AltWeeklies Wire
Nikka Costa: Pro*Whoa!new
With the recent death of Teena Marie, Nikka Costa is poised to inherit the mantle of funkiest white girl around.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
06-23-2011 |
Reviews
Matt and Kim: Bro-tested, Universally Approvednew
The Brooklyn dance-punkers win everyone over the Fox Theater.
East Bay Express |
Staff |
06-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Oakland's Jazz Musicians Sing the Bluesnew
Oakland jazz musicians continue battling for higher wages.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-16-2011 |
Music
A New Home for Kelly McFarlingnew
An Atlanta-raised folk artist bucks the trend by moving to San Francisco.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kelly McFarling
Laid Bare with Bare Wiresnew
The Oakland-based garage rockers just want to drive around the country and play music. Hopefully, success won't stop them.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
06-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sarah Jarosz: Follow Me Downnew
Barely twenty years old, Texas-born Sarah Jarosz has such a good handle on this Americana thing, she sounds better than some folks twice her age.
East Bay Express |
Mark Keresman |
06-08-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Sarah Jarosz
Jonathan Mann, Times a Thousandnew
Berkeley's most prodigious video artist redoubles his efforts, on the eve of writing his thousandth song-a-day.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Baroque Folk of Foxtails Brigadenew
How two classically-trained musicians formed a successful pop act.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Foxtails Brigade
A Glowing Neon Indiannew
Alan Palomo brings his glo-fi act to Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lykke Li: Wounded Rhymesnew
In reuniting with producer Bjorn Ytlling (of Peter, Bjorn and John), Lykke Li has taken a page from The Raveonettes by embracing the moxie, attitude, and survival instinct defined by the girl-group sound of the Sixties.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
05-31-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bjorn Ytlling, Lykke Li
The Inner Landscape of Laurie Antoniolinew
Singing isn't just about timbre and phrasing, it's about feeling.
East Bay Express |
Andrew Gilbert |
05-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Laurie Antonioli
Les Nubians: Nu Revolutionnew
Les Nubians' third album (and first in eight years) opens with a Cameroonian drum circle weaving an accelerating rhythmic web.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
05-23-2011 |
Reviews
Ambrose Akinmusirenew
When the Heart Emerges Glistening.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
05-19-2011 |
Reviews
Unleashing Carla Kihlstedtnew
Tin Hat deploys its most powerful instrument.
East Bay Express |
Andrew Gilbert |
05-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carla Kihlstedt
A Break for Charles Bradleynew
At 62, the soul singer finally releases his debut album.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
05-09-2011 |
Music
