AltWeeklies Wire
Ben Harper Sharpens Focus on 'Lifeline'new
The group occasionally slips into derivative territory, Beggars Banquet-era Stones in particular, but strong solo material saves Lifeline near the end.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
08-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tusks Emerge From Ashes of Ontario Indie Iconsnew
With members from Wooden Stars and Kepler, the Toronto quartet's sound is an addictive combination of driving, locked-in drums, textured cymbal fills, restrained vocals and spectacular, pristine guitar tones.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
08-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tusks
Talib Kweli's Best Album Since 'Reflection Eternal'new
Now that Ear Drum is out, Quality and The Beautiful Struggle can be contextualized as signposts along Kweli's awkward road from respected MC to total artist.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
08-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Talib Kweli, Ear Drum
Metal in Montrealnew
When the underground metal scene first reared its acne-infested head with a windswept mop on top, Montreal was a top contender for metal supremacy. Sunday's concert brings it all back home.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
08-30-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Metal Made in Quebec, concerts
Feist Rocks Brooklynnew
Singer Feist headlines a sold out concert at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool.
New York Press |
Jonny-Leather |
08-30-2007 |
Concerts
Mark Olson is Kind of a Bummernew
This debut solo album reflects on the former Jayhawks frontman’s divorce from singer-songwriter Victoria Williams, with whom he spent the late ’90s and early ’00s making records as the Creekdippers.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mark Olson, The Salvation Blues
Bread and Roses Hooked On Sea Shantiesnew
Veteran ska rockers evolve into a nebulous roots band.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Sands |
08-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bread and Roses, Deep River Day
Against Me! Make Major Label Debut With Neo-Punknew
The quartet from Gainesville, Fla., sound more defiantly punk -- perhaps more stereotypically punk -- even as they reach out to the rock mainstream.
Boston Phoenix |
Franklin Soults |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Against Me!, New Wave
'None Shall Pass' is All About the Deliverynew
Sometimes you don’t have one goddamn clue what misanthropic underground hip-hop king Aesop Rock is talking about. But most of the time you want to rewind and figure it out.
Boston Phoenix |
Richard Beck |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
Twila Paris: Musical Praisenew
The contemporary Christian superstar has 19 albums under her belt -- but this time out she found the way to move forward was to go back.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
08-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Twila Paris
Bethany Dillon Has a Fresh New Soundnew
If you like soft-rock with great vocals, I highly recommend Waking Up.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCrackern III |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bethany Dillon, Waking Up
The Pietasters Merge Ska and Soulnew
All Day is, for the most a part, an enjoyable album, chock full of ripe and seasoned vocals, rhythms and beats.
Metro Spirit |
Kaylor Maddox |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: All Day, The Pietasters
How Seriously Can You Take Dethlok?new
Dethalbum is fifteen tracks of Viking metal brutality, influenced by everyone from Saxon to Celtic Frost.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Keep Up With 'Colors' If You Cannew
Between the Buried and Me are undoubtedly today's King Crimson, creating some of the 21st century's most forward-thinking music.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Between the Buried and Me, Colors
The Title Sums it Up -- The Disc is Big and Dirtynew
I'll eat a bowl of my own hair if you can find a thrashier, heavier, more sardonic metalcore release this year.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Every Time I Die, The Big Dirty
