AltWeeklies Wire
The Swigs: Johnson Family Valuesnew
The Swigs' impressive 2010 debut, Let It Come Down, boasted virtuoso playing, well-crafted tunes and a driving energy. But the Tucson rock trio has topped that record by going epic with this audacious sophomore release.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-19-2011 |
Reviews
James Justin Burke May Have Created a New Genrenew
Musically, James Justin & Co.'s new album Dark Country pays homage to the same classic rock, Americana, and soul styles featured on last year's Southern Son, So Far. A similar sense of backwoods nostalgia comes through as well.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Justin & Co.
Chartbreakernew
Adele turns heartbreak into record-making success.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
05-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adele
Anarcho-Klezmer Punk Partynew
San Diego's Di Nigunim carries with it a message of hope and change.
Chico News & Review |
Ken Smith |
05-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Born on the Bayounew
Grammy-winning Zydeco junkie Chubby Carrier reaches a new career high.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Love Language Delivers a Big-Hearted Soundnew
With a Phil Spector-esque wall-of-sound production quality, N.C. band the Love Language's Libraries has become an underground hit with new fans and critics chiming in along the way.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Love Language
The Funk-Tacular Guide to the 10th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festivalnew
Ill-advised MTV jokes aside, it should come as no surprise to anyone that the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has returned to its sold-out ways for the 10th year.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
05-18-2011 |
Concerts
Unleashing Carla Kihlstedtnew
Tin Hat deploys its most powerful instrument.
East Bay Express |
Andrew Gilbert |
05-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carla Kihlstedt
Giant Stepsnew
Flying Lotus has the skills and connections to become electronic music's Coltrane.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flying Lotus, Alice Coltrane
Animal Magnetismnew
Sims, Dessa, and assorted Doomtree Collective colleagues search for the soul of underground rap.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jason Isbell Rests His Casenew
Always a deeply personal writer, Jason Isbell delivers more introspective songs on Here We Rest, which continues his recent theme of yearning for understanding and home.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
05-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Garage a Trois Explore Unmarked Territorynew
What exactly is Garage a Trois? Jazz fusionists? Jam band improvisers? Moody cinematic instrumentalists? Experimental rockers? Attempts to categorize this musical supergroup are doomed to failure.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Garage a Trois, Skerik
Blessed are the Strongnew
For much-acclaimed singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, true love travels on a gravel road.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Lynne Margolis |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vic Chesnutt, Lucinda Williams
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers: Unida Cantinanew
Roger Clyne has a long-nurtured fascination with Mexico, singing plenty about the low-key party life found beachside, and peppering his Southwest rock with Spanish -- and an open invitation to join him in the escape.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
05-10-2011 |
Reviews
Irreverent Creativity From The Pork Tortanew
Good news: The Pork Torta found some baby sitters, so they're all set for their record-release party.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pork Torta
