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Pillow Talk Embraces the Suck with an Easy Country Temponew
Generally, musicians and music fans fall into two camps: those who believe that creativity has a shelf life and those who don’t. In the case of Pillow Talk’s Jerid Morris, 29, losing one’s creative edge is just part of growing up.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Morris Orchids at LoneStar Studiosnew
Leonard Rader — guitarist, vocalist, and one half of the creative nucleus of Morris Orchids — describes his band as more “album-” than “stage-” oriented.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
Björk: Biophilianew
Few artists define "experimental" quite as effectively as Björk, which goes a long ways towards explaining how she has managed to remain so relevant throughout her three-decade career.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
Wild Flag Gets Dynamic, Not Didacticnew
Mary Timony's knotty heaviness melds perfectly with Carrie Brownstein's brawny swagger on the group's self-titled debut.
Tags: Cat's Cradle, Wild Flag
Willie Nelson and a Spate of Veterans Take Their Bowsnew
Nelson has paired a decades-long string of hits with decades spent in service of them, constantly performing in front of new audiences.
Wesley Wolfe's Cynics Need Love Toonew
In two years, Wolfe has grown from a songwriter who doubted he was any good to a self-sufficient writer, singer, arranger, producer and manufacturer who, most important, has proven that even the worst impulses can be broadcast and beaten.
Wesley Wolfe's Pursuit of His Own Finished Productnew
"If I buy a new pedal that can inspire a new song right there because you're working with a new pedal or a new effect. Or if you buy a new guitar to have in the studio, you end up playing it for a little while, and there's different song fragments," says Wolfe.
INDY Week |
Jordan Lawrence |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Sandworms: Terror at Sunshine Parknew
Reviewing an album by the Sandworms is like describing honey without actually tasting it. More so than with other bands, you only get the full Sandworms experience by seeing them live
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
The Music Undergroundnew
In Oakland, unlicensed DIY spaces have quietly exploded into a thriving music scene.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
10-20-2011 |
Music
Meeting of the Mindsnew
Adapting past to present, hip-hop's Blue Scholars take their best shots at home, history and myth
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Night of the Living Creepnew
The Voodoo Organist brings his ghost town to your town
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Local Licksnew
This week we review Mist Giant, The Wounded Men, Afrolicious, and The Slow Poisoner.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-20-2011 |
Reviews
Girls Will Be Girlsnew
Oakland's Religious Girls make gorgeous, noise-y, experimental pop. Just don't compare them to Animal Collective.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gun Selectah EPnew
This EP is misleading for a number of reasons. First, it's a heavy EP, weighing in at nine tracks and a hair shy of 40 minutes.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
Evanescencenew
Evanescence's third studio album (and first in five years) is the type critics love to hate.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
