Music

Stay off the grass until dry

Published April 3, 2003

Supergrass kicks it into high gear

ABy Brianna Riplinger ngst-ridden alt-country poster-boy Ryan Adams' first producing subject doesn't stray too far from Adams Territory. Jesse Malin's debut solo album, "The Fine Art of Self-Destruction,"...

Shoot the moon

Published April 3, 2003

TBy Brianna Riplinger he Mooney Suzuki, a group of sweaty, shaggy-haired New York boys with guitars, are audaciously proud of their borrowed rock sound. And they should be, because they avoid falling into...

I’ve gotta be driftin’ along

Published April 3, 2003

IBy Jennifer Schneider n a country music world filled with the likes of Kenny "look at my biceps" Chesneys and Faith "how much shorter can my skirt get before it ceases to exist?" Hills, it's comforting...

Here come the nice, and it’s understood

by Keri Carlson
Published March 27, 2003

The latest compilation to come out of the Twin Cities celebrates the local punk scene

You can’t kid a kidder

by Nathan Hall
Published March 27, 2003

Kid Dakota's life hasn't been nearly as pretty as his album title suggets, but he's not complaining

Parish from the earth

by Brianna Riplinger
Published March 13, 2003

A frequent collaborator strikes out on his own

Return of Django

by Keri Carlson
Published March 13, 2003

Rom culture carries a certain air of mystery. The Rom people, commonly called "Gypsies" in English-speaking countries, have lived in Europe for hundreds of years, interacting with officialdom as little...

Overpowered by folk

by Nathan Hall
Published March 6, 2003

Lou Barlow slices through expectations

Sing while you slave

by Keri Carlson
Published March 6, 2003

On "The Sweet Unknown," James Apollo sets a scene of desert hot days cooled by nights at hole-in-the-wall bars filled with cigarette smoke and femme fatales. This piquant imagery is fashioned from twangy,...