AltWeeklies Wire
Foreign Filmsnew
After earning fans in Europe, The Films look to win over their own countrymen.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pete Freedman |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Films
What to Do When You're Stranded in Chicago for a Week with Man Mannew
Judging by the genre-defying, increasingly manic music that has materialized before me during one sleepless week in the Windy City, Man Man won't be disbanding anytime soon.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Parks |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Man Man
Are You Alrightnew
Lucinda Williams' new album West captures her life and songwriting at their high and low points.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lucinda Williams, West
Looking for the Resurrectionnew
Trumpeter and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra founder Irvin Mayfield lost his father -- but found a new purpose -- in Katrina's floodwaters.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
West By Southwestnew
The eclectic desert collective Calexico draws from indie-rock and the barren Southwest landscapes to produce music that has made it into sound tracks to films like Committed and Bob Dylan's biopic I'm Not There.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Calexico
Green Partynew
Sax player Tim Green will pop up on many New Orleans Jazz Fest stages, although his name never appears on any of the billings.
Gambit |
Sam Winston |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mental Notesnew
An interview with avant-garde jazz saxophonist and educator Edward "Kidd" Jordan, who will perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Gambit |
David Kunian |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kidd Jordan
DJ Konsept: Showin' Upnew
Edwin Morales knows how to start a party, even when smelly potatoes are involved.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Konsept
Apostle of Hustle: A Whole New Scenenew
Head Hustler Andrew Whiteman, a guitarist/vocalist who's also a member of the acclaimed Broken Social Scene collective, is irritated by allusions to Cuba that keep popping up in critics' responses to his album.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Apostle of Hustle
George Clinton: The Master of Funknew
Part musical genius, part social commentator and several parts showman, Clinton is still very much in the game.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: George Clinton
Shock Lacks Awe: Timbaland Disappointsnew
Timbaland 2007 is a different breed -- these days his beats are more aggressive and intrusive.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Timbaland
What's Up With Lady Te?new
Seventeen-year-old rapper Terra "Lady Te" Twymon might be the Motor City's most lucrative export since that white kid from 8 Mile.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dirty South Joe |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lady Te
Electric Borrower: Is David Vandervelde T. Rex?new
Vandervelde's recent claims -- "I don't even own a T. Rex album ... or anything by Bowie" are curious.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Joshua Valocchi |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Vandervelde
A Modern Way of Livingnew
The Exies hit the road ahead of their third album.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
04-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Exies
Gospel's Dixie Hummingbirds Celebrate 79th Anniversarynew
There've been some personnel changes over the years since James B. Davis founded the group in 1928.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
04-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dixie Hummingbirds
