AltWeeklies Wire
George Jones and Merle Haggard Box Sets Help Us Through Decembernew
Haggard's The Studio Recordings and Jones' She Thinks I Still Care duly honor the country greats.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
12-14-2007 |
Reviews
Son of a Preacher Mannew
Thorn's albums are grounded by gravelly blues vocals, experimenting with country, rock 'n' roll, blues and gospel.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Thorn, Long Way From Tupelo
Boxbomb Genre Jumps on Followupnew
The band's first full-length, My Obsession, finds Boxbomb looking to expand on and improve on the sounds from Golden, building from their grunge base with an ambitious span of assorted genres including country and blues.
Tags: Boxbomb, My Obsesssion
Yup, It's a Yep Roc Christmasnew
The debut Christmas compilation from Yep Roc Records successfully captures the range and fiery spirit of its label: Collecting new Christmas cuts from a dozen Yep Roc bands, Oh Santa! is alternately cranky or sentimental, thoughtful or whimsical and reverent or mischievous.
On the Avant-Garde Fringenew
The ever-challenging Robert Wyatt uses his voice in myriad ways on Comicopera.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Comicopera, Robert Wyatt
Lovely Gardennew
The drummer for The Band's latest will leave folk-music fans enthused.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dirt Farmer, Levon Helm
Blake's Blundernew
Blake Lewis is a talented beatboxer with a thin voice. So, why is he being presented as a musical jack of all trades on his debut album?
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Audio Day Dream, Blake Lewis
Elegant Minimalismnew
Music-nerd trio Antelope offer stripped-down "meditative punk."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Moment with This Moment in Black Historynew
It's easy to assume that a band name like This Moment in Black History is the work of a few trust-funded white hipster kids, tongues firmly planted in their cheeks, fishing for some desperately craved attention. They aren't.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Soda Pop Kids' Perfect Popnew
The Kids aren't a party band; the Kids are a party.
The Portland Mercury |
Viva Las Vegas |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Teen Bop Dream, The Soda Pop Kids
Skeleton Key is Machine-Madenew
Erik Sanko explains the way he (literally) sees the band's sound.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Skeleton Key
Yeasayer Blends Influencesnew
All Hour Cymbals is a direct descendant of Brian Eno and David Byrne's collaborations and stands alongside Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance's experimental work. Written in the wake of the second Bush election, it features Middle Eastern strings, African drums, complex harmonies and some very bleak lyrics.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
A Rare Treat Indeednew
The Wilsons revisit their debut, performing Dreamboat Annie live for the first time in the sequence of the original record.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dreamboat Annie DVD/CD, Heart
Three-Night Standnew
Film documents the group at Madison Square Garden on the Houses of the Holy tour.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Cult Cross-Sectionnew
Final Chapter presents the complete original record, with some grand and gritty bonus tracks.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
