
03-04-2009 |
Music
Tags: local music, Tim Pyles
Why Little White Teeth Won't Stay Under Wraps for Much Longernew
Along with his wife and drummer Yuko Sugiyama and guitarist Dmitri Dziensuwski, bassist and vocalist Phil Beaumont provides the framework for Little White Teeth’s discreet, sublime sounds, which have undoubtedly soothed their neighbors during otherwise quiet evenings.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
03-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indie rock, Little White Teeth
The Great Demo Review 2009new
We received more new-music submissions than ever this year, but that didn't keep us from reviewing every one of them.
San Diego CityBeat |
San Diego CityBeat |
03-04-2009 |
Music
Tags: San Diego, Great Demo Review
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
The Walkmen Finally Hit a Musical Stridenew
Where in the past it might have seemed that The Walkmen were always on the brink -- either of collapse or making a masterful musical statement -- they now seem destined to keep reinventing themselves.
San Diego CityBeat |
Scott McDonald |
01-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Walkmen, You & Me
Three Mile Pilot Never Broke Up -- They Just Took a 10-Year Breaknew
Inside the history, hiatus and return of one of San Diego's most beloved acts.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
01-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hollywood Undead Dig Up a Music Genre That Was Better Left Buriednew
The real question is not about the band's originality, but, rather, is it too soon for nü-metal to be cool again? Judging by Hollywood Undead's success, the answer seems to be "no."
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
12-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hollywood Undead, nu-metal
The Burning of Rome are Fired Up and Ready To Gonew
Adam Traub launched The Burning of Rome as a recording project, an opportunity to indulge his love of old-school punk and metal, while also exploring a more experimental, synth-heavy sound.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
12-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Exit the 36 Chambers: Choose Your Own Wu-Tang Clan Adventurenew
Something happened on the way to becoming untouchable hip-hop legends. At best, they've reached an artistic cul de sac with their last album, 2007's 8 Diagrams. At worst, they're irrelevant. To find out why, you'll have to choose your own adventure.
San Diego CityBeat |
Nathan Dinsdale |
12-03-2008 |
Music
Label Them All You Want, but Yeasayer Aren't Sunshiny Happy Peoplenew
While bands like MGMT (the poster boys of the new psychedelic movement) garner rave reviews for being poppy and unthreatening, Yeasayer's debut album, last year's All Hour Cymbals, plays out like an unbalanced career retrospective.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
11-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
After 20 Years, Mudhoney Gets Back to Basicsnew
This year, Mudhoney hit their 20th-anniversary and re-released a deluxe edition of their debut EP, Superfuzz Bigmuff. They also offered up a new release, The Lucky Ones, and it's no coincidence that their latest album sounds so much like their first.
San Diego CityBeat |
Scott McDonald |
11-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The South Rises Again with Dead Confederatenew
These are hard-drinking, hard-living Southern boys with names like Walker and Hardy, but they'd still rather drink bourbon in a dive bar with a toothless gent than hang out with Paris Hilton.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
11-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dead Confederate, Wrecking Ball
Magnetic Morning Proves it's Darkest Just Before the Dawnnew
Sure, Interpol and Swervedriver might be easy reference points for Magnetic Morning, but the comparison is rendered lazy once you hear the music.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ted Leo Makes Protest Music for the Massesnew
When asked about the concept behind the recent download-only EP Rapid Response, Leo can barely contain his disgust for the events that inspired its release. Outraged by the police-incited violence at this year's RNC, Leo and the band decided that a musical response was not only appropriate, but necessary.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Everest Hits a Peak with Help from a Very Famous Fannew
After just a few months together, Everest was invited to play a few gigs in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival. During one of their sets, they were approached by Neil Young, which ultimately led to him releasing the band's debut, Ghost Notes, on his own Vapor Records imprint.
San Diego CityBeat |
Paul Saitowitz |
10-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
