AltWeeklies Wire
J.B. Beverley and His Country Journeynew
J.B. Beverley certainly lacks that studio cliche. Sure, some of his songs involve a broken heart. Those songs aren't about the woman that broke his heart, though. They are about the experience he gained through each of those stepping stones on his journey.
Metro Spirit |
Brett P. Hall |
03-20-2009 |
Reviews
The Dream Is a Hit Machinenew
Thank goodness for The Dream's (nee Terius Nash) ability to write and produce some of the most hypnotic smashes ever known to mainstream radio.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
03-20-2009 |
Reviews
Laugh-Innew
She may be a failed stand-up comedian, but Jennifer Daniels is anything but when it comes to writing and performing songs.
Metro Spirit |
Amy Christian |
05-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: music, Georgia, guitar, singer, musician, augusta, girl, Evans, Jennifer Daniels, songwriter, Summer Filled Sky, woman
Bubbly Girlnew
Colbie Caillat seems more like your sister than a singing sensation. The sunny, down-to-earth demeanor reflected in her music shines through the phone line across the Atlantic.
For Caillat, she says hasn’t really experienced the “celebrity” aspect of musicianship, and fame is still relatively new to her.
“I’m not used to it, for the most part.” And, like any true artist, she is dedicated to her craft and doesn’t concern herself with the spotlight. “I’m always touring.”
Metro Spirit |
Alice Wynn |
04-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: digital, acoustic, MySpace, singer-songwriter, bubbly girl, chanteuse, CoCo, Colbie Caillat, Fleetwood Mac, hit, kan caillat, rumors
Murder by Deathnew
By the light of the moon…I’m comin’ home.
Howlin’ all the way…I’m comin’ home. - So begins Red of Tooth and Claw, the latest neo-noir/Peckinpah-soaked/ baroque spaghetti western mini-epic from Indiana’s Murder by Death. Though I feel compelled to admit that I swiped this thing from my editor’s desk primarily due to my all-too-obvious affection for the 1976 murder mystery farce (starring Peter Sellers and Maggie Smith, among others) of the same name, I was nearly as enthused regarding the subtle buzz that the group has been generating since early in the decade as a surprisingly literary alt-country goth outfit. Seriously… think REALLY-early-Bad Seeds Nick Cave in a head-hanging contest with the entirety of the Cure in a frontier-boom saloon. And Tom Waits slumps in the corner, drunkenly lighting a cigar with his own kerosene-soaked pinkie.
Metro Spirit |
Jason Sumerau |
04-27-2008 |
Reviews
Secret Lives of the Freemasons Get Radio-Readynew
The band has a unique sound that blends punk, alternative and contemporary rock into a different sound.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
'Definitions' Leads to an Epihanynew
Actually, it wasn't so much an epiphany as it was my being force-fed a putrid, bile-coated trifecta of three great big pulsating blisters on the instep of American culture -- the King Ghidora of Americana, if you will.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Definitions, Farewell to Freeway
In Like with 'I Love You, You're Awful'new
Except for the occasional awkward moments on the opening track when the lead singer's vocals remind me of Weird Al Yankovic (no offense, Al), I quite enjoy a fair amount of Ludo's You're Awful, I Love You.
Metro Spirit |
Dwight Bemisderfer |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: I Love You, You're Awful, Ludo
'The Hopeful and Unafraid' Kicks off Strongnew
This starts off with an inspired mini-opus that, upon first listen, reminded me of a cross between Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run closer, "Jungleland," and The Who's Who's Next opener, "Baba O'Riley"; though it's really nothing like either of those songs, if that makes any sense. Yeah, I didn't think it would!
Metro Spirit |
Dwight Bemisderfer |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Bronze Radio Return: Tamenew
OK, so I'm going to be completely, enema-minus-the-lube, brutally honest here. After skimming over the press kit I received along with Bronze Radio Return's new eponymous five-song EP, I very seriously entertained the thought of not even listening to the album.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Bronze Radio Return
Marty Stuart Revisits Augustanew
He's looking forward to seeing the Imperial, JB's statue and the Easter finery along Broad Street.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Marty Stuart
Idol Chatternew
American Idol runner-up Bo Bice graces the Columbia County Amphitheater at the opening of the Music Evolution Series.
Metro Spirit |
Tiki Wilson |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bo Bice
Pelican: Streamlined, but Still Expandingnew
It goes without saying that the evolution of sound, style, and substance (abuse) is typically more difficult to track when it comes to certain artists.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pelican
'The Special' Arrivesnew
The Mitch Marcus Quintet has a special blend of progressive and futuristic jazz music.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mitch Marcus Quintet, The Special
'Southern Exposure' Revisits Jazz Standardsnew
Dorothy Doring is a new musical artist with an individual sound.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dorothy Doring, Southern Exposure