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Growing Folknew
Daniel Blue and Motopony sort it out as they go along.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
03-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kaiser Chiefs: 'Start the Revolution Without Me'new
Start The Revolution Without Me is a schizophrenic trip through the hive mind of a band losing sight of itself.
San Antonio Current |
Nicholas Hall |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
Madi Diaz: Plastic Moonnew
There's something reassuring about the traditional musical values -- catchy vocal melodies, bright hooks, bouncy beats -- that Nashville tunesmith Madi Diaz applies to her chosen form, which is hard to call anything but power-pop.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-16-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: madi diaz
Nedry: 'In a Dim Light'new
It's expected that any new electro-pop group is going to produce Portishead comparisons (no one wants to be compared to Moby or The Supreme Beings of Leisure), but Beach House?
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
03-14-2012 |
Reviews
Mouse on Mars: 'Parastrophics'new
Few electronic artists are able to age as well as Mouse on Mars.
San Antonio Current |
Marcus Rubio |
03-14-2012 |
Reviews
Bowerbirds' The Clearingnew
A few verses into The Clearing, it's clear that Bowerbirds aren't so interested in keeping things simple anymore.
Newly Independent, Lyle Lovett Grabs the Reinsnew
When it comes to Lyle Lovett, it may be a case of, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." If so, that fork's been a long time coming. After a 25-year long recording career, Lovett has parted company with Curb Records and become a free agent.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
03-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lyle Lovett
Mary J. Blige on Life, Death, Drugs, and Whitney Houstonnew
"I wanted Whitney to make it ... I didn't want her to die like that."
Miami New Times |
S. Pajot |
03-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige
The Two Lives of Lila Downsnew
Lila Downs is as American as apple pie and as Mexican as tequila, but her looks and sound have an undeniable agave aftertaste.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Organos' Conchanew
Organos and Concha are happily different both in source and sound, offering a humbly memorable reappraisal of the limits of pop.
Tags: Organo
The Ear Bud Generationnew
High school students talk about the music that moves them.
East Bay Express |
Kate Schatz |
03-09-2012 |
Music
Magnificent Obsessionnew
Howlin Rain survives its journey into the art of darkness.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
03-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Howlin Rain
The Big Spill: The people's answer to SXSWnew
Backbeat's publisher Angel Castorena is no stranger to mammoth multi-day fests. Last April, he closed Local Music Week with a three-day festival featuring 45 bands.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-07-2012 |
Concerts
Tags: Best Coast, SXSW 2012
Blowout is Back!new
The biggest local rock fest in the known universe, Metro Times' Blowout Festival, returns for a 15th glorious time. Honorary Detroiter (and rock legend) Kim Fowley, the Dirtbombs, rising rapper Danny Brown and myriad bands the rest of the world should know about rock 13 venues over four nights.
Metro Times |
Metro Times Staff |
03-06-2012 |
Music
The Chieftains Celebrate 50 Years in Orbitnew
With six Grammys, 22 nominations, and 51 albums in 50 years, the Chieftains — playing the Lila Cockrell Theatre on Wednesday, February 29 — are one of Ireland's most beloved musical institutions.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
