Spring Curtain Call
f you didn't catch ACT's highly-praised The Pillowman, you probably missed our city's best theater offering of the year. But a bright and cheery springtime…
Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999
In the introduction to his new compilation Beautiful Losers, Nebraskan folk singer Simon Joyner writes of his songwriting, "No matter how hard you try, a…
This Dead Horse
The four nice boys from Queens have decidedly followed their debut full-length, Hors de Combat, with an emotional rollercoaster that leaves you needing a drink…
Ringleader of the Tormentors
TIG: We are lucky here in the Three Imaginary Girls Tower in downtown Seattle to be joined by the King of Gloom, the Troubadour of…
Cannibal Sea
As Dave Lowery (of Cracker) might say, "what the world needs now is another New Pornographers like I need a hole in my head". Ok,…
Mates of State, Viva Voce, and Smoosh
Remember the days when Asy and Chloe's manager (the girls' dad) gave home burned CD's away of the girls' latest recordings? Now Smoosh is signed…
The Notorious Bettie Page
"Flattery is the devil's tool, Charlie." Mid-1950s New York City, and men in business suits quietly browse a seedy Times Square magazine shop. One anxious-looking…
Sewed Soles
I was put off by The Greenhornes at first. Guitar player Craig Fox's vocals seemed fairly insouciant, like spat out phrases to add the right…
Future Women
On Future Women, Chicago's The M's layer a sound rich with the melody and grit that makes indie-rock so delectable, thus making the M's incredibly…
The Middle Wages
It is one thing to take months in an expensive studio to craft a record expands the horizons of music through careful songcraft. Sure, it…