AltWeeklies Wire
CD Review: BFInew
While rarity-lovers and obscurantists may insist that these 11 cuts are some sort of lost treasure, there is little here to distinguish the Dragons from their mellow-rocking peers.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: BFI, The Dragons
CD Review: Kemialliset Ystavatnew
Rather than sounding like the product of an academic, the music Jan Anderzen creates is playful and improvisational, making it less an exercise in endurance than an enjoyable foray into pure weirdness.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Check Out Brooklyn's Outdoor House Partiesnew
Though the carefree days of laying poolside at the beach are nearly at end, a group of DJs continue with their series of free, outdoor house music parties that attract thousands with the fiery mix of high energy, soulful house music.
New York Press |
Derrick S. Edwards |
09-06-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Etta James is Still Ragingnew
At 69, the firebrand performer is still sassy and brassy.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Paul Davis |
09-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Etta James
Bill Callahan Strips it Downnew
The artist formerly known as Smog and (Smog) has shrugged off the pseudonym(s) in favor of the name his parents gave him, and he's still adjusting.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
09-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bill Callahan
Engrossing Violencenew
Reviewing a Pig Destroyer album's kind of like reviewing a murder scene.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Phantom Limb, Pig Destroyer
Sounds Familiarnew
John Vanderslice continues in relative obscurity with another fine album.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Emerald City, John Vanderslice
Louder, Dammitnew
Nina Nastasia's voice and Jim White's drums combine to captivate.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Not Your Typical Duonew
Rodrigo y Gabriela work their heavy-metal and busking experiences into their signature style.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Michelle Shocked's Songs of Praisenew
To Heaven U Ride is a gospel-based homage to New Orleans.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
09-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michelle Shocked, To Heaven U Ride
San Antonio’s Hip-hop Hope Signs with Epic Recordsnew
Back at the studio, Question and his fiancee/life manager Nora "Phyre" Abrary look back on recent hardships and the brighter days ahead.
San Antonio Current |
M. SOlis |
09-05-2007 |
Music
Tags: Question
Traditional Fools Surf the Rocky Seas of Garage Punknew
The band's infectious, scuzzy surf punk is the best accompaniment this century has to offer to the twist, the shimmy, and the ladling of tropical punch.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Michael Harkin |
09-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Traditional Fools
Montreux Jazz Festival: Hawkin' All that Jazznew
Festival makes most of misnomer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jon Ross |
09-05-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Montreux Jazz Festival, concerts
The Coathangers: Boobie Trappednew
Local post-punks divide listeners with giddy girl power.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
09-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Coathangers
Willamette Week's MusicfestNW Guidenew
MusicfestNW is that special time of year when Portland adopts the best of music everywhere and gives it a home. It's the four days when Stumptown venues and music fans open their doors and ears, respectively, to a super-concentrated brand of sonic awesomeness.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-05-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
