AltWeeklies Wire
Smooth Around the Edgesnew
Fringe event puts a new spin on the old classics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Street Dreamsnew
Atlanta's mixtape game still moves the crowd -- and the industry.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-27-2008 |
Music
Lighting Upnew
Life for Matt Pond and his chamber-pop ensemble just bounces ahead.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Kamenar |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Last Light, Matt Pond PA
Sia Looks on the Bright Sidenew
With a new record out on Starbucks' imprint Hear Music and Monkey Puzzle Records, Sia isn't merely content to tackle one project at a time.
Chicago Newcity |
Janine Schaults |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Emperors of Japan Sounds Like It's on a Fabulous Tripnew
The Phoenix band's latest album has the amazing ability to bridge the best parts of early college radio rock with modern pop experimentation.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
02-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Activator, Emperors of Japan
Willie Stewart, the Drum Healernew
The former Third World drummer shows how the beat goes on.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
02-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Willie Stewart
A New Official State Song for Texas?new
A case for a new -- or different, anyway -- state song.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
02-26-2008 |
Music
Main Squeezenew
Two artists strike an accord for the unloved accordion.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-26-2008 |
Music
How Garage Rock Enduresnew
The irony is that while simple four-chord garage rock is now celebrated as an underground, community-driven punk-like movement, in its heyday it birthed more mainstream rock standards than soft-rock or synth-pop ever could.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
02-26-2008 |
Music
The New Sound of Old Garage Rocknew
Newly unearthed recordings prove that Connecticut rocked in the late 1960s.
New Haven Advocate |
Alan Bisbort |
02-26-2008 |
Music
Sort Of Records Gears Up for Sort-of Two Year Anniversarynew
And if Sort Of's current expansion is any indication, as major labels' financial woes make headlines month after month, it's a good time to be the little guy.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
02-25-2008 |
Music
Songwriting Collective Company Borrows From Byrds, Buffalos and Voltronnew
The songwriting collective's latest album, Old Baby, comes from a different place than most of us live in today, sharing more in ethos and feel with The Band and Dylan's Basement Tapes than with the contemporary music scene.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Life of His Ownnew
Session musician Dom Brown tests the solo water.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Between the Lines, Dom Brown
The Quiet Expatnew
Fugazi's Joe Lally finds his muse in the boot.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Lally, Nothing is Underrated
Bob Mould Sounds Sugary Once Morenew
Although remnants of his electronic era linger on District Line, it mainly follows the playbook of his last CD, Body of Song, sounding more like his earlier stuff than something you'd hear at a club.
Tags: Bob Mould, District Line
