AltWeeklies Wire
Sugarland Launches CMT's Change for Change Tournew
The Georgia-based country/pop band is touring to raise money for Shalom Foundation, which helps fund school houses and infrastructure development in rural Guatemala.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sugarland
Music Farm of S.C. Gets New Ownersnew
The rumor floating around town that the famous, and at times, infamous, downtown venue has been sold is true. John Ellison and Marshall Lowe plan to overhaul the site physically and continue with bands there as soon as possible.
Charleston City Paper |
Julie Hallman |
09-27-2007 |
Music
Beirut's Zach Condon Loves Brassnew
He recently had tattoos of French horns stamped onto his wrists, an action typical of his tendency to do things full bore.
SF Weekly |
Ben Westoff |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beirut, The Flying Club Cup
Vicious Vicious Breaks Hearts on 'Parade'new
The third release by this sweet-and-vicious side project, in which Appelwick seduces with wingmen Adrian Suarez (on bass) and Heath Henjum (on drums), makes no promises about what will happen when the sun rises and last night's glitter gets swept into the dustbin.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: parade, Vicious Vicious
Venerable Recording Studio Third Ear Closesnew
The studio's building was sold and is scheduled for demolition. So far, an affordable new locale hasn't been found, and as musicians increasingly using home studios, the economics of the recording business are grim.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
09-27-2007 |
Music
Playing Music with Hands, From the Heartnew
Sitar master Shahid Parvez gives insight into tradition and explains the need for music to make a spiritual connection for both performer and listener.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Samir Shukla |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shahid Parvez
On with the Shownew
The difference between the studio and live experience is evident when watching The Flaming Lips. They work on their stage show nonstop, always making improvements. Keeping their fans constantly guessing and always excited is clearly most important to this non-mainstream band.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Flaming Lips
Rey Norteño Makes Theme Song for N.C. Immigrantsnew
"Raleigh," the title track from Rey Norteño's 2006 debut, earned the band national airplay on Mexican regional radio stations such as the local 96.9 FM La Ley.
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rey Norteño
Animal Collective: The Gateway Drug to Experimental Musicnew
Over five albums, they've developed a strident sonic approach, using noise, sustained tones, short, iterative samples, delirious tribal drumming and sing-to-the-sky harmonies to make points of skewing pop on a slow-burn pyre.
Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
Charlie Haden & Hank Jones Meet at the Beginningnew
In 1995, after long careers, they gathered in the studio as a duet, recording Steal Away. Jones was pushing 80 and Haden nearing 60.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
DJ JD Sampson Puts Her Spin on Pridenew
A member of Le Tigre, a DJ called JD, a multi-media artist and a pin-up model, Samson is constantly in some mix.
INDY Week |
Rebekah Meek |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: JD Sampson
John Lee Hooker Jr. Walks His Own Pathnew
According to junior, if he tried to fill his father's shoes, he'd get cramps trying to take one step.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold as Ice, John Lee Hooker Jr.
Bob Log III is Left to His Own Devicesnew
Log's first band, Doo Rag, earned weird-cred touring with Ween, and he's currently supporting fringe-hippie favorites Akron/Family -- while tracks like "Boob Scotch" may seem a bit lowbrow, we're taking it as a sign that Log would rather people focus on the fact that, among other things, he's playing drums with his fucking feet, people.
Dig Boston |
Ben Sisto |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Log III
James Chapman Never Loses His Sense of Directionnew
The England native fuses pop songwriting and electronica.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: maps, James Chapman
Will Sheff's Waters Run Deepnew
The singer of Okkervil River pens lyrics that can only come from the mind of a man who spends considerable time in the company of classic authors and dead poets.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Okkervil River
