AltWeeklies Wire
Son of Jazz: An Interview With Thelonious Monk IIInew
Thelonious Monk III, the son of the renowned jazz pianist, recently took part in the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz at Jim Hill High School. Moyo spoke with Monk in the Jim Hill auditorium about his father, jazz and why young people need to know more about both.
Jackson Free Press |
Thabi Moyo |
02-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thelonius Monk, III
Turning the Tidesnew
Rock stalwarts Watershed have weathered rough seas since they decided to form a band on the playground 20 years ago.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
02-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gorillas on the Busnew
Sleeptyime Gorilla Museum travel to gigs on a retrofitted 1960s Greyhound-style bus while embracing rock and roll as an art and theater event.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Quiet Riotnew
Norway's Kings of Convenience keep turning the volume down.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
02-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Birds of a Feather, Together Againnew
The Jayhawks’ Mark Olson and Gary Louris reunite for tour.
Cityview |
Michael Swanger |
02-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Deep in The Throesnew
The lyrics of Adam Stephens are as death-laden and world-weary as those of Townes Van Zandt at the same age.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Friend Indeednew
A reviewer and his best-friend band, Luna, have reached the end of their relationship. The split is amicable. It makes sense. But it's sad.
SF Weekly |
Garrett Kamps |
02-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Luna, Rendezvous
A Young R&B Star With an Old Soulnew
Rising fast on the national R&B scene, Urban Mystic hasn't let success go to his 19-year-old head just yet. He wants homies to know he's from the hood.
Miami New Times |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Block-Rocking Beatsnew
Monolithic is a word that's bandied about haphazardly in music journalism. No other word can accurately describe the voluminous presence of the keening music.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
French Via Georgianew
After a virtual absence of eight years, Madeleine Peyroux is back and climbing up the charts.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Careless Love, Madeleine Peyroux
Blood on the Tracksnew
The Blood Brothers' spastic brand of hyperkinetic hardcore continues to attract attention from industry quarters and fans alike.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
02-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Blood Brothers, Crimes
Stir It Upnew
Low breaks pace from their past with The Great Destroyer.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
02-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lifestyles of the Broke and Inebriatednew
After 7,000 gigs and 7,002 sacks of weed, Todd Snider finally arrives.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dylan Hicks |
02-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Todd Snider
Frontline Spearheads a West Coast Rap Renaissancenew
Frontline's recording, "What Is It," became an anthemic call to arms for what the upstart underdogs optimistically called the "New Bay" movement. A year and a half later, that movement is huge, and they're on top of it.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
02-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MTV, Def Jam, East Coast, grunge, Baby Jaymes, Frontline, hip-hop duo, left, Locksmith, Raphael Saadiq, Reignman, Shock G
Band of Brothersnew
All families are complicated. The Nourallah Brothers are more complicated than most. One brother, Faris, has become afraid to leave the house while the other, Salim, has gone solo.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
02-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
