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Nothing Inviting About Indie-Jazz Albumnew
As much of a downer as it is, The Furniture Moves Underneath finds Inhabitants mastering the gloomier side of jazz.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Rat Silo Returns With Stripped-Down Rocknew
Some of Rat Silo sounds excellent and some of it seems as if it would benefit from a bigger budget and tighter production. But as the aforementioned bio warns, “Don’t expect the next one to sound exactly like this one.”
The Georgia Straight |
John Lucas |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rat Silo, What the Butler Saw
Done With a Triple-Grande Caramel Macchiatonew
At its best, In Lights delivers catchy doses of postgrunge pop-rock that sound like every band signed to 604 Records.
The Georgia Straight |
Lucas Aykroyd |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
MGMT Signs With Major Labelnew
The just-released debut album Oracular Spectacular has been MGMT’s official ticket to the twilight zone.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
01-31-2008 |
Music
Tags: MGMT
Cave Singers' Americana Spans Generation Gapsnew
The airy simplicity of Invitation Songs demonstrates the group's generation-spanning appeal; the band's sound will resonate with neofolkies weaned on Devendra Banhart and Will Oldham, as well as older folk fans raised on the traditional American songbook.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cave Singers, Invitation Songs
Gallows Keeps it Old Schoolnew
The U.K. buzz band offers proof that hardcore has finally take root in present-day Britain.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gallows, Orchestra of Wolves
Black Mountain: Back to the Futurenew
Vancouver's enigmatic Black Mountain reinvents progressive rock for the Facebook generation.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lucas |
01-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Mountain, Druganaut
The Dark Side of Croonnew
Success hasn't spoiled Michael Bublé, but it has made the singer more guarded with his answers.
The Georgia Straight |
Sarah Rowland |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blue Rodeo Braves Collaborationnew
For Small Miracles, the veteran singer-songwriters opened up the decision-making process to bassist Bazil Donovan, multi-instrumentalist Bob Egan, drummer Glenn Milchem, and keyboardist Bob Packwood.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blue Rodeo, Small Miracles
Luke Doucet at Home on the Highwaynew
Musical rover Luke Doucet has been on the road since he was a kid, but his internal compass always points him back to Canada.
The Georgia Straight |
Jennifer Van Evra |
01-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood's Too Rich, Luke Doucet
31 Christmas Siscs from Ho Ho! to Oh No!new
Let's have a little sympathy for Jesus. After all, he sounds like a pretty righteous dude. So it's a pity that we celebrate his birthday every year by singing some truly wretched songs.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
12-17-2007 |
Reviews
Former Prodigy Michael Kaeshammer Branches Outnew
Suspicious minds might think that Kaeshammer's Days Like These is a calculated attempt to muscle in on Michael Bublé's turf especially since the Toronto-based performer sings on every track, rather than relying on his splashy piano skills.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ewan Pearson Devotes Himself to Eight-minute Butt-shakersnew
His embellishments of other people's songs recall '70s-era pioneers like Walter Gibbons and Patrick Cowley, the guys who basically invented the extended mix not remixes, really, but faithful elaborations of tracks that were already great to begin with.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ewan Pearson, Piece Work
The Hiply Unhip Trans-Siberian Orchestranew
As guitarist Al Pitrelli admits over the phone before heading to a sound check in Fresno, California, the success of his decidedly unhip ensemble, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, goes against all odds.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Spice Girls: Feminist Saviorsnew
Compared to the starlets of today -- bitch-slapping each other over Good Charlotte's Joel Madden, fighting with coke addiction, flashing their pubeless cooters to generate press -- the Spice Girls seem positively radical.
The Georgia Straight |
Elaine Corden |
11-30-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: The Spice Girls, concerts
