AltWeeklies Wire
White Rabbits' Sophomore Album Is Frighteningly Goodnew
It's Frightening is the kind of mature, monumental release that succeeds where many sophomore releases fail.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
06-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Eminem's Latest Shows Lots of Talent and Lots of Gaynew
Eminem delivers a strong new record that reminds us of his incredible talent--while also reminding us that gay people exist.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
Get Out the Neck Brace for Warbringer's Latestnew
Warbringer nails another pure thrash-metal bull's-eye that evokes the classic '80s sound pioneered by bands like Metallica.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
Two Brooklyn-Based Trios Head for Tucson in a Quest for Catharsisnew
On their respective new albums, Au Revoir Simone and The Antlers—a pair of New York bands now on tour together—address coping with emotional upheaval in different, yet equally successful ways.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Green Day's Latest Is a Sprawling, Potty-Mouthed, Pop-Punk Masterpiecenew
21st Century Breakdown is framed as an arch response to the post-Bush landscape of contemporary America, proving that Green Day has never lost their genre's tradition of snide social critique.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
05-27-2009 |
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Black Dice Creates an Assaultive Variation on IDMnew
Black Dice have been celebrated as sonic pioneers and dismissed as bellicose and annoying. Either way, this band challenges and subverts what is generally considered music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-27-2009 |
Reviews
Windy and Carl Bring Their Abstract and Dreamlike Music to Tucsonnew
Windy and Carl build environments of sound, allowing tectonic plates of electronic sound to shift through the music. Hearing the music is visceral and emotional: It's a deep, rich and rewarding experience. And there's not a sequencer, synthesizer or sampler to be found.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-27-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Manchester Orchestra's Latest Is Personal and Densenew
On its second full-length album, Manchester Orchestra layers guitars and more guitars, like flights of angels or squadrons of fighter planes.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-20-2009 |
Reviews
Jarvis Cocker's 'Further Complications' Is Inherently Unimpressivenew
Jarvis Cocker's newest solo album is about as fresh and exciting as video footage of Courtney Love drunk in public.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
05-20-2009 |
Reviews
Chain and the Gang Is Ian Svenonius' Latest Celebration of the Absurdnew
Chain and the Gang's introductory manifesto may be rooted in Napoleonic-era Spanish politics, but Ian Svenonius' comedic timing is spot-on.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
05-14-2009 |
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The AARP Stage: Bob Dylan's 'Together Through Life'new
Dylan's third studio album of this decade continues his streak of top-quality records with new flourishes--in this case, the Tex-Mex accordion from Los Lobos' David Hidalgo.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
Peaches Makes Fun of Our Darkest Desires While Inviting Us to Shake Our Assesnew
Hard-core sexuality could easily become a gimmick, but Peaches' latest is evidence that she's not one to be outdone by her own shtick.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
Blues Stalwart Paul Geremia Is Coming to a Town Near Younew
An adept finger-style guitarist, natural singer and expressive songwriter, acoustic blues artist Paul Geremia has spent the last 40 years playing folk- and country-blues, creating a personal style influenced by his heroes, such as Howlin' Wolf, Son House and Skip James.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Carrie Rodriguez Balances Melody and Dissonancenew
Live in Louisville is marked by Carrie Rodriguez' impassioned delivery and the explosive performance of her band.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-07-2009 |
Reviews
Dance to the Decades with 1990snew
This homage to the 1980s is uneven, but worth spinning before hitting the clubs.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-07-2009 |
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