AltWeeklies Wire
Heather Hardy: Get Out of the Roadnew
To say Heather Hardy is to the electric violin as Jimi Hendrix is to the guitar may be a bit of a stretch ... but not by much. The variety of sounds she can coax from her instrument is amazing, and not surprisingly, she uses the violin to lead, support and drive her third release.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
09-06-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: heather hardy
Disco Demolition Knights draw from the gritty sidenew
Charleston rock trio Disco Demolition Knights formed last fall. Brian "BG" Graham, Bob Hylton, and Brooks DuBose had a heavy-duty style in mind.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Twin Sister: In Heavennew
In the dry heat of a desert summer, nothing sounds livelier, more effervescent, more eardrum-quenching than Twin Sister's debut full-length, In Heaven. A Brooklyn (by way of Long Island) chillwave quintet praised by all the right online tastemakers (i.e., Pitchfork), Twin Sister is led by adorable, chirpy-voiced Andrea Estella, who takes a few cues from disco-dazzled, Parallel Lines-era Blondie and is clearly having too much fun presenting dance-pop gems like orbit-inducing "Space Babe."
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
09-02-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Twin Sister
Unknown Mortal Orchestranew
A nonsensical, nostalgic work of Sixties pysch-rock, it pushes all the right buttons, and when the stuttering guitar solo kicks in, it pushes all the right buttons at once.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
Francisca Valenzuela: Buen Soldadonew
Francisca Valenzuela (born in San Francisco and raised in Chile since age 12) has been kicking ass for some time
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
Medicine for the Soulnew
When San Antone Café & Concerts closed its doors in March, a hole opened up for a good chunk of the local and touring Americana/folk singer-songwriter scene.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Music
Arborea's music echoes through the deep hollows of backwoods Mainenew
"If we got frustrated, I'd say, 'C'mon, let's go for a ride in the canoe, and watch the sun go down.'"
INDY Week |
Jesse Jarnow |
09-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arborea
Andrea Echeverri: Dosnew
Has it already been six years since her solo debut?
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
Serving the Peoplenew
Handsome Furs broadens its horizons.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: handsome furs
Seven to See at Hopscotch 2011new
To put it simply, Budos Band is unstoppable.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
08-31-2011 |
Concerts
Rene Lopez: E.L.S.new
The pretensions of Rene Lopez's E.L.S. are hard to swallow.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
08-31-2011 |
Reviews
Sonic Adulthoodnew
When Sonic Youth welcomed indie filmmaker Dave Markey and his 8mm camera during a European tour in 1991, the resulting document was a snarky rockumentary titled 1991: The Year Punk Broke. Released in 1992, it marked a turning point in rock.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
08-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Red Hot Chili Peppers: I'm With Younew
Who's the most important Chili Pepper?
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
08-31-2011 |
Reviews
Honest Popnew
Chain Gang of 1974 wrests entertainment from personal experience.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: chain gang of 1974
MuteMath Discovers Its Soulful Sidenew
If New Orleans-based rock band MuteMath used to get maximum mileage out of synth-powered dance beats and chilled-out atmospherics, it veers into new sonic territory with its latest effort, Odd Soul.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
08-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MuteMath, Paul Meany
