AltWeeklies Wire
Naim Amor: Dansonsnew
Naim Amor's signature French-and-English mix of jazz, pop and rock shifts toward the tropical on his latest album, a 12-song set that conjures a long afternoon of breezy tranquility.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
03-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Naim Amor
Q & A With Latin Alternative Pop Superstar Juanesnew
Latin alternative pop superstar Juanes presents his new album in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
A More Enterprising Foreign Legionnew
Prozack Turner and Marc Stretch grew up, but they're still full time B-Boys.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Worlds Apartnew
South by Southwest speakers offer mixed messages.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-25-2011 |
Music
Tags: SXSW
The Joy Formidable Leads an Aggressive, Artful Britpop packnew
A debut as assured and confident as The Big Roar is a sure sign of better things to come -- Britpop, shoegaze, revivalism or whatever.
INDY Week |
David Raposa |
03-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
O Pixies, Where Art Thou?new
Packway Handle Band steers its banjos and mandolins in new directions.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nick Chambers |
03-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sharon Van Etten: Epicnew
Heartbreak can make prisoners of songwriters, trapping them in a whirlpool of doubt and misery. And whatever good intentions or poetic talent that existed at a song's inception can get swept away as the hard edges of truth are worn down by self-pity.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
03-25-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Sharon Van Etten
Exene's Brave New Worldnew
Punk godmother Exene Cervenka releases a country album and predicts the return of “real” rebellion.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Soft-Rock Apocalypsenew
Don't let Dan Bejar's pop textures distract you from his aggressive lyrics.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dan Bejar
Lightfoot Kicks Off Tour With Two Sets of Humility, Tenacitynew
No one familiar with Gordon Lightfoot would expect the legendary Canadian songwriter to ever ham it up on stage, particularly not while eulogizing his friend and lead guitarist of 40 years.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
03-24-2011 |
Reviews
SXSW's Brave New Worldnew
Now in its 25th year, music's most inspired festival keeps getting bigger and better.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-24-2011 |
Music
Tags: South By Southwest, SXSW
Guitar Heronew
Helmet helmsman Page Hamilton still rocks, even if he has gone more than a bit Hollywood.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
03-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Page Hamilton
Sharon Jones Draws From the Best of Soulnew
No-nonsense vocalist and bandleader Sharon Jones comes across as sassy and cheerful. She sounds surprisingly energetic, considering how much time and effort she's put into promoting her latest studio album, I Learned the Hard Way.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wye Oak: Civiliannew
With their third album, the Baltimore-based team of vocalist and guitarist Jenn Wasner and drummer-keyboards player Andy Stack creates a dramatic dynamic, challenging the conventions of folk rock.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-22-2011 |
Reviews
Insane Clown Posse: Exclusive Interviewnew
Down (and out) with the Clown.
L.A. Weekly |
Gustavo Turner |
03-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
