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Doom With Depthnew
Coady Willis and Jared Warren take time off from the Melvins to conduct some Big Business.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Melvins, big business,
Actual Proof's Still Hotter Than Julynew
(Jamla Records) On the latest project from this North Carolina hip-hop duo, Enigma and Sundown find themselves trying something larger—less spring-and-snap action and more knockout, bare-knuckle boxing.
Tags: Actual Proof
The Rosebuds' Loud Planes Fly Lownew
"Worthwhile," which closes the album, is a fittingly bittersweet farewell—and, you have to think, the quiet gatherings of a new start.
Remembering ‘El Parche’ a Year After His Deathnew
August 13 will mark the first anniversary of the death of accordion legend Esteban “Steve” Jordan.
San Antonio Current |
Pedro Villarreal |
08-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fire and Painnew
Blues-soul lady-in-waiting Kaleigh Baker makes a strong claim to the throne.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-15-2011 |
Reviews
Brain F≠'s Sleep Roughnew
What makes this debut LP a record that will instantly drill itself into the head of most any loud-rock fan is the Charlotte band's endless churning, wrought by a precise mix of mind-rattling hooks and bone-crushing riffs.
Tags: Brain F≠
Codeseven, Hopesfall Bring Ziggy's back, Bignew
The nebulous mood behind the band’s latter era work was reflected in Jenkins every move; he writhed around the stage during the industrial breakdowns of “The Devil’s Interval”
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
08-12-2011 |
Reviews
Hootie and the Blowfish keep exploringnew
With Hootie and the Blowfish no longer touring, the annual Homegrown concerts for the Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation have become significant events for fans in the Carolinas.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
08-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Evolution of a Dreamnew
Key Ingredients of African Soul release their debut album
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
08-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Troika Music Festival calls it quits after 10 yearsnew
"I'm fairly confident something will jump up in its place in the not-too-distant future," Chaz Martenstein says.
Tags: Troika Music Festival
Cults Followingnew
An 'accidental band' can barely keep up with its own success
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mega Man Celebrate 8-Bit While Calling it Quitsnew
Here’s something you may not expect from the members of synth-rock video-game cover outfit Mega Man.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
CD REVIEW: Sorry Bamba's Volume One 1970-1979new
Jazzy funk and soul from a vastly underrated Malian superstar.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
07-29-2011 |
Reviews
The Cool Kids: When Fish Ride Bicyclesnew
Cool Kids fans have been waiting three years — through two EPs and several mix tapes — for the band's debut LP, When Fish Ride Bicycles. As it turns out, it was well worth the wait.
East Bay Express |
Aaron Carnes |
07-29-2011 |
Reviews
Chacho and Brance: The Como Sessionsnew
One of the artists chosen by the upcoming Troubadour, TX docu-reality series on the CW network.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
