AltWeeklies Wire
The World Is Dead. Long Live the World.new
The only negative thing about Nick Cave's latest opus is the vulgar excess of punctuation in the title.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Long Blondes' Shopping-Mall Agit-Popnew
It's consistent with the post-postmodern moment that everything on the latest Long Blondes album reminds one of something else.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: couples, The Long Blondes
The BellRays Crank Out One Big Partynew
Through almost 20 years of touring and lineup changes, the BellRays have evolved.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Firewater Shares Its Travel Recordnew
A trip through Asia and into the Middle East colored Firewater's music.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Firewater, The Golden Hour
Kathy Mattea Revels in Freedomnew
This series of old-school country songs about coal-mining cuts like a diamond.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: coal, Kathy Mattea
The Old 97's Go Through a Second Childhoodnew
While it's still quite good, the group's latest can't quite match up with the band's previous releases.
Tucson Weekly |
Andrew Mortazavi |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Blame It on Gravity, The Old 97's
The Cowboy Junkies Celebrate the 20th Anniversarynew
The seminal alt-country band returned Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity to re-record their pivotal second album, The Trinity Session, with some old friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cowboy Junkies, Trinity Revisited
Eliza Gilkyson Explores Shadow and Lightnew
After growing up around music, Gilkyson never thought of doing anything else.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beautiful World, Eliza Gilkyson
Jamie Lidell Cranks Out Fresh Retronew
On his new album, Lidell is a "nostalgic pioneer of sound."
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jamie Lidell, Jim
What Up, Was?new
All hail the triumphant return of Was (Not Was).
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
05-29-2008 |
Music
Tags: Boo!, Was (Not Was)
Hemlock Offers a Perfect Antidote to Our Poisonous Eranew
With America sinking into an abyss of war and recession, this Las Vegas band offers aggressive, eardrum-mashing solace of the highest order.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Hemlock, No Time for Sorrow
The World Needs Billy Braggnew
Bragg's first new record in six years breaks no new ground, but it shows that Bragg has lost neither his commitment to his ideals nor his knack for writing fantastic songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
05-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Billy Bragg, Mr. Love and Justice
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Don't Separate Band Life and Personal Lifenew
The eight-piece Indianapolis-based group practices an ornately arranged and charmingly shambling version of pop-rock, alternately dubbed chamber pop and urban folk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Catch the Legendary Dickies While You Still Cannew
Talking to the two remaining original members of the Dickies, America's longest-running punk band, is like taking a stroll through the punk-rock history books.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dickies
Sun Kil Moons Shows His Rawest Momentsnew
This album will leave you wondering: Why isn't Mark Kozelek more famous?
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: April, Sun Kil Moon
