AltWeeklies Wire
Robust and Richnew
This Celtic band from Germany offers a steamrolling modern drive.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cara, In Between Times
Dated Monotonynew
Saturnalia's lesson: Beware of former frontmen from the doomed "grunge era," especially when they come in pairs.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gutter Twins, Saturnalia
Quiet Energynew
On The Heavenly States' latest album, the energy comes in sustained and even waves, and as a result, is all the more exhilarating.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Delayer, The Heavenly States
Sophisticated Collaborationnew
Beach House's spooky, sexy work may just enhance Baltimore's musical reputation.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beach House, Devotion
Life is Agonynew
Xiu Xu brings the pain.
The Portland Mercury |
Jenny Tatone |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Xiu Xiu, Women as Lovers
Born Againnew
Panther's got a brand-new bag.
The Portland Mercury |
Andrew Tonry |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
James Dunns Steps into Americana Shoesnew
On his second album, the Raleigh singer/songwriter CMT described as "one of America's top unsigned artists" finds himself aiming for heartland rock and mostly landing.
Tags: James Dunn, The Long Ride Home
Birds of Avalon Get Over Proving Themselvesnew
On Outer Upper Inner, feels relaxed but not content, confident but not overly so.
Tags: Birds of Avalon, Outer Upper Inner
Fresh Edutainmentnew
With this debut, Kooley High sounds less like a hip-hop contrivance with a stately objective and more like a few hip-hop fans who decided to get together one night, goof-off and rap to some beats. Thing is, they can actually make good songs.
Tags: Kooley High, Summer Session
Sightings Sounds Like the End of Everythingnew
When Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road inevitably becomes a major motion picture, Brooklyn noise-rock trio Sightings should compose the score.
INDY Week |
Roque Strew |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sightings, Through the Panama
Drinking Songsnew
17 Hippies used to play for a few beers, but they still play their eclectic instruments in search of a good time
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 17 Hippies, Heimlich
Norway Meets New Yorknew
Hanne Hukkelberg plays with found sounds to create "sound pictures."
New York Press |
Christine Werthman |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hanne Hukkelberg, Rykestrasse 68
Messy Brilliancenew
New Amerykah unearthes a deeper level of appreciation with each spin.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jacinta Howard |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Rock the Casbahnew
The Muslims are taking San Diego (and your next house party) by storm.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dryw Keltz |
03-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Muslims
Do-goodernew
Songs for Waiting's music matches its message.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jason Ferguson |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Songs for Waiting, The Oaks
