AltWeeklies Wire
Abigail Henderson Fights Cancer and Rallies Musicians for Health Carenew
Stage III inflammatory breast cancer, to put it bluntly, fucks shit up. But as far as Henderson and her friends are concerned, it is not going to stop the rock.
Jolie Holland Conjures the Supernatural with 'The Living and the Dead'new
There's something slightly otherworldly about Jolie Holland. And it's not just the rhythmic swing and tonal lilt of her voice, and such lyrics as "Nobody likes a spook / Or so I've deduced / But I've loved some ghosts in my time."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Uh Huh Her Unapologetically Polishes its Actnew
Had duo Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey given the prospect of fame serious consideration when forming Uh Huh Her, they would have picked a more original name for their electro-pop outfit.
The Georgia Straight |
Jenny Charlesworth |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lack of Diversions Led Castanets to Sonic Leapnew
The fourth Castanets CD, City of Refuge, was recorded during a monthlong stint in Overton, Nevada. Paradoxically, singer-guitarist Ray Raposa found that the area's lack of stimulating diversions led to a creative leap.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Marnie Stern Insists She's No Guitar Virtuosonew
Though she'll never admit it, the Brooklyn-based musician totally shreds on guitar, as evidenced on her latest opus, This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Buddy Guy is Still as Potent as Evernew
At 72, this blues-rock legend has come a long way since his threadbare childhood, which he spent in a plantation shack with no running water and no electricity.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Arlo Guthrie Still Runs on People Powernew
Spinning tales, singing songs, making us a laugh and giving us hope has been Guthrie's living and his way of life since the '60s.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Armstrong |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arlo Guthrie, folk music
A Depressing Trip Back To 'Berlin' With Lou Reednew
Lou Reed revisits the most depressing album ever, with slightly disappointing results.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mark Hamilton |
11-10-2008 |
Reviews
Pianist Michiel Braam Drafts Chicagoans into His Long-Running 'Anti-Orchestra'new
On Friday his long-running large group, Bik Bent Braam will play music from its gloriously rambunctious new album, Extremen, but with one big twist: Braam will fill out the roster of 13 musicians with ten local improvisers -- the first time he's ever performed the band's repertoire with anyone but the musicians for whom he wrote it.
Chicago Reader |
Neil Tesser |
11-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Calexico Takes Its Music South of the States and Across the Pondnew
While the Bush administration spent most of the last decade tarnishing America's reputation on the global stage and building fences along our border with Mexico, Tucson's Calexico did the opposite.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
11-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Calexico, Carried to Dust
Brit Cult Fave Holly Golightly Tries it Twangynew
By her own admission, Holly Golightly isn't overly familiar with country music. But that hasn't kept her from affecting a twang and recording Dirt Don't Hurt, a rootsy album of hayseed duets with her partner in musical crime, Lawyer Dave.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
11-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Nightwatchman Gives Tom Morello an Activist Outletnew
As much as Tom Morello enjoyed his stint with Audioslave, the post-Rage Against the Machine band he founded with Chris Cornell, Cornell's scorching, introspective arena-rock left Morello hungry for the activism of his previous band.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Best of Jimmy Hughes' is a Long-Overdue Collectionnew
It only takes a verse and chorus of "I Worship the Ground You Walk On" to realize that Jimmy Hughes is one of the most criminally overlooked early maestros of the soul music explosion.
'Skeletal Lamping' Makes Clear that Of Montreal Doesn't Care About Pop Successnew
If this perennial indie band from Athens, Georgia, managed to break out as a mainstream pop force, it would make sense. And given the advance buzz for Skeletal Lamping, the band's ninth album, this seems to be its best shot yet ... until you listen to it.
Tags: Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
Linda Ronstadt's Heart Lies in the Dusty Expanses of the American Southwestnew
While it's rock 'n' roll that has elevated Ronstadt to the musical heights she has reached, she is also one of the industry's most versatile performers, having successfully embraced folk, country, big band, jazz, and even Cajun music.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Brett Leigh Dicks |
11-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arizona, Linda Ronstadt
