AltWeeklies Wire
Soul-Searching Songwriter Stays True to Her Artnew
Carrie Newcomer is the kind of songwriter's songwriter whose work is as deeply emotional as it is beautifully crafted.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
George Porter on the Meters, Galactic and the Voice of the Wetlandsnew
James Brown may have invented funk, but the Meters perfected it. The group laid down a mix of buoyant melodies and sophisticated syncopation that has yet to be surpassed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bela Fleck and Steve Earle Collaborator Casey Driessen Takes His Trio on the Roadnew
Driessen's influences are all over the map. And some of them -- like, say, British electronicist Squarepusher and seminal jazz violinist Stuff Smith -- barely seem from the same universe.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Iranian Rock Band Hypernova Will Not Bow Down to Your Godnew
They've earned comparisons to Interpol and Bauhaus, although Raam's striking baritone more closely resembles that of the late Ian Curtis.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wovenhand Frontman David Eugene Edwards on God, Goth and Guitarsnew
Edwards' themes of sin and salvation ring with an authenticity that can, for some, be genuinely uncomfortable. And while I've long been an admirer of both his bands, only recently did I realize just how serious Edwards actually is.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
DeVotchKa is Anything but a McBandnew
With newfound acclaim, the band gives up a little control but no singularity.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
10-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sweden's Graveyard Shows Love For Britainnew
The group sound like on 2008's self-titled debut is riff-driven British rock, a la Black Sabbath, Savoy Brown and the Groundhogs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Graveyard
Beardcore Pioneer Matt Kadane Enjoys a Moment of Optimismnew
Kadane avoids harmonies -- well, maybe an octave here or there -- on the New Year's self-titled album, just released on Touch & Go. Its delicate arrangements and thoughtful lyrics recall his former band Bedhead, which was often associated with the "slowcore" non-movement.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New Year
Industry Heavyweights, Top-level Talents Descend on Durango Songwriters Exponew
Singer-songwriter Ashley Raines recalls the first time he went to the Durango Songwriters Expo, back when it was actually held in Durango. "One of the biggest impressions I remember was watching grown men cry."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-30-2008 |
Music
Common Market Takes an Uncommon Viewnew
Ryan Abeo, who goes by RA Scion when he's emceeing, is deeply interested in demolishing the wall between him and his listener.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kiernan Maletsky |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: hip-hop, Common Market
Nguyen Le's Journey into Soundnew
Le, born in Paris to Vietnamese parents, fits most closely into the esoteric reaches of the jazz nexus. His eclecticism and experimentation have graced collaborations with Meshell Ndegeocello, Carla Bley and Art Lande.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pueblo's Haunted Windchimes Embrace the Spirit of the Roadnew
Like a modern-day version of the Monkees, the Windchimes all live in the same Pueblo house, a comfortable refuge of the sort that Realtors like to call cozy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Port O'Brien Stirs Up the Indie Kidsnew
Port O'Brien has also earned the obligatory critical comparisons to Arcade Fire — a single Yahoo! search for both bands yields 65,000 Web pages — although there's little similarity other than "I Woke Up Today" and Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" both containing wordless vocal intros.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sweatshop Union Brings Its Politically Conscious Hip-hop to Americanew
Not many hip-hop artists hail from Vancouver, and even fewer can claim Iranian heritage and a father who spent 10 years as a political prisoner.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
SiX Finds White-trash Redemptionnew
"I don't think rock 'n roll is supposed to be comfortable," he argues. "There's a whole new wussy generation of well-taken-care-of kids that somehow didn't have to cut their teeth at the roots of rock 'n roll."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: SiX
