AltWeeklies Wire
Rodrigo y Gabriela: Live in Francenew
The Mexican guitar duo's third live album is raw energy at play.
San Antonio Current |
David H. Monnich |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
CD Review: Amy LaVere's Stranger Menew
Singer Amy LaVere releases third studio effort full of songs about frustration and emotional solitude.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
John Butler Trio brings forth music with a messagenew
The music of John Butler Trio is roots-based, song-driven music with a message.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
07-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Grieves: Together/Apartnew
Grieves will catch flack for sounding like emo-hip-hop duo Atmosphere.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Shudder Islandnew
Peter Baldwin’s exotic soul mutates into tour-guide affability on debut record.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
07-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bon Iver's Long Wagernew
From his influences to his collaborators, former Raleigh musician Justin Vernon has taken a steady approach to his career -- and won.
YES! Weekly does the Big Easynew
Party bands blare out of the Bourbon Street tourist traps practically around the clock.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
My Dad is Dead bids a redemptive farewellnew
Early indie rock misanthrope My Dad is Dead ends its 25-plus-year run this weekend.
Tags: My Dad is Dead
Bricktop: Broken Bottles and Suicide Throttles (Bulldog)new
You don't expect in this day and age for an aggressive, real punk-rock record to leave you humming along after it stops, but this outfit's sophomore release does just that -- which is a testament to Bricktop's insistent musicality and the catchiness of their shout-along vocals.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bricktop
Cramp Your Stylenew
Steel City native Jim Chandler revisits the scene of the crime with Twin Guns.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jungle Jim Chandler, Twin Guns
American Nomadnew
Swimming the distance with These United States frontman Jesse Elliott.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
07-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stop Making Centsnew
Spotify's stateside launch offers music-lovers 15 million free tracks, but at whose expense?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-28-2011 |
Music
Amy Winehouse’s Death Should Take Us to Her Musicnew
“Reality is a crutch for people who can’t cope with drugs,” Lily Tomlin once said. Amy Winehouse couldn’t cope.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-27-2011 |
Music
Tags: Amy Winehouse
Futuristic Reggae-Rocknew
Coming from a rock background, drummer Tommy Benedetti eventually expanded his own musical horizons as a young musician. It's an attitude shared by his mates in the reggae/rock/electronica band John Brown's Body.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Brown's Body
Inglorious Blasternew
Dave Alvin keeps an American music legacy alive.
Colorado Springs Independent |
L. Kent Wolgamott |
07-26-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
