AltWeeklies Wire
It’s Good, We Trust: Harry Manx Tries to Adjust to Island Time
Just as he receives a Juno nomination for best roots artist, noted mohan veena master Harry Manx talks New York, Springsteen and his "mysticssippi" influences.
Monday Magazine |
Dana McNairn |
02-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harry Manx, In Good We Trust
Found in Translationnew
A Welsh descendant finds a kindred spirit in Super Furry Animals.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
02-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Super Furry Animals
Everything Old is New Againnew
Some Enchanted Evening finds Garfunkel covering pop standards, somewhat of a departure from his other work.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
02-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Everyone Wants Keren Annnew
Legions of indie-rock boys around the world have a behemoth-size crush on Keren Ann. I do not. I am a professional journalist with nothing but respect of Mlle.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
02-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Keren Ann
Tulsa Timenew
Ludo reloads with another batch of theatrical, ambitious rock.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
02-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ludo, You’re Awful, I Love You
Deal or No Deal?new
Mapping out the (momentary) fall of the Young Immortals.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
02-06-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Young Immortals
A Chat with Wynton Marsalisnew
Over the years, music director, trumpeter and gentleman Wynton Marsalis has maneuvered several smaller craft—a quartet, a quintet and a septet—through jazz waters. Currently, he’s docking a quindectet.
Weekly Alibi |
Mel Minter |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Roman Numerals Delivers Rhythm Rocknew
Roman Numerals is equal parts straight-laced indie rock and dance-hall electro grooves. The songs aren't club bangers but they aren't head bangers either.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Roman Numerals
Human Bell Tolls For Theenew
Soundtrack music is a big place, and Human Bell doesn't fit quite well with the drifts of Colleen, the drones of Eluvium, or much else in the wandering world of sit and stare music-or, in this case, chat and smoke cigarettes music.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Human Bell
Evolving From Freedomnew
Jazz pianist Myra Melford distills composition from chaos.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lute and Pillagenew
Dutch experimentalist Jozef van Wissem pirates the past and pisses off the traditionalists.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jozef van Wissem
Rendezvous with Baby Deenew
The Drag City artist isn't waiting for her train to come in.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Local Acts Come Close to Real Thingnew
Ever since Bob Dylan inaugurated the era of the singer-songwriter, most pop acts write their own material. But some local musicians are finding great success in playing the songs of other, more famous artists.
Isthmus |
Kenneth Burns |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Real World Experience Helping Band Succeednew
Ra Ra Riot graduated from being a college band to a real band in the world and are just trying to live up to that.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
02-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ra Ra Riot
Folk Gets Punkednew
Not many folk musicians could gain local favor by playing amongst the punk and metal mainstays of Colorado, but the Denver-based jazz-folk outfit Paper Bird has been able to pull it off.
Boulder Weekly |
Josie Dembiczak |
02-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
