AltWeeklies Wire
Nothing is Saakred: Introducing enigmatic Melissa Ruizesparza Rodrigueznew
Even though the annual shadow cast by SXSW has receded, it often seems like San Antonio's musicians labor in the perennial penumbra of Austin's music scene.
San Antonio Current |
Jeffrey Wright |
04-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lost in the Trees' A Church That Fits Our Needsnew
If you've come to get your heartstrings tugged, you won't be disappointed.
Islands: A Sleep and a Forgetting (Anti-)new
Only a heartless pustule or jaundiced cynic would actively cheer for heartbreak. Still, the history of popular music teaches that albums inspired by heartbreak are often a prickly sort of brilliant.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
04-02-2012 |
Reviews
Soul mongrelsnew
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound try to break your heart
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kansas City's Hip-hop Wants a Piece of Hot 103new
Jaz Brewer has engineered albums for some of the biggest names in Kansas City rap. Some songs that Brewer has produced have made it to the city's only commercial hip-hop station. The vast majority, however, have not, and it's not because they aren't up-to-par productionwise.
The Intimate Confessions of Tegan and Saranew
The Quin sisters charm, mope and brood their way through the album, calculating each emotional ebb and flow to manipulate their romantic interests.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
MC Slug Drops the Introspection on Atmosphere's Latestnew
Without the bangers or the confessionals, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold doesn't have an immediate payoff. But give it time: There's lots to like in the duo's different yet still considered and craft-conscious work.
Washington City Paper |
Ben Westhoff |
04-24-2008 |
Reviews
The Port Huron Statement's Straight-Up Indie Rocknew
It's fitting that Man of the Match opens with a brief instrumental that recalls "Auld Lang Syne." To these straying ears, the invocation is a welcome to genre: "Hello, indie rock, my old friend. It's been awhile."
'Love and Circuits' Captures America's Current Musical Undergroundnew
Cardboard Records founders Dan Friel and BJ Warshaw explain the comp in no humble terms: a representation of "the current underground scene as a whole." And it's a fair approximation, at least within the bounds of white twentysomethings' fickle tastes.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
04-15-2008 |
Reviews
Blitzen Trapper Keeps It Shortnew
Brevity is a strong suit for the frontman of this Portland band.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
White Denim's in Fashionnew
Austin buzz band makes unlikely leap from Airstream to mainstream.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
04-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Amy Millan Goes Solo
Amy Millan, the elfish voice behind Stars and collaborator with Broken Social Scene, worked for three years on her debut solo album -- surprisingly, Honey From the Tombs is the furthest thing from indie rock.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
10-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tastes Like Teen Spiritnew
When Stefan Pruett and John O'Keefe started a band last summer, the notion seemed like a total joke to them. Except they didn't expect the real punch line: success.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Moving Unitsnew
Dealership's third album presents largely writ tales of good versus evil, love gone wrong, hostages and spies, all played with a simple, almost childlike pop feel. This is fabulous music, with the emphasis on fable.
SF Weekly |
Dan Strachota |
09-10-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Some Bands Are Bigger Than Othersnew
Bret Tobias, frontman of Philadelphia indie-pop band the Bigger Lovers, reveals in an interview that, despite critical praise, the band has had trouble growing beyond its fan base of "11 power-pop nerds who have embraced us."
Columbus Alive |
Chip Midnight |
06-10-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
