AltWeeklies Wire
The John Lennon Song Project: Imaginednew
In a labor of love, adoration and respect, Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step and Tom Dean of Devonsquare have created the John Lennon Song Project, an acoustic montage that not only pulls at our nostalgic heartstrings, but presents Lennon's music in a way that makes these songs anything but mere cover tunes.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
10-07-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Rex Fowler and Tom Dean
Eels: Tomorrow Morningnew
E, the singer/songwriter of Eels, used to be a man of mystery with an impossibly sad backstory who funneled his maladroit feelings into biting pop songs. .
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
10-07-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Eels
Goofball Earnestnessnew
Alt-rock buzz band The National supports good causes and fights limited perspectives.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The National
A Story With Fangsnew
Although it's a remake, 'Let Me In' is quite original.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
10-07-2010 |
Reviews
Lost in the Trees: All Alone in an Empty Housenew
The sweeping 'All Alone in an Empty House,' by Chapel Hill's Lost in the Trees, is one of the year's most pleasant surprises.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
10-01-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Lost in the Trees
Alien Jane: Evolvenew
When the women-led Tucson band Alien Jane blends alternative, grunge, punk and proto-metal in the ol' concrete mixer, the back-to-basics rock sound it produces is aggressive but catchy.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-01-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Alien Jane
Palpable Funnew
Indie collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros rise 'Up From Below.'
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Characters Sans Characternew
'Animal Kingdom' presents gangsters in a whole new light: as extremely boring.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-30-2010 |
Reviews
Jenny and Johnny: I'm Having Fun Nownew
If indie-music tastemakers make you queasy, you won't have the stomach for Jenny and Johnny.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
09-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Jenny and Johnny
Gangster Choirboynew
Active Child's Pat Grossi talks choral music, harps and hard-core rap.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
09-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pat Grossi
Heist Classicnew
Could actor-writer-director Ben Affleck really become the next Clint Eastwood?
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-24-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Town, Ben Affleck
Kevin Pakulis Band: Shadesvillenew
"Harder Faster Louder" opens this collection of 10 somewhat rowdy, occasionally bluesy and almost always introspective rockers.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
09-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: KEvin Pakulis Band
Fish Karma: Halloween in Americanew
A songwriter, satirist and, ahem, singer of no small regard, Karma has become known to dozens for archly humorous and succinctly eloquent compositions such as "Swap Meet Women" and "Die Like a Dog."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fish Karma
Wavves: King of the Beachnew
In 2009, after releasing one of the most over-hyped albums in recent memory, Wavves mastermind Nathan Williams imploded onstage during the Primavera Sound Festival in Spain. The outburst was an obnoxious display, fueled by drugs and alcohol, and suggested an entitled media darling feeling the pressure.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Wavves
Superchunk: Majesty Shreddingnew
Majesty Shredding breaks the band's nearly decade-long silence and marks a return to form; it could be a lost album from their Foolish period. The band's trademark blistering enthusiasm runs through every song.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-20-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Superchunk
