Mr. Weaver is a solid songwriter who gives me a mental image of Leonard Cohen backed by Wilco. Cool stuff, produced and mixed by Brian Deck (Tape Op #36) at Engine in Chicago. Mastered by Alan Douches. (Tape Op #31) www.benweaver.net Dandy Warhols Earth to The Dandy Warhols Larry has mentioned to me several times how much he doesn't care for this Portland, OR, band. I kind of like their album, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia - a clever, well produced and recorded piece of studio pop. That album sounds really great with some interesting sounds and grooves, but I'm gonna agree with Larry as to the current output of the Dandy's. www.dandywarhols.com
Music Reviews | No. 67
Carried to Dust
by Larry Crane
How does a band continue to grow, yet not change so much that their audience becomes disgruntled? Calexico's previous album, 2006's Garden Ruin, took a slightly different path from their...