AltWeeklies Wire
Sharing the Same Islandnew
Cyril Neville combines African-American and Native-American cultures on a new tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Lesson in Metalnew
Dave Mustaine may just want to have fun with Gigantour, but other participants want to sell records.
Tucson Weekly |
Jon Hobson |
07-28-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Fear Factory, Transgression
Saturating Songsnew
Seattle's Ian Moore has the perfect music for this long, dry summer.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
07-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tell It to the Earsnew
Here's Anders Parker's gimmick: He seems incapable of making bad music.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
07-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anders Parker, Tell It to the Dust
Musical Collagesnew
Kid606 uses all sorts of instruments and noises to create cut-and-paste soundscapes.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Resilience, Kid606
Wild Ride Through Lifenew
Lubbock's Joe Ely started his first band at 14 and has traveled the world ever since. Next year, the University of Texas will publish his journals covering the last 30 years.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Ely, Letter to Laredo
The Desert Noir Thingnew
Alt-country/dustbowl rocker John Coinman celebrates a new CD release.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dance Floor Warriorsnew
Weird War (the former Scene Creamers) frees your ass (in the hopes your mind will follow).
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
07-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sonic Experimentationnew
With an explosive approach and delicate melodies, Spitalfield is more than an emo band.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spitalfield, Stop Doing Bad Things
Confessionals Without Crimesnew
The Mountain Goats venture into the deep waters of the psyche.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
06-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mountain Goats, The Sunset Tree
Odes to Billy Joenew
Honky-tonk hero Shaver's life is celebrated with a tribute album and a 60 Minutes story.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fables With Rhythmnew
The man behind Aesop Rock takes things that he hears people say and creates a patchwork of meaty rhymes in his hip-hop music.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
06-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Inventive Indienew
Spoon: How to reinvent yourself and win new friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
06-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
Playing Our Songnew
Al Green's immortal work is the stuff memories are made of.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Al Green, Everything's OK
Individual Talentnew
Of Montreal's The Sunlandic Twins dances with its influences.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
