November 29, 2000 disc quicks|roots LisaBeth Weber Farmhouse Sessions (Women From Mars) Its a joy to see LisaBeth Weber bouncing back from thyroid cancer with such force and vigor. Sadly, she chose not to include here the darkly humorous song…
November 29, 2000 disc quicks|electronica Sad Rockets Transition (Matador) Soundtracks from the Golden Age of film in Hollywood (and Bali-wood) have always taken license with musical styles. If weve accepted R&B with flamenco guitar and harps, Elvis singing Hawaiian ditties,…
October 26November 2, 2000 disc quicks|rock/pop Toshack Highway Toshack Highway (Catapult Records) Just as the remaining members of Slowdive traded their spaced-out guitar noodling for the countrified simplicity of Mojave 3, so Swervedrivers Adam Franklin stows his fuzz pedal for…
October 26November 2, 2000 six pick Sara Lee Make It Beautiful M.J. Fine Mon., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., with Ani Difranco at The Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St., $28.50, 215-204-2400.
October 26November 2, 2000 critic pick|electronica DJ Swingsett After working with a solid range of producers like DJ Wally (a.k.a. Pish Posh), J. Warrin and vocalist Lisa Shaw, and hence being one of few to help sculpt his citys drum…
October 1926, 2000 disc quicks|rock/pop Chris Mills/The Hangdogs Kiss it Goodbye/Beware of Dog (Sugar Free)/(Shanachie) Its a good thing Chris Mills local bartender doesnt know when to cut the poor bastard off. Otherwise, its likely hed never have sunk deep…
October 1219, 2000 critic pick|dance Bombazo con los Cepeda Bomba is as roots as you get in Puerto Rico, drumming and dance handed down directly from the slaves who worked the sugar plantations. The Cepeda Family is credited with single-handedly…
October 1219, 2000 discquicks|rock/pop Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks Dan Hicks Beatin the Heat (Surfdog) Dan Hicks is a throwback, a 70s icon along the lines of the creaky-jazz of R. Crumbs Cheap Suit Serenaders, the showy soul of…
October 512, 2000 critic pick|electronica Red One His name circulates profusely among the devoted junglist soldiers, but to anyone else, the name is meaningless. But if theres a Red One DJ mixtape on the shelves at 611 Records, its gone…
September 28October 5, 2000 six pick Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson Its an election year. Dont you think its time you started paying some attention to the political process? According to Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, youve hardly picked up anything at…
