In the spirit of democracy—and perhaps staving off requests from drunken audience members—the pioneering Los Angeles punk group X has made its latest tour a request-only affair. The process is simple: Fans go online and vote for the songs they want to hear, and even if, in the estimation of singer and bassist John Doe, [...]
May 31, 2009 at 11:55 am | Share |
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She was born on the island of Borneo, but Malaysian singer and songwriter Zee Avi has a soul full of Americana on her self-titled debut (Brushfire/Monotone).
Avi, 23, triangulates vintage pop, jazz and country for a sound that doesn’t quite fit into any of those categories. She plays acoustic guitar and ukulele and sings in a [...]
May 20, 2009 at 12:11 pm | Share |
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The Vaselines look sweet and innocent, and to anyone who either doesn’t speak English or can’t follow a Scottish accent, they probably sound that way, too.
Wrapping a rare U.S. tour Monday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, however, the legendary Glaswegian indie rockers demonstrated the wry, subversive sense of humor that, in addition to [...]
May 19, 2009 at 12:08 pm | Share |
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