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Heart of Darknessnew
The Black Heart Procession digs deep to find a salve for tortured souls.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMarie Stephens |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Battle Readynew
A new disc from the Battle Royale hits you with techno fuzz from the right and unplugged pop from the left.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Carcrashlander Shares Stories From the Road and Little Poopsnew
The first release from San Francisco's Parks and Records, Carcrashlander graces the label's website alongside P&R artists' favorite parks and such eco-friendly advice as: "When boiling water, be sure to put a lid on the pot [to] save energy."
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carcrashlander
Paid by Pandoranew
How Tim Westergren built the world's smartest jukebox.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sam Devine |
01-09-2008 |
Music
The Met Gets a Virtual Outletnew
For well over half a century now, we've been able to catch live radio broadcasts from New York's renowned Metropolitan Opera. But a recent high-tech update of that process has become the buzz of the opera world -- and it could well turn out to be one its saving graces.
Charleston City Paper |
Lindsay Koob |
01-09-2008 |
Music
Mike Farris: a Uniquely Redemptive Storynew
"When I'm playing music, it's like prayer," Farris says.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mike Farris, Salvation in Lights
Assassination Tangonew
Tango Around the World's complete liner notes (in English, Spanish, and French) score a three-pointer when they correctly state that Argentina has no monopoly on the roots of tango: Cuba and, especially, Uruguay deserve a good piece of the pie.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-09-2008 |
Reviews
Art Garfunkel Knows Where He Standsnew
Although he admits he does not know what the future holds, the 66-year-old, carrot-fro'd crooner seems to realize he will never approach the pinnacle he once co-inhabited with Paul Simon from 1965 to 1970.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kurt Warner is Flying Solonew
The Lambchop frontman talks about touring on his own, egg timers and Yo La Tengo.
C-Ville Weekly |
John Ruscher |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kurt Wagner
Black Cobra Goes the Distancenew
Songwriting by mail blossoms into unrepentant metal, endless touring for the metal duo.
East Bay Express |
Dan Abbott |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Cobra
Chris Brown Amps Up His Talent With Technologynew
The artist presents himself as a disciple of Prince and Michael Jackson, and for the most part, he can justify the comparison. But you wouldn't really know that from watching a recent, nearly sold-out show in Oakland, which emphasized fancy pyrotechnics and Vegas-style chorus lines over actual singing.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-09-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: Chris Brown, concerts
Christy & Emily Create a Sparse Environmentnew
Hook-heavy yet delicately assembled, Christy Edwards' clean electric guitar is knitted with Emily Manzo's piano and keyboard work for a sound that, predictably, combines indie sensibility with classical-like piano-jogging.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Christy & Emily, Gueen's Head
I Hear Florida Singingnew
Some Florida lawmakers think it's finally time to jump into the 21st Century and get a new state song.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
01-08-2008 |
Music
Kate Nash: A Lily Allen with More Potentialnew
Nash is a phenomenal talent who seems able to imagine riffs as easily as she snaps her fingers, and she possesses a gift for pointed human observations that don't slow her narratives.
Houston Press |
Ben Westhoff |
01-08-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kate Nash, Made of Bricks
2007's Best Texas Albumsnew
Following are my picks for last year's outstanding Texas albums, more than half of which make me right proud to call Houston home.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
01-08-2008 |
Music
