AltWeeklies Wire
Artistic Pursuitsnew
London's Art Brut always has a new song brewing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock & Roll
Revival Meetingnew
Everywhere you looked during the first weekend of the 37th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the big theme was recovery -- but amid all the optimism, you couldn't overlook the prevalent downside.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
05-11-2006 |
Music
Page Turnersnew
Progressive yet old-fashioned, cerebral yet unassuming, the Books has breathed new life into the electro-acoustic genre.
Seven Days |
Casey Rea |
05-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Drive Me 'Crazy'new
Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse have grand pop ambitions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
05-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
No Stasisnew
The Montreal-NYC rock chameleons stay grounded and spread their wings.
NOW Magazine |
John MacFarlane |
05-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Stills
This Is Not Earth Musicnew
Reintroducing Tom Verlaine.
L.A. Weekly |
Brendan Bernhard |
05-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tom Verlaine
Samba Entanglanew
Tropicalia master Tom Ze apologizes for patriarchy, commits sonic fuckery.
L.A. Weekly |
John Payne |
05-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Estudando O Pagode, Tom Ze
Everything Is Divine Marvelousnew
Tropicalia shimmers anew.
L.A. Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
05-11-2006 |
Reviews
Jon Brion's Amazing Musicquariumnew
The Nowhere/Everywhere man discusses Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Frank Sinatra, quantum physics, Roxy Music, acoustic alchemy, God and extreme coffee drinking.
L.A. Weekly |
John Payne |
05-11-2006 |
Music
Remembering Faheynew
An acoustic-guitar legend gets a CD tribute -- with some help from M. Ward.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-10-2006 |
Music
Dark Angelsnew
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness shine a light on their shape-shifting gloom.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
(And Malcolm in the Middle)new
Matters and Dunaway distinguish themselves from the bulk of the electronic acts that have purists so squeamish -- they are, through and through, a live band.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matters and Dunaway
Chanteuse on the Loosenew
You'd be well-advised to experience Giant Drag's uniquely familiar sound before the band lives up to their name.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Giant Drag
Brass in Pocketnew
The Extra Action Marching Band puts the chaos and cool in your halftime music collective.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Family Waynew
Max Baca and Los TexManiacs find the middle ground between conjunto and rock.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Los TexManiacs
