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Kimberly Cotton: Shinenew
On her debut release Shine, Kimberly Cotton is easy to label a folk songbird with an occasional Ani DiFranco edge.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Coronado |
06-20-2011 |
Reviews
Oscar Hijuelos Sings Songs of Himselfnew
Cuban Pulitzer Prize-winner tries his hand at memoir.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
06-20-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cuba, Oscar Hijuelos
Page One: Inside the New York Timesnew
Andrew Rossi's documentary Page One buffs the Grey Lady's image.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-17-2011 |
Movies
Dirty South Examines Impact of Southern Rapnew
In scores of interviews with key players — some requiring classic shoe-leather man-hunting — Westhoff pins the genre’s roots to 2 Live Crew.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Coronado |
06-17-2011 |
Nonfiction
Brian Eno's (First) Golden Yearsnew
Never did a man with so little have so much influence in the history of music.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-17-2011 |
Music
Tags: Brian Eno
Boeing's Decision to Move Has Turned Into a Legal Nightmarenew
Last week, South Carolina's top politicians gathered together to celebrate the official opening of Boeing's Dreamliner plant in North Charleston. But this week, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will conduct hearings in the city on a lawsuit filed by the National Labor Relations Board against the airline manufacturer. At issue is whether Boeing illegally retaliated against its unionized workforce in Washington state by building a second Dreamliner plant in North Charleston, a move that will create an estimated 3,800 new jobs in South Carolina.
Charleston City Paper |
Corey Hutchins |
06-17-2011 |
Business & Labor
Mr. Whiskeynew
Fionnan O'Connor wants to cultivate the blossoming whiskey renaissance in the Bay Area. But a backwards state law may prevent his dream from ever becoming reality.
East Bay Express |
Bailey Pennick |
06-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Terrence Malick's Latest Visual Epic, The Tree of Lifenew
Malick claimed the prestigious Palme d'Or with The Tree of Life, and with this effort, he's tripping along at a rate of about one film per decade.
The Black Lips Are True Entertainersnew
The Black Lips get just a little bit refined on the band's new album. Maybe. Just a little
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
06-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: black lips
Oakland's Jazz Musicians Sing the Bluesnew
Oakland jazz musicians continue battling for higher wages.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-16-2011 |
Music
Pink Flag's King of Scenenew
The Durham punk rock trio's latest EP aims for something more nuanced than thrashing, screeching rebellion -- properly, post-punk angularity.
Tags: Pink Flag
After a Decade in Prison, Man Proves His Innocence -- Only to See Inaction From Courtsnew
Elroy Phillips remains in a Kentucky prison on charges he can prove he didn't commit.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Barton |
06-16-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Man Man: Life Fantasticnew
For a band that essentially occupies a niche -- the Beefheart, Zappa, Waits niche -- Philadelphia's Man Man circumvents the easy dip into parody or novelty by making memorable, swaggering music that is somehow simultaneously indebted and unique.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
06-16-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: man man
Likes and Dislikesnew
Eateries sound off on their forays into collective buying.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
06-16-2011 |
Business & Labor
Carbon Nation: CO2 Injection Hits the Northwestnew
Carbon capture and storage. It’s magic! With a little hocus pocus gas becomes liquid. But it might be a little more like a curse than a spell, or at least it has been for a farm in Canada where ponds began to fizz and ponds began to bubble.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-16-2011 |
Environment
