AltWeeklies Wire
Carla Bozulich Shares the Scornnew
Recording under the moniker "Evangelista" (also the title of her last album), Bozulich produces music in the same manner that one of Macbeth's witches might conjure a spell or prophecy.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Friedman |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Evangelista, Hello, Voyager
Not Indie. Not Hiphop. Just Astronautalis.new
The dilemma of Astronautalis rests on the axis of hiphop's evolution.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Astronautalis
Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan Do What They Do Bestnew
Opener "Mama Says I'm Crazy" is one of the band's biggest feats yet, essentially cycling through its whole discography in five minutes.
Did Schoolkids Close Because It Refused to Adapt?new
Some industry experts argue that independent record stores could survive and even flourish.
Howard Fishman Plays 'The Basement Tapes'new
We treat our idols like assholes: Just as wax museums house life-sized recreations of heroes we may never meet, tribute bands give us that thrill of seeing a band master songs by an act that may never pass our way again.
Tags: Howard Fishman, concerts
Monotonix: Out in the Sticksnew
Purists know that rock & roll is a violent, chaotic tool, and in its spastic live shows, the stripped down Israeli trio wields it like a manifesto.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monotonix
Stephen Malkmus on Drunken Jim Morrison & the Red Soxnew
"It's too tiring to be wasted. I know it's not what you want to hear from a rock band, but you need to keep it together. When you're younger you experiment but, when you're 42, getting wasted all the time is sort of desperate ... Either that or you got a problem."
Dig Boston |
Craig Terlino |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Daniel Johnston's Purgatorynew
Dependent on meds and family members, an icon slowly drifts from the indie rock world.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jason Notte |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
You Can Take the Boys Out of the Country ...new
Eschewing their hard-rock beginnings, the Avett Brothers find success sticking to their roots.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Avett Brothers
Sonny Rollins, the Homecoming Kingnew
The tenor saxophonist returns to the town that helped make him a titan.
East Bay Express |
Andrew Gilbert |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sonny Rollins
Alina Simone Recovers Russian Folk Musicnew
She's interpreting the late folk-punk icon Yanka Dyagileva's folk songs for a new generation.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Aloha Embraces the World of Creature Comfortsnew
The band's radiant new EP, Light Works, conjures all the sweet contentment of home: it's a sentiment that isn't terribly surprising coming from a quartet whose name is the Hawaiian word for "love," as well as "hello" and "good-bye."
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aloha, Light Works
The Schizo Metal of UnexpecTnew
The group makes everything-but-the-kitchen-sink, circus-carnival-snuff-film mash-up made famous by merry prankster Mike Patton and his bands Mr. Bungle and Fantomas.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: UnexpecT
Mambo King Cachao Diesnew
Israel Lopez, the great Cuban bassist, composer, and bandleader passed away in Miami on March 22 at age 89 from kidney complications.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-02-2008 |
Music
Heavy Metal Cowboynew
Fans of metal-core group Brotherhood might be surprised to learn that frontman Rod Nichols devoted his teen years to competing as a semi-pro bullrider, achieving local-phenom status by the time he graduated from high school.
San Antonio Current |
Nicole Chavez |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brotherhood, Despised
