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Heartbreak Brings Out the Best of Fishnew
At age 50 and sounding as wise and weathered as Peter Gabriel, Fish has been on a creative roll of late, releasing five albums of new studio and live material since 2004.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Popke |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Is Metallica's Bonnaroo Appearance a Sign of the Apocalypse?new
You naysayers can go down with a whimper, but we are offering what we feel is the last, best hope for the survival of mankind: a guide for hippie-metalhead diplomacy.
Nashville Scene |
Jack Silverman |
06-13-2008 |
Concerts
Has Robert Smith Brought the Cure Back to Life?new
If you believe the reports, the Cure is putting on a half-decent live show for the first time in 20 years. On their current tour, the perennial goth-rockers are playing three-hour sets featuring some of their best tunes and are actually putting a little effort into it.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
06-13-2008 |
Concerts
Islands' Sophomore Album Sounds Like Unificationnew
Arm's Way is Islands' first album as a real, tour-hardened band rather than a loosely organized studio project, and the solidified sextet sounds more comfortable and confident than ever.
The Portland Mercury |
Eric Grandy |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Talking with an Older, Smarter Gonernew
Goner -- now three men between the ages of 35 and 40 -- took some inspiration from Iron Maiden and The Boss on how to keep making albums while taking care of the kids.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Big, Brassy Sounds of Orquesta GarDelnew
Onstage, Orquesta GarDel makes salsa dura: a locomotive of energy on steel rails with endless momentum and irresistible motion.
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Des Ark Create a Modern Folk Masterpiecenew
You can debate the use of the f-word, but the nine songs of this handmade, spraypaint-and-magic marker EP are irrefutable folk gems -- authentic, real, and so of a time and place that they often sound like 2008 companion pieces to Harry Smith's old-time anthologies.
Sergio Mendes Revisits His Roots on 'Encanto'new
The new album was mostly recorded in Bahia, Brazil, and Mendes' hometown of Rio de Janeiro, and it includes a duet with original Brasil '66 vocalist Lani Hall on the soft-jazz love song "Dreamer," which also features Mendes on vocals, Rhodes electric piano, and acoustic piano.
Washington City Paper |
Alfredo Flores |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Sergio Mendes, Encanto
Mudhoney Gets Floridiannew
It has been quite a long time since Mudhoney graced the state of Florida, but the band's decade-plus absence from the state was not intended as a slight.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
This Little Undergroundnew
With the country’s political scene all astir right now, activism is on tap everywhere. Being a mirror of culture, the music community is likewise alive with dissent, particularly musician Max Bernstein. The son of Carl Bernstein (one of the two journalists who exposed the Watergate scandal) and former frontman for pop-punk act the Actual, he has dedicated himself to political commentary through his current band Max and the Marginalized.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-12-2008 |
Music
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks Return to the Stagenew
The seminal No Wave freak scream act, will play two shows at the Knitting Factory. The performances are timed with the release of No Wave: Post Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980, a photographic and oral history edited by Thurston Moore and Byron Coley.
New York Press |
Georgia Kral |
06-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Will Johnson and Centro-matic Finally Graduate to Bowery Ballroomnew
From one-man sets at the Knitting Factory Tap Bar to full-band, what-American-rock-should-sound-like engagements with Centro-matic at Mercury Lounge and Union Pool, Will Johnson has headlined at New York's smaller stages in an almost Sisyphean effort to return to the city.
New York Press |
Greg Burgett |
06-12-2008 |
Concerts
Geddy Lee Explains How Rush Survived 40 Years on Rock's Very Edgenew
The bassist/singer of Rush explains how three suburban kids lasted so long outside the mold. Plus, eight completely awesome Rush moments in rock history.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel brockman |
06-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Patterned Lyricism of School of Languagenew
Somewhere between Elf Power or Sparklehorse and the jukebox in the Mos Eisley Cantina is an adequate reference point for School of Language.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: School of Language, Sea From Shore
Al Green Unleashes His Best Material in Decadesnew
Although he reunited with famed producer Willie Mitchell for his previous two albums, legendary R&B singer Green has delved into the world of neo-soul to create his latest CD, and the resulting songs sound both classic and contemporary at the same time.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Al Green, Lay It Down
