Album Review: Widespread Panic, "Earth to America" (Sanctuary)
Fair or not, Athens, GA's Widespread Panic--WSP to diehards--has always been clumped in with "jam bands" like O.A.R. and String Cheese Incident. But WSP isn't so much a jam band as it is a groove band. And on its latest, "Earth to America," the six-piece gets its groove on.
Album Review: The Futureheads, "News and Tributes" (Vagrant)
With "News and Tributes," The Futureheads are battling two sizable forces: the sophomore slump and the curse of the neo-New Wave movement.
Album Review: Zero 7, "The Garden" (Atlantic)
It's hard being an "electronic" band. Songs or sounds? Lyrics or instrumentals? These are the questions faced by Zero 7, an act that began life as the side-project of British producers Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker, and has morphed into a sort-of band, with regular vocal contributors.
Album Review: Sonic Youth, "Rather Ripped" (Geffen)
There are some artists whose every brushstroke, plucked note and keystroke are anxiously awaited by their fervent admirers. Sonic Youth is such an institution.
Live Review: Dave Matthews Band in Burgettstown, PA
At one point during his concert at the Post-Gazette Pavilion on Friday (6/9), Dave Matthews took the time to tell the crowd how impressed he was with nearby Pittsburgh.
Album Review: AFI, "Decemberunderground" (Interscope)
AFI convincingly avoids the sophomore slump with the follow-up to its 2003 major-label debut, "Sing the Sorrow."
Live Review: Bruce Springsteen in Concord, CA
What do you call a Bruce Springsteen show where The Boss ignores "Born to Run," "Thunder Road" and most of his other hits in favor of many nearly forgotten folk tunes? Try "excellent."
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