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2003 Stories by Jonathan Bond

• Deck the Hall

  published December 11, 2003

  When he's onstage, James Hall looks as if he's experiencing exorcism via electrocution. The singer and gifted iconoclast is on fire, with... More >>

• David Allan Coe

  published December 4, 2003

  David Allan Coe, unlike some of his peers, didn't have to manufacture outlaw cred for the outlaw-country movement of the 1970s. Coe essentially... More >>

• Rock Gardeners

  published November 6, 2003

  In the early 1990s, it was hard to find a Valley band that didn't know, and somehow benefit from knowing, Julie Hurm-Tessitore. A local music... More >>

• Quasi

  published October 16, 2003

  With Hot Shit, Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss of Qusai continue the get-in-the-van good fight. In the past, Quasi existed as a kind of... More >>

• Stranger Danger

  published October 9, 2003

  "My focus is on trying to convey the mood, the atmosphere inside his head, the red-headed stranger,' the preacher that finds his wife and lover,... More >>

• The White Stripes

  published September 25, 2003

  The White Stripes have reached a pinnacle. Call it the rock 'n' roll Peter Principle -- a point at which their huge fame may not serve the music... More >>

• Daniel Johnston

  published September 11, 2003

  A gold mine for Daniel Johnston fans and a great introduction for folks curious about the mentally troubled but gifted songwriter, The Early... More >>

• Starlight Mints

  published August 14, 2003

  Following a new album of spaced-out orchestral pop called Built on Squares, the Starlight Mints are fresh from touring the country -- not... More >>

• Boomsome Twosome

  published August 7, 2003

  At first blush, Fat Cats and the Clubhouse don't seem to have anything in common. For starters, Fat Cats is housed in a historic building in a... More >>

• Deerhoof

  published July 31, 2003

  Deerhoof singer Satomi Matsuzaki's ultra-high voice sounds something like what would come out of Wayne Coyne's mouth if he weren't a man. She is... More >>

• Tough Love

  published July 10, 2003

  Matt McAuley, the guitar-playing half of A.R.E. Weapons, says the unusual band name came to him in a dream. "In the dream, [singer] Brain... More >>

• Matt Sharp

  published July 10, 2003

  Years in the countryside tend to mellow a fellow. It clearly worked on Matt Sharp, who materializes from a four-year hiatus with a haunting... More >>

• Dwight Yoakam

  published July 3, 2003

  Dwight Yoakam first became known in the mid-80s as part of the new-traditionalist movement in country that included the more mainstream artists... More >>

• Dead Meadow

  published June 19, 2003

  Bust out the black light and the downers, Dead Meadow is here. An unlikely and largely unsuccessful merging of early Pink Floyd psychedelia and... More >>

• Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

  published June 19, 2003

  Cheer up, kiddies, the circus is in town. Art-rock freaks Sleepytime Gorilla Museum are coming, with their "this is what it might sound like... More >>

• Fruit Bats

  published June 12, 2003

  Fruit Bats are yet another example of a side project eclipsing a musician's once main commitment. The Chicago band was first created to give head... More >>

• Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

  published June 5, 2003

  These Bastards earned permission to use the Man in Black's name from Johnny Cash himself, and while they are not really his blood, they do offer... More >>

• Road Hoggin'

  published May 29, 2003

  Jim James answers his cell phone on a very windy Sterling, Colorado, evening, about 140 miles from his band My Morning Jacket's next gig in... More >>

• Quiet Riot

  published May 22, 2003

  Come on -- stop that Noize! Firmly in the "what th . . ." category, Quiet Riot has decided to tour, gracing us at, you guessed it, the... More >>

• Vic Chesnutt

  published May 15, 2003

  Sorry to say it, but Silver Lake sounds like Vic Chesnutt light. The veteran singer-songwriter's southern gothic has gone quasi-gospel, his... More >>

• Smilin' Blues

  published March 13, 2003

  There's an old barroom joke. It goes something like this: "He was the greatest bluesman that no one ever heard of." Bob Corritore may just... More >>

• Various Artists

  published March 6, 2003

  "Wow! Look at all that pornography, material waste of photography/When all you need is a fertile mind to formulate pictures of any kind." – fro... More >>

• Rock Solidarity

  published February 13, 2003

  Before the Heartgraves had a name, and when they were just five guys in search of a little alchemy, they were having an early Friday evening... More >>