AltWeeklies Wire
We Love You, Bell Hollow, But We Hate Your Friendsnew
The return of the old-school shoegazers.
New York Press |
J.R. Taylor |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bell Hollow
Go West, Says The Afterparty's New Albumnew
Whereas 2004's Forever After and last year's Under the Rainbow showcased soft-focus, barroom pastorals with gentle guitars and frontman Danny Fischer playing a Brylcreemed crooner, this new one captures the band's live sound.
Tags: The Afterparty
John Lee Hooker Jr. Cuts His Own Path Through the Bluesnew
Hooker, 55, says he's led a far harder life than what you'd expect for the son of a blues legend, including drug and alcohol addictions, divorce, and prison time, but the benefits are palpable in the conviction in his singing voice.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Lee Hooker Jr.
Trenchtown Texans Create Joyful Skanew
Ryan Scroggins was Los Skarnales's keyboardist, and from the sound of the Trenchtown Texans' debut, also their resident ska fiend.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
How Records are Made and Playednew
You start with PVC.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-26-2007 |
Music
All Hail Vinylnew
Vinyl may be a niche format, but it's also a slam dunk. It's survived because the medium itself commands a loyalty -- Âperhaps even reverence -- CDs, cassettes and MP3s just can't match.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-26-2007 |
Music
Old Time Relijun: Bad in that Good Waynew
It takes 90 seconds to dismiss Old Time Relijun’s new album, Catharsis in Crisis, as completely unlistenable, but listen again.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tractor Operator Gets Dark, Real Darknew
There's a shadow hanging over Bleeding Hearts and Severed Legs, as well -- and the thematic heaviness is mirrored by heavier sounds.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Yellow Swans Depart from Realitynew
Yellow Swans has come a long way from the spastic electro-cartoon violence of 2004's Bring the Neon War Home, and At All Ends further cements the band's place at the forefront of Portland's thriving noise underground.
Willamette Week |
Erik Bader |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: At All Ends, Yellow Swans
Luther Russell Returns with His First Solo Album in Six Yearsnew
Former Freewheeler creates tracks that veer from effortless, enlightened pop reminiscent of Elliott Smith to rootsier ambles, but they never sink beneath the weight of their tormented subjects.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Luther Russell, Repair
San Francisco LoveFests Promises a Strong Third Yearnew
Spawned by the Berlin Love Parade that began in 1989, features some of the nation's top DJ talent, including the Chemical Brothers, Mark Farina, Afrika Bambaata and Miguel Miggs.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-26-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: San Francisco LoveFest, concerts
History According to DJ Joe Quixxnew
As the original DJ for The Wake Up Show, he helped to put KMEL on the hip-hop map two decades ago. Since then, he's been a mentor to many younger DJs in the Bay Area, sharing the wisdom learned in a lifetime of DJ-ing like a Yoda-esque Jedi (mix) master.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Quixx
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest Turns Sevennew
One of San Francisco's biggest free music festivals kicks off October 5 in Golden Gate Park for three days of mostly traditional music, courtesy of Warren Hellman, billionaire investment banker, bluegrass aficionado, and, yup, banjo picker.
East Bay Express |
J. Poet |
09-26-2007 |
Concerts
It's Hard Out There for a Pimpnew
Once the subject of the documentary American Pimp, blues singer Fillmore Slim is now approaching 75 and focusing on his music.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
09-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Philly Remembers Trevor Butlernew
Not everyone gets a Pitchfork-hyped memorial concert in their honor. Maybe that's not fair, but it makes total sense that Trevor Butler's getting one.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-25-2007 |
Music
Tags: Bottom of the Hudson
