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Coming Soon: New Music Genresnew
Gangsta jazz (repped by Branford Marsalis), underground gospel, and more.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
01-31-2007 |
Music
Goodbye Joe, Me Gotta Gonew
There are 25,000 Cajuns in Houston, and almost none of them play Cajun music -- why not?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-31-2007 |
Music
New Standardsnew
Dave Douglas and the no-concept concept.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dave Douglas
Hip-Hop for Allahnew
Muslim MCs struggle to balance their faith with their music.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Zach Mortice |
01-30-2007 |
Music
Two the Hard Waynew
For such a small band, Aleks & the Drummer aren't easy to put in a box.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aleks & the Drummer
No Manic Hyperbolenew
The slow build on Wooden Shjips.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
01-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wooden Shjips
Legend in the Making?new
Thoughts on Jeff Tweedy and his Sunken Treasure.
Birmingham Weekly |
Brent Thompson |
01-29-2007 |
Music
Second Time Aroundnew
After two decades and at least that many incarnations, the subdudes continue to garner critical and commercial success.
Boulder Weekly |
David Kirby |
01-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: the subdudes
Painting Vegas Purplenew
Prince remakes the casino nightclub show in his own image.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
01-26-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Prince
Pink, Thinknew
Advance planning for pop-star survival
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
01-26-2007 |
Music
The Quality of Percy Is Not Strain'dnew
Even the most seasoned jazzhead will need to plug through For Percy Heath several times, and with patience, to get anywhere -- but despite some chaff, Parker's music succeeds.
Washington City Paper |
Michael J. West |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Once and Future Kingsnew
A supergroup that plays deliberately un-supergroup music.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminski |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Who Are These Masked Men?new
Clinic goes hunting for an identity yet again.
Washington City Paper |
Anne Marson |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Clinic, Visitations
Simple Mindsnew
The Shins stick to their formula while staying flexible.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
When Anywhere is Localnew
This is no Miami sound machine -- these Floridians have killed regionalism. Also reviewed: Prototypes' Prototypes.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Postmarks
