AltWeeklies Wire
The Conundrum of Cool Nutznew
With his next record scheduled to drop in the summer of 2008 on a nationally known label, and his recent work the best of his career, why is Cool Nutz still fighting to gain a reputation as a legitimate artist in his hometown?
The Portland Mercury |
Graham Barey |
01-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cool Nutz
Thao Mixes Grown-Up Sensibility With Youthful Innocencenew
We Brave Bee Stings and All is the perfect name for an album that is bold in its silliness and brings real emotions to the table.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Patricia Sauthoff |
01-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All
Birds Banquet: A Tour Diarynew
Birds of Avalon took Raleigh to the road last year.
Tags: Birds of Avalon, Bazaar Bazaar
Marco Benevento Has a New 'Baby'new
Much like the work of Benevento Russo Duo, the new record will appeal to fans of Theolonious Monk, Air, Radiohead and Phish.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
01-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Invisible Baby, Marco Benevento
Beck's Old Pollutionnew
There are 19 extra tracks on this reissue, and it's hard to recommend them. You get a couple of decent B-sides and some intriguing demo versions, but mostly, I guess, you're supposed to marvel at the variety.
Washington City Paper |
Andrew Beaujon |
01-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Beck, Odelay--Deluxe Edition
After Four Years ... Finallynew
It may take you a few listens, but you'll grow to love Magnetic Fields' latest.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
Getting the Hang of the In-Betweennew
With this release, Baby Dee blurs the lines between sacred and profane.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Baby Dee, Safe Inside the Day
After the Hypenew
Now that its internet-release hype has subsided, we can finally take an honest look at Radiohead's newest album.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Rainbows, Radiohead
Country-Fried Rocknew
Austin's Mother Truckers get back to their rock roots.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Broke, Not Broken, Mother Truckers
Feel the Beatnew
Kendrick Scott, 27, joins a number of greats as part of the Monterey Jazz Festival all-stars.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kendrick Scott, The Source
Dengue Fever: Adept at Twisting Genresnew
Ever the intrepid globe-trotters, the septet are equally adept at twisting Ethiopian jazz, Bollywood soundtracks, and Middle Eastern pop into their sweltering garage rock tribute to pre–Pol Pot–era Cambodia.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dengue Fever, Venus on Earth
Oregone's Funky 'Floor' is Beckoningnew
The band's tightly executed debut, The Killion Floor -- named after their teeming recording studio -- bursts with soulful enthusiasm and the scene's signature expert musicianship.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tomas Palermo |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Orgone, The Killion Floor
Vampire Weekend Dials Up '80s Nostalgianew
It's too early to tell whether the band will survive adolescence, though it's certainly bought some time with its ascending bass lines, squirmy guitar refrains, staccato string arrangements, and endearingly monotone vocals.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
Yeasayer Trots Along Unexpected Musical Pathsnew
The Brooklyn band has managed to engage even the most cynical of indie veterans with its escapist realm filled with an uncompromisingly authentic helping of psychedelic guitar noodling, hypnotic pop vocals, and worldly percussion that's as reminiscent of Carlos Santana as it is of Animal Collective or the Cure.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Fred Miketa |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yeasayer
Marvin Gaye's Everlasting Sublimenew
Breakup and concept albums may be part of the central tenets of rockism, but Marvin Gaye combined the two to produce Here, My Dear that trumps both modern music history and his personal specificities of time and place.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kandia Crazy Horse |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Marvin Gaye, Here, My Dear
