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Rustic Routenew
Mumford & Sons take uncommercial approach to commercial success.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
06-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Marcus Mumford
Sarah Jarosz: Follow Me Downnew
Barely twenty years old, Texas-born Sarah Jarosz has such a good handle on this Americana thing, she sounds better than some folks twice her age.
East Bay Express |
Mark Keresman |
06-08-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Sarah Jarosz
The Donkeys: Born With Stripesnew
California's rich musical history gives San Diego's The Donkeys plenty to draw from, and stylistically, Born With Stripes is a sampler plate, touching on sunny pop, beach rock, slacker alternative, psychedelic jams and alt-country.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
06-08-2011 |
Reviews
Jonathan Mann, Times a Thousandnew
Berkeley's most prodigious video artist redoubles his efforts, on the eve of writing his thousandth song-a-day.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Primus Sucks Just as Much as Old Primusnew
If there are people who deny the moon landing simply because they can’t fully comprehend such an occurrence, they might as well say the same about Les Claypool’s bass playing.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
06-08-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Les Claypool, Primus
It's All About Chemistry for Primusnew
The tools of the trade may have changed, but the rock-band basics are pretty much the same for guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and his Primus bandmates.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Primus, Larry LaLonde
The Baroque Folk of Foxtails Brigadenew
How two classically-trained musicians formed a successful pop act.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Foxtails Brigade
DJ Quik: Trials and Tribulations of a West Coast Legendnew
Like most redemption stories worth telling, this one starts with the lowest point: solitary confinement in the West Valley Penitentiary, where for most of the sweltering summer of 2006 DJ Quik contemplated the cruel arc of his rise and fall.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeff Weiss |
06-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Quik
Music is the Weaponnew
Jazz luminary Ricky Sweum exits Colorado Springs on a high note.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ricky Sweum
Foreign Exchangenew
After working with Morrissey, Devo and a Beastie Boy, Mexican Institute of Sound kicks off a Colorado College, music series.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
06-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kate Bush: Director's Cutnew
For her first release in six years, the reclusive English art-rock genius has re-recorded 11 songs drawn from her albums The Sensual World (1989) and The Red Shoes (1993).
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-02-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Kate Bush
Same As It Ever Was Embrace the Music of the Talking Headsnew
When Curtis Gergen put Same As It Ever Was together, he didn't want to have anything to do with fronting a lousy cover band. He wanted to respectfully and wholeheartedly have a blast playing the unique music of the Talking Heads.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Talking Heads, Same As It Ever Was
A Long-Buried Release, Possible Beach Boys Reunion Give Reasons to Smilenew
The Beach Boys are on the verge of two historic milestones: a potential 50th anniversary reunion and the definitive release of the Smile recordings, the creative work said to be the tipping point for the band’s creative differences.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
06-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Glowing Neon Indiannew
Alan Palomo brings his glo-fi act to Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lykke Li: Wounded Rhymesnew
In reuniting with producer Bjorn Ytlling (of Peter, Bjorn and John), Lykke Li has taken a page from The Raveonettes by embracing the moxie, attitude, and survival instinct defined by the girl-group sound of the Sixties.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
05-31-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bjorn Ytlling, Lykke Li
