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Junior Boys: It's All Truenew
It's easy to underestimate the pleasures of an album like It's All True, which is content to just hang out doing its thing, trying not to bother anybody. "Kick the Can," for instance, chugs along like the theme to a lost Atari game.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-22-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Junior Boys
A Mission to Rocknew
Nashville Pussy brings its female-empowered orgy of music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nashville Pussy
Combo Westside: Full Bloomnew
It's hard to imagine a place where elements of Latin, reggae, ska and smooth jazz peacefully coexist with covers of "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Bang Bang" (Cher), but that's exactly what Combo Westside has managed to pull off on its debut CD. Throw in some revisionist disco, and you'll find yourself asking: Who are these guys?
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
09-17-2011 |
Reviews
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
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
Serving the Peoplenew
Handsome Furs broadens its horizons.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: handsome furs
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
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
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
Out With the Oldnew
HAIRSPRAYFIREANDGIRLS is an entirely new adventure for these Tucson music veterans.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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,
Evolution of a Dreamnew
Key Ingredients of African Soul release their debut album
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
08-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cults Followingnew
An 'accidental band' can barely keep up with its own success
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Christina Perri: Lovestrong.new
The theme of singer Christina Perri's full-length debut album is clear from its first lyrics.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-20-2011 |
Reviews
