AltWeeklies Wire
More Good Stuffnew
Seamlessly tied together by the pristine production of Rick Rubin, this is one of the year's best albums.
Style Weekly |
Hilary Langford |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Smells Like Twang Spiritnew
This group juggles pop and country and melodies, campfire punk and bluegrass with uninhibited rock 'n' roll of the Stonehenge-crushing "Spinal Tap" variety.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
06-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Layers of Soundnew
Ilad creates warm compositions without losing momentum.
Style Weekly |
Nathan Lott |
06-01-2006 |
Reviews
Style and Substancenew
The thing about The Strokes is that it's hard to separate the hype from the reality -- the reality last Saturday night was five skinny guys filling the FasMart Pavilion with one of the most enthusiastic crowds to come to a Richmond show.
Style Weekly |
Brandon Reynolds |
05-25-2006 |
Concerts
Rising Sonnew
Up-and-coming bluesman Duwayne Burnside is ready to be heard.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
05-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Duwayne Burnside, Under Pressure
An Old Chestnutnew
Even attenuated by age and obscured by primitive recording, Tolliver's charms more than rival the polished virtuosity of most modern re-enactors.
Style Weekly |
Peter McElhinney |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Now and Then, Speedy Tolliver
Burning Sagenew
The Exchange Session works because these very different musicians meet each other halfway, resulting in something that sounds like an oxymoron: accessible experimental jazz.
Style Weekly |
Mark Richardson |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
A Big No, No, Nonew
These 11 tracks are filled with polished guitars, structured arrangements, sing-song rhythms and an overall sense of lethargy -- and it's not just because the tempos have eased.
Style Weekly |
Hillary Langford |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
A Family Affairnew
For more than a decade, Avail has steadily toured the world, playing its energetic blend of melodic hardcore for sweaty audiences of all sizes -- losing teeth and breaking bones along the way.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Aptly Namednew
This dual disc finds Harper oscillating between delicate troubadour and brazen bluesman, revolutionary and romantic.
Style Weekly |
Hillary Langford |
04-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Harper, Both Sides of the Gun
Pre-World Musicnew
Long before there was actually a genre of music called world music, trumpeter and flugelhornist Hugh Masekela was blending cultures with sound.
Style Weekly |
Chris Bopst |
04-20-2006 |
Reviews
A Touching Compilationnew
Considering the cruel fate that befell this man and his family, it is comforting that he left behind so many musical testaments to a life well-lived -- passionate songs that still carry his personal spirit and provide lasting memories for loved ones and fans.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Harvey, Remember Me Well
Morrissey's Latest Albumnew
The key recent development in Morrissey’s work is that the melodic crack has returned to his songwriting; he appears to be thinking in terms of catchy singles again.
Style Weekly |
Mark Richardson |
04-20-2006 |
Reviews
Jailbird Countrynew
Fans of country music, rejoice: 10 of Merle Haggard's early Capitol Records albums have been remastered and released.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-13-2006 |
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