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Catching Up With Margot and the Nuclear So and So'snew
Beyond malnutrition and empty pockets.
NUVO |
Josh Flynn |
06-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tweedy Softeningnew
Wilco main man really doesn't want to be as crabby as he comes across.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
06-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wilco
Budos Kudosnew
Staten Island moves beyond Afrobeat.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
06-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Budos Band
Tinsley Ellis' 'Moment'new
Blues guitarist goes back to the basics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
06-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Moment of Truth, Tinsley Ellis
Palomar Plucks Upnew
This indie-pop band has found a few ways to spruce up its sound and inject more excitement into its live set.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
06-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Palomar
Joe Reyes' One-man Bandwagonnew

Reyes finds time between his multiple musical commitments to make an excellent solo EP.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
06-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Reyes
Polyphonic Spree's Uniform Changenew
The 24-piece band looks darker but is just as cheery as ever.
New York Press |
Jason Singer |
06-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Polyphonic Spree
Whatever Feels Rightnew
Talkdemonic's drums and viola defy instrumental norms.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beat Romantic, Talkdemonic
Death and Rebirthnew
Burning Brides persevere through relationship and record-label challenges.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Burning Brides, Hang Love
Lead Charmparticle on Growing Up and Career-appropriate Eyewearnew
Learning to play without longtime collaborator Adam Wayne has taught Pamela Rooney to be a true songwriter and confident full-time frontwoman.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
06-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charmparticles
Joan Armatrading: Blues Mamanew
With her hot new album, the Brit singer-songwriter puts a fresh stamp on a classic American genre.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
06-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joan Armatrading
Battles Brings the Hot Rocknew
The quartet blasts off with Mirrored.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
06-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: battles
The Fundamentals of Fucked Upnew
This pseudonym-only hardcore band subverts punk conventions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Michael Harkin |
06-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fucked Up
Les is Morenew
Les Claypool doesn't need anyone to show him the money -- when it comes to his career, he already knows where it's at.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
06-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Les Claypool
Magic Wolf Updates Cock Rock for New Generationnew
While the trio isn't trying to intellectualize rock 'n' roll by any means, the band's not as mindless as it may pretend to be.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
06-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Magic Wolf