AltWeeklies Wire
Fitz and the Tantrums: Pickin' Up the Piecesnew
With their 1970s throwback rock leaning heavily on R&B, soul and funk, Fitz and the Tantrums sound like the house band in a Quentin Tarantino film.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-25-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Fitz and the Tantrums
Onward Pilgrimnew
Anamanaguchi on the possibilities and limitations of chiptune music.
Orlando Weekly |
Reyan Ali |
04-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anamanaguchi, Chiptune
DJ Quik: Luvin' lifenew
West Coast rap pioneer DJ Quik returns to his roots on first new album in six years.
Chico News & Review |
Jason Cassidy |
04-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
I Was Totally Destroying It's New EP Feels Stiffnew
Preludes feels like a deliberate attempt not to make an explosive rock record but to expand demographics by showing that -- beneath that poppy Hot Topic veneer -- there's real-life indie credibility, with old U2 references, new wave nods and vocal affectations that shine back on the local indie lords, Eric Bachmann and Mac McCaughan.
Shakori Hills Continues to Grow its Festival and Raise its Communitynew
"People really come here to spend time with their friends and their family. I think that's probably the unsung part of the festival of what really brings people in." -- Jordan Puryear
Tags: music festivals, Shakori Hills
Rashida Clendening Launched Her Career in Jungle, but Found Her Voice in Soulnew
Only in the last five years did Rashida Clendening (aka Audio Angel) become one of the go-to singers for local groups like Spaceheater (recently rechristened the Evan Francis Group) and the Jazz Mafia. Before that, she was knee-deep in the jungle and drum 'n' bass scenes.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Portland's Grails are Sonic Foragersnew
Middle Eastern exotica swirls into sludgy stoner rock riffs. Desert-baked noir-scapes lift off into synth-fueled space rock. Elemental drones contrast with trip-hop beats and modern chop-shop sampling. Grails is an evolving maze.
INDY Week |
John Schacht |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grails
Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith Carries Onnew
At 75 years of age, it's hard to imagine Willie "Big Eyes" Smith being the "baby" of any group.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
California Streaming: The Best of Coachella via YouTubenew
Not that it did any good, it's easy to rationalize missing out on the Coachella Music and Arts Festival this past weekend. It was something like 98 degrees out in Indio, Calif., all the people were probably on drugs and Kings of Leon suck.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
04-21-2011 |
Music
The East Bay's Local Licksnew
This week we review Catholic Radio, Mannequin Planet, Dylan Champagne, and Curt Yagi & the People Standing Behind Me.
East Bay Express |
Staff |
04-21-2011 |
Music
The Zen of Tom Walbanknew
How Jake and Elwood pushed a young English lad toward the blues.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tom Walbank
Those Darlins Combine Girl-Group Attitude with a Garage-Rock Edgenew
Jessi Darlin is glad rock 'n' roll can still shock people.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Those Darlins, Jessi Darlin
Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan Keeps the Gaslight Burningnew
How busy is Chuck Ragan? Let me count the ways.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Off Moments are Rare in The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's Latestnew
John Hughes died a couple of years ago, but if the auteur behind Ferris Bueller, Sixteen Candles, and other definitive '80s teen flicks could have taken on the same niche in this decade, he should have commissioned The Pains of Being Pure at Heart to write his soundtracks.
East Bay Express |
Reyan Ali |
04-20-2011 |
Reviews
Tea Leaf Green Isn't Just a Bunch of Sad-Sacksnew
San Fran band Tea Leaf Green's forthcoming album Radio Tragedy!, due on June 7, encompasses their most challenging life experiences. Trevor Garrod tells the tale.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tea Leaf Green, Radio Tragedy!
