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Nashville Pussy Cranks Open a Good Timenew

Nashville Pussy's combination of boozy bluster, backwoods boogie, and arena-ready roar suggests a Southern-fried AC/DC, though others might hear it differently.

Charleston City Paper | Chris Parker | 05-31-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Nashville Pussy

Heather Victoria's Graffiti Diarynew

A Jamla recording artist, Victoria is a freshly minted, B.E.T.-black songstress trying to repave the bridge that R&B icon Mary J. Blige built from soul to hip-hop.

INDY Week | Eric Tullis | 05-31-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Heather Victoria

Hear Me Howling!new

Arhoolie Records looks forward by preserving the past.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Nicole Gluckstern | 05-31-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Frontera collection, Guillermo Hernandez, Antonio Cuellar, Arhoolie Records, Chris Strachwitz

Lady Gaga: Born This Waynew

Lady Gaga's new album Born This Way is neo-Nashville pablum and generally incoherent -- though I'm not sure it's fair to expect a coherent album from an artist like Gaga.

Tucson Weekly | Sean Bottai | 05-31-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Lady Gaga

Goodbye, Gil Scott-Heronnew

New York has killed the counterculture poet and singer.

NOW Magazine | Joshua Errett | 05-27-2011 | Music

Tags: Gil Scott-Heron, Pieces of a Man, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Everybody Say Yeasayernew

2010's most blogged-about band on Kanye, Brooklyn and Afro-pop.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 05-27-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Yeasayer, Afro-pop, Anand Wilder

The Inner Landscape of Laurie Antoniolinew

Singing isn't just about timbre and phrasing, it's about feeling.

East Bay Express | Andrew Gilbert | 05-27-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Laurie Antonioli

Chime Schoolnew

Sleigh Bells frontwoman Alexis Krauss rings the noise.

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 05-26-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sleigh Bells, Alexis Krauss

Global Sounds and Tastes Converge in Downtown Greensboronew

The Mosaic Festival in downtown Greensboro celebrated the multiculturalism of the city in music, art and cuisine.

YES! Weekly | Ryan Snyder | 05-26-2011 | Concerts

Minus the Bear Embraces the Audacity of Changenew

For Seattle's Minus the Bear, their soul-inspired new album Omni changed the formula and provoked the worst critical reviews of their career. But the band seems to have rediscovered an older sound on their latest recordings.

Charleston City Paper | Chris Parker | 05-25-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Minus the Bear

Locrian/Horseback: New Dominionsnew

Mean as hell, loud as your speakers will allow, New Dominions is the sound of old ideas imploding.

INDY Week | Grayson Currin | 05-25-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Locrian/Horseback

Ryan Bingham Deals With Sudden Successnew

The last year and a half has been almost dizzying for songwriter Ryan Bingham. Capitalizing on Crazy Heart's popularity, his third album, Junky Star, came out last summer.

Charleston City Paper | Andrea Warner | 05-25-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses