AltWeeklies Wire
La Chola Wants Younew
Please don’t be intimidated by La Chola, whose real name is Mayra "Breezy" Ramirez.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-31-2011 |
Music
The Ettes: Wicked Willnew
Precious and few are the records today that ably capture a timeless garage-punk sound and credible girl-group vocals and melodies. It seems like a holy grail combination often aspired to but rarely achieved.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ettes
Hard Out Here for a Thugnew
Compton rapper Game returns to an industry that's gone soft.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeff Weiss |
08-26-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nekromantix: What Happens in Hell, Stays in Hellnew
On their new album, Danish-American psychobilly trio Nekromantix seem content to create music with a tongue-in-cheek horror shtick. Sexy new drummer Lux, a YouTube sensation known for her technical prowess and the fact that she plays the kit in high heels, brings a precise, forceful and metallic wallop, resulting in what's arguably the best-produced and most-aggressively arranged effort by a band that's been doing this for 20 years.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-26-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Nekromantix
Revival shownew
Gillian Welch ponders the career that almost got away.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
08-26-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dave Rawlings, Gillian Welch,
Pictureplane's Geographic Isolation Hasn't Limited His Dance Musicnew
"The last record was more about time and space and outer space and galactic alignment than human consciousness. This one was more about the physicality of the world and sexuality."
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
08-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pictureplane
Forever is a Long, Long Timenew
Chick Corea returns to the road with jazz fusion's long-lost legends
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
08-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
It's a Family Affairnew
Sibling indie-pop band Eisley grows up in public
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
08-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Darondo: Listen to My Songnew
Berkeley-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist William Pulliam, who recorded under the name Darondo, released just three 45 RPM singles during his brief recording career. Ubiquity Records tracked him down seven years ago and issued a CD made up of five of his six sides and four other tunes from tapes Darondo had in his closet. And now, with Listen to My Song, we finally get to hear another batch of long-lost tracks.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
08-24-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Darondo
Enter the Salsamuffinnew
From France to Colombia and back, Sergent Garcia epitomizes the mestizo paradox.
East Bay Express |
Juan Data |
08-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Roach Gigz: Bitch I'm a Playernew
Roach Gigz is a curious anomaly. The San Francisco native is a true rapper's rapper, spraying polysyllabic verses in a manner strongly reminiscent of Eminem circa "Low, Down, Dirty." Like MC Eiht or Celly Cell, he has a flair for snappy cadences. And his ability to transcend turgid subject matter with warmth and smarts recalls 2006-era Lil Wayne.
East Bay Express |
M.T. Richards |
08-24-2011 |
Reviews
Archers of Loaf on Point in Homecomingnew
Archers of Loaf were never, ever going to be confused with a “cool” band in their heyday. They were the kind of band you sat in a beanbag chair with massive cans on your ears and blared because there were better things to do than having an afterschool job.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
08-24-2011 |
Reviews
Austin Lucas Goes From Rebellion to Reflectionnew
Eight years ago, Austin Lucas was a punk unleashing a grinding hardcore cacophony. Now, his lonesome tenor wavers like a cool-night breeze showcasing his new guise as an old-fashioned country adherent.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
08-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Austin Lucas
Matisyahu Explores the Nature of the Soulnew
Rapper/singer Matisyahu and his backing band the Dub Trio recently released a concert album titled Live at Stubb's Vol. II, It's the Brooklyn songwriter's first offering since 2008's Light.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matisyahu, The Dub Trio
Glambilly Reaches a Mature Frenzied State with White BBQ Saucenew
Hans Frank feeds off criticism, crafting it into art.
San Antonio Current |
David H. Monnich |
08-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
