AltWeeklies Wire
Band Wasn't Built to Last, but They Havenew
Whether the New Pornographers became your preferred glass of wine in 2001 or 2003, you thought you were listening to a band whose showcase talent was the alter-ego of alt-country chanteuse Neko Case.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
Not This Singer's Best Worknew
Make Believe is the Chicago-based Tim Kinsella's latest band, but its powers pale in comparison to his other one-time ensembles, Joan of Arc and Owls.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
10-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Make Believe, Shock of Being
Not Afraid of Taking Chancesnew
With so many blues artists recycling the same licks and phrases ad nauseum, Candye Kane's music is a refreshing and enjoyable diversion, even with a little social consciousness thrown in for the sake of education.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
10-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Candye Kane, White Trash Girl
Bobby Hecksher Sobers Up -- a Littlenew
Bobby Hecksher is now decidedly less obsessed with the strictly corporeal facets of drug use. While under the tutelage of the near caricature of rock-star id, such a transformation seemed impossible.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jon Garrett |
10-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: surgery, The Warlocks
Five Browns and Five Pianosnew
The 5 Browns, ranging in age from 20-year-old Ryan to 26-year-old Desirae, share Juilliard-trained technique and refreshing interpretative ability.
Would a rock musician ever be capable of reaching that level of intensity?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jeff Kaliss |
10-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The 5 Browns
Indomitable Band Reunites, Rerecords, Reminiscesnew
Since returning from the ether, Gang of Four has remastered and reissued its import-only debut, Entertainment!, and prepared a rerecorded and remixed classics album, Return the Gift.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gang of Four, Entertainment!
Fans Will Be Disappointednew
Fans have been waiting almost 10 years for the influential hip-hop trio known as Digable Planets to drop a new album. Sadly, those same fans will probably be disappointed with Digable's latest.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Carlton Hargro |
09-29-2005 |
Reviews
Songs Are Essential in Understanding the Artistnew
Covering the first nine years of Dylan's body of work, the 28 tracks (only two previously released) comprise a fascinating behind-the-scenes palette of rare and timeless jewels.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
09-29-2005 |
Reviews
Singer Projects Naive Enthusiasmnew
Singing in a quivering, helium-inflected voice that sounds electronically altered even though it's not, Gabby La La weaves candy-colored, dreamlike vignettes accompanied by her own sitar, ukulele, accordion, toy piano and Theremine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-29-2005 |
Reviews
Jason Molina Casts Off the Darknessnew
What Comes After is the sound of a reinvigorated Jason Molina delivering some of the most direct songs of his career.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Andrews |
09-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Band Rolls Onnew
The members of the band find themselves in a familiar place: out on their own following a muse of their own design. This time, however, it's not such a bad place to be.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jon Garrett |
09-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Howl
Fire and Compassionnew
A talented Detroit-based soul singer refashions handpicked songs from female songwriters and performers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Andrews |
09-22-2005 |
Reviews
A Jolt of Lifenew
The Marsh is less about unleashing sweaty acrobatics than it is about attaining the feelings of radical self-expression and magical mystery of the '70s rock attitude, not a rigidly defined sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
09-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Marsh
Bob Mould Returns to Band Formatnew
Multiple overdubs and propulsive drumming hammer home Bob Mould's most forthright lyrics yet, many dealing with alienation and loss, themes common to much of his work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Mould, Body of Song
'Guitarzan' Does a Three-Waynew
With his amazing guitar playing and unique vocal style, Adrian Belew added new dimensions to every project he worked on and managed to develop his own musical identity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
09-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adrian Belew
