AltWeeklies Wire
Tyler Ramsey on His New Album & Career Course
Band of Horses guitarist Tyler Ramsey releases his second solo album.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pop Aspirant Paloma Ramosnew
At 14 years old, Ramos was given an ultimatum by her boyfriend: choose him or her music.
Monterey County Weekly |
Andrew Gilbert |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paloma and the Rubies
Vocal Heroesnew
Popular music has always had a place for a cappella tunes by groups like Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer, but the New York-based septet Naturally 7 has taken the style to another level.
Montreal Mirror |
Gerald Dee |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Naturally 7
The Young and the Fecklessnew
Paris/London trio the Teenagers act their age, again.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Teenagers
The Shape of Things That Camenew
With a fancy for a fantastical past, Daedelus is West Coast hip-hop’s odd man out and about.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daedelus
A Symphonic Sensiblitynew
Michael Christie has been instrumental in the Brooklyn Philharmonic’s ability to attract listeners that orchestras across the country are desperate to reach: Music fans who may have never before heard a symphony perform in a concert hall.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Christie
Fraternally Yoursnew
In the past year, The Felice Brothers have risen from the underground—literally, just a year ago they were busking on subway platforms—to become an established touring act with two albums out and a third due in March.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Felice Brothers
Polarity Shiftnew
When Against Me! switched up its approach, the band may have lost its way.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gabe Meline |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Against Me!, New Wave
Playing off the Pagenew
On their most recent CD, A Love Supreme, the Turtle Island Quartet dropped the word "String" from the middle of their name.
Port Folio Weekly |
Jim Newsom |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Better than William Shatnernew
"I was always writing songs," Jeff Daniels said when he called a couple of weeks ago, "god-awful bad songs. I kept them in a notebook."
Port Folio Weekly |
Jim Newsom |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jeff Daniels
Pocket-sized DJ system Releasednew
Swedish tech company Tonium Laboratories recently announced the release of Pacemaker, “the world’s first professional pocket-sized DJ system,” the creators hoping to appeal primarily to dance and electronic-music professionals and fans.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Deanna Rilling |
01-30-2008 |
Music
Cass McCombs' Album is Perfect Companion for Alone Timenew
While the overall mood is exceedingly pensive -- imagine a Posies or Ron Sexsmith album titled Songs for Brooding Lovers -- McCombs' tales have a comforting rather than wallow-in-it ambiance.
East Bay Express |
Mark Keresman |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cass McCombs, Dropping the Writ
Piano-less Plays Monk Shouldn't Be Taken Literallynew
The idea is to take everything that made Monk humorous and unpredictable -- the wrong notes, altered changes, train whistle sounds, syncopated rhythms, and autistic-looking dance moves -- and try to capture the groove, albeit with a completely different setup.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Plays Monk
It May Take a Few Listensnew
Even if this isn't wildly new territory, Distortion contains the same effortless range of songwriting styles and charmingly misanthropic lyrics for which the Fields are beloved.
East Bay Express |
Sean Bottai |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
Jojo Knows How To Have a Good Timenew
For piano-playing John "Jojo" Hermann, the Widespread Panic off-season just means an excuse to play front-man and book more intimate venues.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Jojo Hermann
