AltWeeklies Wire
Music of Many Colorsnew
Nigeria Special is consistently surprising, enlightening, and danceable.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
03-21-2008 |
Reviews
Music of the Spheresnew
Metal is from Mars and girly-pop's from Venus. We have proof -- the yin, the yang, and the whang-dang-doodle.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker and Sharon Steel |
03-20-2008 |
Music
The Joys of Teen Nihilismnew
The Teenagers explore the sonic terrain of young psychopathology.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Reality Check, The Teenagers
Inviting Reflectionnew
This spendid remaster/reissue allows fans to relive the soundtrack to your misspent youth.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Fantastic Threenew
All Y'all is so much stronger than Travis Morrison's last solo release that a funny thing happens: the first few songs are so good that the rest of the album ends up being a letdown.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Lionel Loueke's Guitar Playing Bridges Continentsnew
Despite Art Blakey's admonition that "jazz doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa," musicians everywhere have never stopped trying to establish the link. Guitarist Lionel Loueke, who's from Benin, fuses his jazz with melodic West African pop.
Washington City Paper |
Michael J. West |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Karibu, Lionel Loueke
Blood Of The Sun is Living the High Lifenew
A new album and another tour of Europe are on tap for the Fort Worth fuzz-rockers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Justin Press |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood Of The Sun
Aloha Breaks Throughnew
After 10 years, Aloha's Tony Cavallario wanted to do something different. Not that there was much to complain about with the band's releases up to that point, which carved out a comfortable if not terribly innovative niche in the post-rock realm.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Friedman |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aloha, Light Works
Alone Again, Naturallynew
Bon Iver chops wood, shoots deer and makes record.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
City Lights and 'Another Country'new
Tift Merritt gets a second chance on her third album.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Another Country, Tift Merritt
Bold Betty Davisnew
In a rare interview, '70s funk goddess Betty Davis talks about growing up in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Chris Toenes |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Betty Davis
Stubble Bumsnew
When the all-male, a capella vocal group Conspiracy of Beards -- who do covers of Leonard Cohen songs exclusively -- formed five years ago, they had no intention of doing more than a single gig before going their separate ways.
New York Press |
Billy Jam |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Throw in the Towelnew
From a Laundromat to bee stings, Thao Nguyen survives what the world throws at her.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All
Lost in Texasnew
At the SXSW bash, Mishka Shubaly finds a recipe for disaster, cooks it and washes it down with some Lone Stars and homemade vodka.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
03-20-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Pan-Pot: Strawberries, Saxophones & the Spice Melangenew
Yes, they are from Berlin and yes, they have some songs named after drugs ("Charly" and, er, "Crank") but from there, it is all innovation and high-action end-time tunes.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pan-O-Rama, Pan-Pot
