AltWeeklies Wire
The Citizens Band Wants You to Know that 'The Panic Is On'new
Addressing hot button issues through song, dance and aerial ballet.
New York Press |
Maggie Serota |
11-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Citizens Band
The House That the Bowery Boys Builtnew
The New York City promoters double down with two new venues as they continue to expand to compete with the mega-corporations.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
11-21-2007 |
Music
Megan Reilly Rings a Southern Bellnew
Her soulful folk lacks the cynical edge of many other singer-songwriters.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Megan Reilly
The Bird and the Bee is Lounge Music Without the Kitschnew
Greg Kurstin and Inara George don't need irony to make their sound work.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bird and the Bee
Brand Nubian Keeps Hip-Hop's Golden Age Alivenew
The good news is that Brand Nubian is back, with all three original emcees -- Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar -- currently doing select dates in support of their recently released (albeit long-shelved, decade-old) album, Time's Runnin' Out.
New York Press |
Billy Jam |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brand Nubian, Time's Runnin' Out
Mum's the Wordnew
The members of the Icelandic pop troupe don't like intellectualizing their music, they just want to have a good time performing it.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mum
Give Me Your Uglynew
Sufjan Stevens continues to celebrate the downtrodden and disgusting with The BQE at BAM.
New York Press |
Gerry Visco |
11-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sufjan Stevens
Duran Duran's Bon Ambitionnew
The band never seems to tire of insults and keeps coming back for more (money that is).
New York Press |
Crispin Kott |
11-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Duran Duran, Red Carpet Massacre
African and European Sounds Mix on Zap Mama's Latestnew
The music the band makes draws from various influences without necessarily adhering to a single style, and each tune surprises the listener.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Liz Tormes is Ready for the 'Limelight'new
Her brooding songs, mostly ruminations on breakups, are layered in whistling, half-countrified guitars, enigmatic language and her chameleonic voice: wispy and filled with longing, then deep and round, then husky and pained.
New York Press |
Jonathan Vatner |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Limelight, Liz Tormes
Monotonix Has Chutzpahnew
Get ready to drink from the band's dirty, sweaty boot.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monotonix
Architecture in Helsinki Strengthens its Long-distance Relationshipsnew
Though a sense of place has lately provided the single greatest source of inspiration for singer Cameron Bird, the thousands of miles and oceans separating his band mates and him have only fortified their musical ties.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Who Exactly is Listening to Of Montreal?new
There remains nothing likable about a fancy boy who's so sensitive that his life gets muddled by marriage and fatherhood. Pained self-obsession, however, looks good on frontman Kevin Barnes.
New York Press |
J. R. Taylor |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Les Savy Fav's Controlled Chaosnew
Frontman Tim Harrington is a gentle giant and a mad shaman of a faithful rock tribe.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Les Savy Fav, Let's Stay Friends
James Chapman Never Loses His Sense of Directionnew
The England native fuses pop songwriting and electronica.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: maps, James Chapman
