The Art Of The Cover Song: Plumbing The Inner Reworkings Of Redux Plumbing The Inner Reworkings Of Redux I’m a sucker for cover songs. Whether the aural darlings’ intention is straight-up homage or radical reinterpretation, the resulting compositions are often a [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 21, 2013 Read More
Move Something, Keeping Up With The Joneses And Sailing The Post-Rock Sea Move somethingEven with the help of promotion/production crew Ghetto Gentlemen, I failed to secure an interview with hip-hop luminary Talib Kweli, but I [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 21, 2013 Read More Talib Kweli (Talib Kweli)
Siring Superlative Sound: An Electronic Exchange With Sir Richard Bishop An Electronic Exchange With Sir Richard Bishop Ethno-improv trickster trio Sun City Girls never achieved mainstream success but, beginning in 1979, the esoteric experimental rock act attracted a small but [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 14, 2013 Read More
Venous Volume, Hip-Hop Devotional, Burque + Klezmer 4Eva And Sonic Docs For Lovers Venous volumeCelebrate the spirit of St. Valentine or singles awareness at a neighborly love-infused showcase at Synchro Studio (512-B Yale SE). The recital, [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 14, 2013 Read More ( Irwin-Scott )
Yeehaw-Goth Meets Full Rooster, Control Issues And Battling The City Yeehaw-goth meets full RoosterAlt.country/gothabilly sextet Slim Cessna’s Auto Club’s aural toolbox includes Americana, blues, gospel and good, old-fashioned country and rock and roll. [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 07, 2013 Read More Slim Cessna’s Auto Club (Gary Isaacs)
Micro Reviews Of Sharon Needles, The Joy Formidable And Ancient Vvisdom Jeffree Star pops profane and Hello Kitty-pink. Diamond Rings does pop with Jobriath-like panache. And drag superstar Sharon Needles? Girl, that queen drowns [...] Alibi \ Feb 07, 2013 Read More
The Mystic Myth Of The Love Song That’s amore! These two simple words can evoke so many emotions. As the love season looms, people often turn to old records, CDs, [...] Mark Lopez \ Feb 07, 2013 Read More
Micro Reviews Of Foxygen, Widowspeak And Gusher Were there any magic in this world, the Northern Hemisphere would shake off winter like a puffy coat, skip spring altogether and leap [...] Alibi \ Jan 31, 2013 Read More
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler, Party At Ground Zero And Cattail Tea Party Laissez les bons temps rouler The good times, they will roll at the Mod-i-gras Ball. DJ Cassyle—who hails from the Pelican State—will spin [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Jan 31, 2013 Read More Fishbone
Resonating At A Higher Frequency: Hector Peña Crafts Conduits For Mojo Hector Peña Crafts Conduits For Mojo Two things the average human might not know: Paul McCartney played an electric cigar box guitar during a couple of recent Nirvana reunions, [...] Geoffrey Plant \ Jan 31, 2013 Read More
