SXSW 2011 Roundup

POSTED // Mar 22,2011 - People tend to look at the South by Southwest Music Conference through the narrow tunnel of their own musical tastes ...

MEN, Alexis Gideon, Lady Gaga, Lady Starlight, Autism Hope Benefit, Menomena, The Saw Doctors, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Live: Music Picks March 17-23

POSTED // Mar 17,2011 - This Brooklyn trio led by JD Samson, formerly of Le Tigre, is dedicated to the “radical potential of dance music.”

Soundgarden, Wye Oak, Cory Mon & the Starlight Gospel

CD Reviews: Live on I-5, Civilian, Turncoats

POSTED // Mar 15,2011 - This live set recorded during Soundgarden’s 1996 West Coast tour captures a band at the peak of its commercial success ...

The Quick & Easy Boys, Sensations Soul Band Mardi Gras Ball, State Radio, Otis Heat, Tera Melos, Marnie Stern, Civil Twilight, A Silent Film, Old Man Markley

Live: Music Picks March 10-16

POSTED // Mar 10,2011 - If your image of Eugene, Ore., is one of burned-out Deadheads spinning their days away in Birks and tie-dye...

Jackie Greene, Scott Biram, Parlor Hawk, Stacy Clark, John Popper & The Duskray Troubadors, Portland Cello Project & Laura Gibson

Live: Music Picks Mar. 3-9

POSTED // Mar 3,2011 - Jackie Greene’s is quickly and somewhat quietly establishing himself as a roots-music hero.

The Red River, Abe Vigoda, Wild Nothing, Vanity Theft, Leftover Salmon, Peaceful Uprising, DeVotchKa

Live: Music Picks Feb. 24-Mar. 2

POSTED // Feb 24,2011 - On first listen, my reaction to The Red River’s Little Songs About the Big Picture was, “How did I miss the boat?”

Pendulum, Murder by Death, The Builders & The Butchers, CWMA Finals, Smith Westers, Stockholm Syndrome, Hellogoodbye

Live: Music Picks Feb. 17-23

POSTED // Feb 17,2011 - Brit band Pendulum burst on the scene in their homeland with their album Immersion ...

Public Enemy

Believe the Hype: Hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy are as potent as ever.

POSTED // Feb 17,2011 - Public Enemy’s Chuck D once famously opined that hip-hop is “black America’s CNN.”

The Toasters, The Lower 48, CWMA Showcases, Stacey Kent, Sebadoh

Live: Music Picks Feb. 10-16

POSTED // Feb 10,2011 - No one deserves more credit for bringing the British 2-Tone ska sound Stateside than New York City band The Toasters ...

Hal Cannon: Alone on the Range

After decades in Utah bands, the folklorist goes solo.

POSTED // Feb 8,2011 - Hal Cannon’s been preparing for this moment, the arrival of his first album, for his entire life ...