AltWeeklies Wire
West By Southwestnew
The eclectic desert collective Calexico draws from indie-rock and the barren Southwest landscapes to produce music that has made it into sound tracks to films like Committed and Bob Dylan's biopic I'm Not There.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Calexico
Green Partynew
Sax player Tim Green will pop up on many New Orleans Jazz Fest stages, although his name never appears on any of the billings.
Gambit |
Sam Winston |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mental Notesnew
An interview with avant-garde jazz saxophonist and educator Edward "Kidd" Jordan, who will perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Gambit |
David Kunian |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kidd Jordan
Rebels Without a Pausenew
Rap group Public Enemy has released new music at a prolific rate for two decades, has never broken up, and is surviving without the support of a major label.
Gambit |
Michael Patrick Welch |
03-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Border Crossingnew
Sometimes referred to as the Beatles of Latin music, Los Tigres del Norte are constantly touring, recording and realizing superstar-level fame and income -- but a lot of Americans have not heard of the group.
Tags: Los Tigres del Norte
Simple Pleasuresnew
The year's best CDs demonstrated craft and brains, whether it's the immaculate, melodic pop of Ron Sexsmith's Revolver or Van Hunt's nuanced take on love and lust. With the war and election as a cultural backdrop, warmth and intelligence were far more personally useful than jagged, new wave by Franz Ferdinand and the like.
Write Place, Write Timenew
While his latest CD is an occasion to celebrate his musical persona once again, Dr. John should also be appreciated as one of New Orleans' great songwriters.
Gambit |
John Swenson |
07-21-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Prince and the Evolutionnew
His name is Prince again, and he's still funky, but did he ever stop?
Gambit |
Alex Rawls |
07-12-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Prince, musicology
