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Naked Gods' No Jamsnew
Boone quintet Naked Gods pair weirdo roots rock, not far removed from Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with ambitious guitar architecture that points to Built to Spill and Dinosaur Jr.
Tags: Naked Gods
The P-90's Limited Supply EPnew
It's all pitched at a certain intensity, but there are hints of even greater eclecticism and enough promise to tickle anticipation.
Tags: The P-90's
For Black Skies, Southern Metal is a Network, Not a Stylenew
In the pivotal final third of "The Sleeping Prophet," the last song on their new self-released album, a new, rather warm sound slides through the fuzz. It is a flute, brought to you by one of the heaviest bands ever to emerge from the Triangle.
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Bashing the Unabashed Contradiction that is Morrisseynew
Stephen Patrick Morrissey has been frustrating fans of over-warm New Wave smarm since his earliest work with The Cult’s Billy Duffy in that bloodless post-punk band called The Nosebleeds.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
11-10-2011 |
Music
Jenn Alva (Girl In A Coma) on The Smiths Box Setnew
"You've Got Everything Now." You would if a complete box set of every Smiths album is your ultimate ambition.
San Antonio Current |
Jenn Alva |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
Bryan Hamilton's Trials with Modernitynew
Producer Bryan Hamilton sleeps on the floor. He has no job and only a few months left in his unemployment benefits. But he's optimistic.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Memory of a Melody: Things That Make You Screamnew
San Antonio has never had a dearth of talent, but few bands have possessed the potential to break into national or international consciousness the way Memory of a Melody does.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
Florence + The Machine: Ceremonialsnew
With her stunning 2009 debut, Lungs, Florence Welch proved she had the pipes, the songs, and enough musicians around her to give you explosions and silences.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
U2: Achtung Baby (20th Anniversary Edition)new
Achtung Baby, described by Bono as "the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree," was U2's first great reinvention, and their message to the '90s: "We're not going anywhere."
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
11-10-2011 |
Reviews
The Sad, Strange and Sweet Voyage of Bombadilnew
When Bombadil called it quits almost three years ago, they were one of the country's brightest young bands. Somehow, they're back.
Fanged and De-twangednew
Deer Tick struggles to escape its indie-folk stereotype
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Denver Diasporanew
Former DeVotchKa and 16 Horsepower member Paul Fonfara gets a chance to branch out with Painted Saints
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hammer: Hip-Hop When it was Goldennew
It wasn't always about the money and the sex. Reminiscing about hip-hop's golden age.
Declaration of Warsnew
How The Civil Wars fought for artistic independence and broadsided Music Row.
Nashville Scene |
Adam Gold |
11-10-2011 |
Music
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The Beach Boys: The Smile Sessionsnew
The Beach Boys' Smile long loomed as pop's greatest unfinished masterwork, before the weight of its ambitions took both Smile and the Beach Boys down with it.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
11-09-2011 |
Reviews
