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Robert Deeble: Healthy enough to make music again
Robert Deeble writes disturbingly honest songs. Few of his albums are more intimately honest than Heart like Feathers, his latest release and first album in a long six years. Many of these new songs speak of the…
M83: Anthony Gonzalez speaks about France and family before a show in Chicago
Anthony Gonzalez is stressed out. Chicago hasn’t been very kind to the M83 frontman. He’s been having trouble getting his clothes exchanged at American Apparel (at this point, one would think that the notoriously ‘hip’ company would…
Leagues: Four Nashville musicians come together for dream project
The story of Leagues is a story worth telling. A few musicians coming together in Nashville for an EP is nothing new, of course, but the way that Thad Cockrell, Tyler Burkum, Mike Simon and Jeremy Lutito…
Fitz and the Tantrums are experiencing the rewards of good, old-fashioned hard work.
The only person who hadn’t received the memo was the one who ran the venue. As much as Michael Fitzpatrick tried to explain, the manager wasn’t changing his mind – the tables and chairs were staying in…
Low: Alan Sparhawk speaks on the band's latest album and a remarkable 18-year run
Alan Sparhawk can’t believe it’s been 18 years when I bring it up. Yet the Low frontman says the key is not to even think about it in the first place, so it’s not a surprise that,…
Dntel: Jimmy Tamborello is a tad nervous for you to see him again
Jimmy Tamborello is “mildly nervous.” He’s also using words like scary, trapped and pessimistic when describing his recent re-issue and consequent tour. It’s the revealed soul of a songwriter expressing the natural fears that come with opening…
The Boxing Lesson: Paul Waclawsky remains the only constant in Austin's great space rock band
Paul Waclawsky is the constant. Everyone else comes and goes in The Boxing Lesson — around 20 members in all — but that hasn’t stopped the Austin psych/space rock outfit from making compelling music for most of…
Yellowcard: Ryan Mendez speaks on the necessary sabbatical and how stable the alt-rock band is now
Yellowcard has been making music on and off since 1997. However, the group already has more ex-members than current members, which tells you a little bit about the turmoil it’s been through in the last decade-plus. Most…
Painted Palms: The joyful popsters are enjoying every minute of their rising platform
When I first see Reese Donohue, he’s standing on stage perched behind a Macbook. Lights are flashing, hooks are bouncing, and the crowd is digging it. Nodding his head in sync with the chill crowd, he turns…
Mumford and Sons: The English folksters birth a global movement with the Communion tour
If there’s a single story to support the notion that beautiful, meaningful art still stands tall amid the shifting tides of the digital music industry, Mumford and Sons tell that tale. The band’s global appeal has spawned…