AltWeeklies Wire
Queen of Funk Sharon Jones Takes Her Thronenew
Who needs three women when you have one Sharon Jones?
San Diego CityBeat |
Justin Roberts |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Hidden Gemnew
A walk through San Diego jazz history with tenor saxophone legend Daniel Jackson.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Police Statenew
The legendary trio mucks things up at San Antonio show, but also offers hints of old greatness.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
11-28-2007 |
Concerts
Ill Communication Goes Beyond the Beatsnew
On a drizzly November afternoon in the Alamo City, a handful of local and national hip-hop enthusiasts gathered with community members for a two-day conference to explore the music's dichotomies.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
11-28-2007 |
Music
Tags: Ill Communication
The Reign of Cool Nutz Isn't Over Yetnew
In 1997, Cool Nutz released Harsh Game for the People, a funky, slang-infused cruise through the streets of pre-gentrification Northeast that's widely considered the first classic Portland hip-hop record (he's released nearly 10 since).
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cool Nutz
In the Cloudsnew
Youthful exuberance shines through on every song.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Clay Duda |
11-28-2007 |
Reviews
Bulging at the Seamsnew
The two-CD soundtrack to Todd Haynes' stylistic new Bob Dylan pic I'm Not There features 33 covers by no fewer than 25 artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
11-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Various Artists
It's Business Timenew
British Sea Power gets right down to business on Krankenhaus?.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
11-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: British Sea Power, Krankenhaus?
Paint a Picturenew
Alive 2007, which documents Daft Punk's sell-out tour last summer, illustrates the possibilities and problems of capturing live dance-music sets on CD.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
11-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alive 2007, Daft Punk
The Haunted House of Rocknew
Midsize hole lingers in the heart of the scene.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Amber North |
11-28-2007 |
Music
DJ Drama, American Gangstanew
The world's most infamous DJ is back in the mix.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Drama
Former Bella Fayes Frontman Lael Alderman Goes Solonew
Of Birds saunters through a number of genres -- New Wave, indie-pop, British-invasion balladry -- all of which are led by Alderman's confident, malleable vocals (equally capable of Britt Daniel falsetto, Pete Yorn warble or Julian Casablancas hesitant aggression).
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Living Proof Debuts with Positive Hip-hopnew
And at its delirious, beat-mixing, Northwest-pimping best, Living Proof emerges as a tumbling young outfit on the verge of big things.
Willamette Week |
Stephen Marc Beaudoin |
11-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Living Proof, Roots to Branches
Creech Holler Twist the Murky Music of the Delta & the Appalachiansnew
The Tennessee/Carolina trio plays blood-soaked country blues and reverberations.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chris Watson Finds Music in the Belly of the Beastnew
The sounds one hears on Watson's solo releases are a far cry from the ubiquitous whale song CDs that clog new age bins.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matt Sussman |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Storm, Chris Watson
