AltWeeklies Wire
A Broad-Ranging Hardly Strictly Bluegrassnew
The Bay Area's best music festival returns.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-29-2011 |
Concerts
The Genre Identifier of Indie Supergroup Monsters of Folk Isn't Exactly Accuratenew
There are windswept harmonies and hushed confessions aplenty, but there's also a palpable sense of trying really, really hard to achieve something that's more than just the sum of its parts.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Julie Seabaugh |
09-24-2009 |
Reviews
Bright I's: Did Conor Oberst Really Need to Make a Solo Record?new
Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst's eponymous new disc shows exactly how boring a fabulous Mexican vacation can be.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
A Weather's 'Cove' Release Seems Ill-Timednew
Granted, weather patterns and meteorologists should not be consulted before an album's release, but A Weather thrives in the gloomiest of conditions.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Conor Oberst Peers into the Magic 8-Ball and Finds the Answers in His Own Backyardnew
Cassadaga, the new album by Bright Eyes slated for release next Tuesday, is Conor Oberst's one-man journey through a thousand doors with nothing but hope on the other side.
The Reader |
Tim McMahan |
04-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
When Wild Musicians Attacknew
Ryan Adams' current tour is disaster one night, sublime wonder the next. Where does he fit in among the great meltdown artists of yore?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
06-13-2005 |
Music
The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock (Besides Sting)new
McCartney, Santana, Buffett, The Adams Family, Elton John, Johnny Rzeznik, G.E. Smith, Oberst-Carrabba, Fred Durst and Bob Weir: Meet the men who've taken irrevocable turns for the worse and learn why they're still way cooler than Sting.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
09-08-2004 |
Music
