AltWeeklies Wire
Peeking Inside the Shadowy Crypt of Houston's Goth Communitynew
If Houston's Goth community has never been especially large — especially when compared to places like New Orleans, hometown of Goth figureheads Marie Laveau and Anne Rice — it's had its share of colorful characters.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Afromotive's African Travelogue Runs Deepnew
Made popular through the music of Fela Kuti, the sounds of West Africa now resonate through the mountains of North Carolina courtesy of Asheville's The Afromotive.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Afrobeat, The Afromotive
Jewel Finds New Home, Label with Sound Switchnew
Jewel Kilcher could have settled into her folk roots and traveled the road she was on, but instead decided to take a turn into the country ... or just country, actually.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gone country, Jewel
Grand Ole Party Makes Its Breaknew
GOP has been earning heavy local media buzz for more than a year. But it's only been in the last few months that the band has earned national press and exposure with slots at South by Southwest, Coachella and Bonnaroo.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grand Ole Party, Humanimals
Jay Reatard: Wonderfully Messynew
When you get past Reatard's productivity (17 original tracks over a two-year period), you notice how seamlessly these disparate singles flow together, as if one song picks up a thought he left unfinished three months earlier.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-16-2008 |
Reviews
Eric Hisaw Explores a Childhood Fascination with the Carnie Lifestylenew
The glowing 13-track pseudo-concept record--Hisaw's lengthiest release to date--blends an old-school mix of rock, country, Americana, and pop.
San Antonio Current |
Clint Hale |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Long, Strange Musical Trip of King Black Acid's Daniel Riddlenew
Technically speaking, KBA is more a persona that exists to channel Riddle's muse than a proper band--the musically experimental Mr. Hyde to Riddle's Dr. Jekyll. And like a mad scientist, Riddle's two KBA-fronted bands, the Starseed Transmission and Womb Star Orchestra, have crafted guitar-fueled, effects-heavy sonic free-for-alls.
Willamette Week |
David Walker |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Leslie Feist Spent Years on the Road Before "1234" Hitnew
Now her touring days are numbered.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indie rock, Feist
The Unexpected Death of Bassist Johnny Schou is Just Plain Heartbreakingnew
In an inexplicably unkind twist of fate, Schou died on the very day that the band he co-founded released its national debut, Madeline, on Wind-Up Records.
Tags: Madeline, Tickle Me Pink
New Order's Peter Hook Speaks About the Band's Final Live DVDnew
Even though New Order has officially split up, bassist Peter Hook isn't exactly resting on his laurels. The 52-year-old travels the world as an in-demand DJ, amid writing and recording new music with Freebass.
Miami New Times |
Annie Zaleski |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
All Water Under the Bridge for Denver's The Fluid.new
The evolution of The Fluid is an involved tale--one that emerged from the burgeoning Denver-Boulder punk movement of the mid-'80s.
Seattle Weekly |
Michael Roberts |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Seminal Seattle Grunge Group Green River Reunites for a One Nightnew
Eight months ago Mark Arm, current Mudhoney front man and Sub Pop warehouse manager, e-mailed his old friends Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Alex Vincent, Steve Turner, and Bruce Fairweather to see if they'd be interested in bringing their now-legendary band Green River together for Sub Pop's anniversary.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Willie Nelson Doesn't Have to Keep Performingnew
That makes his insistence to keep doing so all the more remarkable.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Willie Nelson
The Melvins Bring New Lineup and Materialnew
The quartet's newest offering, Nude with Boots , is the second Melvins album with the new setup, and Buzz Osborne explained that the dynamic with Coady Willis and Jared Warren works not only musically, but personally and professionally as well.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Adrian Castaneda |
07-14-2008 |
Reviews
The Black Angels and the Warlocks Carry a Distorted Torchnew
The inky pall of their music--so unabashedly Velveteen--burned so hot upon arrival that it tore through the indie music world, leaving a smoldering trail of hype in its path.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
07-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
