Foals By Shane Handler on May 15, 2008 ust when you the thought the dance-rock thing had hit overkill, Foals tries to one-up the angular, jangly guitar movement. The Oxford quintet lists Steve Reich, Public Image Ltd and more »
Tegan and Sara By Alex Drumm on May 15, 2008 Canadian born identical twin sisters, Tegan and Sara Quin have invaded America and gained a cult following without much help from MTV or radio. Now working to promote their latest, yet more »
Thrice By Shaun Millard on May 14, 2008 The Alchemy Index: Vols. III & IV Air & Earth marks the completion of Thrice’s foray with experimenting with the four elements of nature. Overall, the newest Alchemy Index displays Thrice’s more »
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She & Him By Shane Handler on May 12, 2008 Zooey Deschanel (She) is best known for her roles in Elf and Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, while M. Ward (Him) is regarded as a guitar vitruoso amongst the new-wave of More » 0 Comments | Email This
Carlene Carter By Doug Collette on May 12, 2008 It’s been some years since Carlene Carter began her music career consorting with Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and The Rumour back in 1979. In fact, Stronger is her first album of More » 0 Comments | Email This
7th Jammy Awards - Breakdowns & Insight By Chad Berndtson on May 09, 2008 It was the tightest Jammys show in at least three or four of them-thetype of night for which you're tempted to use the word lean but pull back only because that More » 0 Comments | Email This
Portishead By Chuck Myers on May 09, 2008 Lots of people are complaining that Third doesn't sound like Portishead. These people are smoking crack. In fact, they're probably trying to smoke crack through their ears, which means the crack More » 0 Comments | Email This
Tokyo Police Club By Shane Handler on May 08, 2008 Tokyo Police Club has nailed the atmospheric dynamics, ringing guitars and emo sentiments confidently, but they are still way away from making serious dents in critics' ears. More » 0 Comments | Email This
Cowboy Junkies By Jason Gonulsen on May 06, 2008 Everything Margo Timmins does is with pure elegance. The way she glides on stage, after the rest of her band has taken their places. The way she tells stories More » 0 Comments | Email This
Yonder Mountain String Band By Jason Rooks on May 06, 2008 YMSB marks their ten year milestone with the fifth installment of their adored live album series, Mountain Tracks. Mountain Tracks Five is a double disc offering sprinkled with “pickin and More » 0 Comments | Email This
Carcrashlander By Bob Lange on May 02, 2008 After listening to the debut album (and first release by green-focused Parks and Records), one of two things must be true: Either the Randy Newman comparison is inaccurate or I need More » 0 Comments | Email This
Baby Mama By Martin Malloy on May 02, 2008 Baby Mama never dares to be different and for this it is doomed to be just another cookie-cutter, summer comedy that will slightly stand above the rest due to Tina Fey More » 0 Comments | Email This
McDowell Mountain Music Festival By Shane Handler on May 01, 2008 What is it about festivals these days? How come every-time I visit a music related blog that’s not hyping Vampire Weekend, they are announcing another festival whose lineup card is More » 0 Comments | Email This
Glen Phillips By Jason Gonulsen on May 01, 2008 Catching up with Glen Phillips, ex-member of Toad the Wet Sprocket, might surprise you with what he has to offer on his new EP, The Secrets of the New Explorers. He More » 0 Comments | Email This