AltWeeklies Wire
Jason Aldean Keeps Using What He's Gotnew
Thanks to a string of successful singles, Aldean has spent much of the past two years touring with two of the biggest acts in country music: Rascal Flatts in 2007 and Tim McGraw this summer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
08-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: country, Jason Aldean
Domestic Life Catches Up Asian Man Records Founder Mike Parknew
The birth of his daughter less than two years ago and the impending arrival of his second child have forced him to do something that managing Asian Man Records, performing with Skankin' Pickle, the Chinkees and the Bruce Lee Band, and organizing the nonprofit group Plea for Peace couldn't: cut back.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jason Notte |
08-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Asian Man Records, Mike Park
Finders and Youngberg Question Marital Perfectionnew
Keep Your Suitcase Packed, Finders and Youngberg's debut album, is compelling, in part, because of this tension between fact and fantasy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Elliott Johnston |
08-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kansas Rebels Split Lip Rayfield Return to the Roadnew
In February 2007, they said farewell to longtime bandmate Kirk Rundstrom, who, after a yearlong battle, died of esophageal cancer. For the remaining members of Split Lip Rayfield, what followed was an uncharacteristic silence.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Great Lake Swimmers Keep Music Light and Suds Strongnew
If Canadian band Great Lake Swimmers ever calls it a day, singer-songwriter-band-visionary Tony Dekker can always get a job promoting Fort Collins' New Belgium Brewing Company.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Benson |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Lake Swimmers, Ongiara
Post-Perfect Circle, Billy Howerdel Puts Himself Out Frontnew
He's stepped out as Ashes Divide's singer, now that the group is on tour.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
08-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
KaiserCartel Skips School to Bring Its Hopeful Harmonies Out Westnew
Elementary school teachers Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel won't be returning to the classroom this fall. Instead of tutoring kids in music and art, they'll be continuing their summer tour into the autumn as indie-pop duo KaiserCartel.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Mandy Moench |
08-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
George Thorogood's Making New Music, But He Knows What You Want to Hearnew
Thorogood is considering at what point he should quit making new music and instead rely on his back catalog to fill the set list for his live shows.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
08-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: George Thorogood, The Hard Stuff
With 'electric hillbilly' music, Thornton's wildernew
Running from 'Angelina' to Zappa with musician(!) Billy Bob.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Boxmasters
Power pop pariahsnew
Steve E. Nix and The Cute Lepers hope for hate from heavy metal and emo fans.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Aaron Tippin keeps on pushingnew
The 50-year-old Tppin seems like a Cracker Barrel kind of guy: warm, respectful, "down-home."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Austin's Whitman Taunts the Pop Monsternew
What can you say about musicians whose debut album opens with a song declaring, "All we are is nothing at all" and closes with one in which "prosthetic limbs fall from the trees"?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lyle Lovett's Not-quite-as-Large Band Hits the Roadnew
This summer, Lovett will turn his attention from writing to touring. This time out, the Large Band won't be quite as big (er, large) as it has been on some tours.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
07-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Black Pegasus Mixes Politics with Punchlinesnew
The Black Mexican may sound like a gimmicky concept itself, but it's no novelty record. As a battle rap veteran, Robert Houston offers up plenty of punchlines, but serious subtexts also find their way into the mix.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Winwood Keeps the Faithnew
Former Traffic frontman looks back on Blind Faith and reunites with Eric Clapton.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
07-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
