AltWeeklies Wire
Jeppa Hall's Kingdom Lies Between Vaudeville and Psychedelianew
And her folk fantasies are played out as Goatgirl.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Queen Shmooquan
Seattle, You Love Your Mainstream Country Musicnew
You just won't admit it.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
What's Happening Goes Beyond Bossa Novanew
The compilation proves biodiversity is hardly the only kind of variety in Brazil.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
03-03-2008 |
Reviews
Jazz Jumps Back Onto the Cowtown Scenenew
Like jazz, Fort Worth is a culture in flux these days, as the demographics and the city's feel changes, with more people from more places moving here, particularly to the increasingly urban neighborhoods in and around downtown. Maybe jazz can do as much for this city as Cowtown can for jazz.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
03-03-2008 |
Music
Giving It Away Can Paynew
RCRD LBL lets advertisers support the artists so consumers don't have to.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
03-03-2008 |
Music
Crippled Nation Grows Upnew
The band changed its name to Streetside Symphony, which fits its current sound.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Streetside Symphony, The Curse
Martin Atkins Wants to Rock Chinanew
Atkins juxtaposes modern and traditional sounds, including DJs, Tibetan chants, mandolin and instruments such as the pipa and hulusi, along with heavily digitized post-production.
Shepherd Express |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Life After System of a Downnew
When SOAD went on hiatus, bassist Shavo Odadjian remained busy with a series of projects in music, film, and online. He describes it as "coming out of my shell."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shavo Odadjian
L.A. Heroes Unitenew
DJ music from L.A. may still be unknown to much of the world, but Droog is plugged into a global groove.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Droog
Down in the Groovenew
"Turn Off the Radio" series offers mashed-up, unpretentious underground Latin dance parties
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kamren Curiel |
02-29-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: Turn Off the Radio, concerts
Border Crossingsnew
Dengue Fever combines the indie and the Cambodian to create sounds enigmatic and modern.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matt Diehl |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dengue Fever
Celtic Frost's Origins as Hellhammernew
This two-disc compilation gathers a trio of oft-bootlegged demos from 1983. Newly remastered, the dungeon tapes sound cleaner than ever while retaining their grit.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Demon Entrails, Hellhammer
Fist Citynew
Rockwell Knuckles aims to punch through St. Louis hip-hop's glass ceiling.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rockwell Knuckles
The "West Coast Sound": Lauded Songwriters Grapple With Its Genesisnew
Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields and Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear on the L.A.'s scene.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Schoolkids Records in Chapel Hill to Closenew
Schoolkids Records music stores have been in most major college towns on the East Coast. The chain started in 1972 in Athens, Ga., and the Chapel Hill store, now at its third location on East Franklin Street, opened in 1975.
