AltWeeklies Wire
The Untimely End of the Echo Base Collectivenew
On April 23, the Echo Base Collective prepared for what they thought would be a quiet Wednesday night of folk and performance groups when two police appeared.
Shepherd Express |
Tea Krulos |
05-30-2008 |
Music
Madlib's Quest to Blow Out the Borders of Hip-hopnew
The prolific hip-hop producer with some 36 aliases this time dons the moniker Jackson Conti as he explores Brazil.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
Rhythm and Jews: How a Cache of Classic Soul Got Made in the Promised Landnew
The extraordinary story of a group of Black Hebrew expats, whose music is collected on Soul Messages From Dimona, can stand alongside any of the classic myths of funk and soul. And amazingly, the music itself -- a mix of soul, funk, psych, gospel, and Hebrew traditionals -- can match the drama of the musicians' lives.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
Steve Albini and David Gedge Return to the Roughnew
The marquee bit of news regarding the Wedding Present's first new album in three years is the fact that Albini is again sitting in as producer … sorry, engineer.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Wedding Present, El Rey
The Ocean's Symphonic Metal Conjures Movies of the Mindnew
Don't bother trying to nail down the sound of the Ocean Collective (better known as simply the Ocean). Teutonic metalcore? No. Conceptual math-rock? Please.
Orlando Weekly |
Tara Lightfoot |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Precambrian, The Ocean
Mirror Pal Insists on Morality in Their Musicnew
Do they have to?
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mirror Pal
Kathy Mattea Revels in Freedomnew
This series of old-school country songs about coal-mining cuts like a diamond.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: coal, Kathy Mattea
The Old 97's Go Through a Second Childhoodnew
While it's still quite good, the group's latest can't quite match up with the band's previous releases.
Tucson Weekly |
Andrew Mortazavi |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Blame It on Gravity, The Old 97's
The Cowboy Junkies Celebrate the 20th Anniversarynew
The seminal alt-country band returned Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity to re-record their pivotal second album, The Trinity Session, with some old friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cowboy Junkies, Trinity Revisited
Eliza Gilkyson Explores Shadow and Lightnew
After growing up around music, Gilkyson never thought of doing anything else.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beautiful World, Eliza Gilkyson
Jamie Lidell Cranks Out Fresh Retronew
On his new album, Lidell is a "nostalgic pioneer of sound."
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jamie Lidell, Jim
What Up, Was?new
All hail the triumphant return of Was (Not Was).
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
05-29-2008 |
Music
Tags: Boo!, Was (Not Was)
You Don't Remember Swervedrivernew
Not really. They're the quintessential band you've heard of without ever actually hearing. You discovered them late or after-the-fact, if you discovered them at all. But don't beat yourself up.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dryw Keltz |
05-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reasons Why Robert Smith Just Might be the Rodney Dangerfield of Rocknew
Even within The Cure's seemingly bread-and-butter demographic (the Goth community), reverence is reserved for bands like Joy Division and Bauhaus while The Cure is often relegated to condescending comments like, “Fisher Price: My first Goth band.”
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
05-28-2008 |
Music
Catchy Punk Antiheroes Red Dons Take It to the Streetsnew
Doug Burns, once frontman for punk band the Observers, and the rest of the Dons—bassist Hajji Husayn, drummer Richard Joachim and guitarist Andy Foote will be diving right into this aberrant world of co-ops and basements for a monthlong tour supporting their debut full-length, Death to Idealism.
Willamette Week |
Robert Ham |
05-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
