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Say Revenge!: Rough Night, Sugar?new
The debut album by Say Revenge! walks a fine line. On the one hand, it's everything expected from a throwback Saytown rock band.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
09-28-2011 |
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Dark Water Rising's Native American heritage is an inspiration, not a limitationnew
"Working together, going the extra mile; we have that in our community, no doubt, but through our music we're trying to spread that message to everyone."
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
09-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Neon Indian: Era Extrañanew
With his sophomore effort, Alan Palomo triumphs as he abandons the whimsical cartoonish squeals of Psychic Chasms for the pop catharsis of Era Extraña.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Anne Salinas |
09-28-2011 |
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Wilco: The Whole Lovenew
Who needs magicians pulling rabbits from hats when Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy can perform the same trick using either his head or his ass?
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
09-28-2011 |
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Martin Sexton Keeps It Simplenew
If music's a tonic for our daily drudgery and everyday frustrations, then Martin Sexton's the vermouth.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
09-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Nevermind, 20 Years Laternew
On September 24, 1991, DGC Records released a modest pressing of 40,000 copies of Nevermind. By January 1992, Nirvana was the biggest band in the world.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-23-2011 |
Music
Hip Hop Unpluggednew
Sunspot Jonz of the Living Legends hip hop crew talks about the current state of "conscious" hip hop.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuñiga-West |
09-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wandas Never Ceasenew
Boston's 'best live band' takes stage sound to the studio
Colorado Springs Independent |
L. Kent Wolgamott |
09-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1new
Unless you happen to be a musician or a very perceptive listener, it's often tough to distinguish exceptional jazz from the merely satisfactory.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
09-22-2011 |
Reviews
Scott H. Biram Doesn't Like Gadgetsnew
Playing on antiquated six-strings, amps, and wired-up stompboxes, Scott Biram's been rockin' hard on his own punkish blend of traditional blues, old-school country, and zydeco for more than a decade.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Twisted Mistersnew
The Peculiar Pretzelmen explore the arcane art of carnival chaos.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
09-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Junior Boys: It's All Truenew
It's easy to underestimate the pleasures of an album like It's All True, which is content to just hang out doing its thing, trying not to bother anybody. "Kick the Can," for instance, chugs along like the theme to a lost Atari game.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-22-2011 |
Reviews
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Opeth: Heritagenew
For being one of the world's foremost death metal bands, Sweden's Opeth sure are good at making non-death metal albums.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
09-21-2011 |
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Jimi Hendrix: Hendrix in the Westnew
The fourth wave of remixed Hendrix releases continues with this album of 1969-1970 live performances first released posthumously in 1972.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-21-2011 |
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Megafaun Continues to Reinvent Itselfnew
The release of Megafaun's new album—their most traditional yet—is the perfect chance to get behind the conceptual encrustation and find out what they really care about.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
09-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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