dana carvey
Although he’s known for characters like The Church Lady and “Wayne’s World”’s Garth, there’s one moment in Dana Carvey’s career that cemented his future: “My first 200 shows or so I did for free, but for one gig, I got $50. I said, ‘This is it. Fifty bucks.’ I felt incredibly rich.”
ryan lindsey
Ryan Lindsey hasn’t been himself for almost two years.
The local musician and songwriter has kept busy in the interim — jaunts with Starlight Mints and pop-punk band Broncho have more than helped him fill the hours — but it’s apparently high time for an accidental and slightly premature comeback.
wye oak
There isn’t really a correct way to interpret Wye Oak. The Baltimore rock band, comprised of singer/guitarist Jenn Wasner and drummer/keyboard player Andy Stack, doesn’t mean to give the wrong impression, but there’s no reconciling the sonic inconsistencies between its albums, nor the divergence between the sound of the record and the setup of the live show.
david bazan
A basic tenet of politeness that states one should never talk about sex, politics or religion. There’s another canon, slightly less specific, that implies rock musicians are exempt from the above. David Bazan, for most of his career, has been seemingly oblivious to both.
margaret cho
It must bear some semblance to torture, when your profession and passion require being raunchy, opinionated, provocative and in all other ways outspoken, and something tries to stifle your voice. It is just like Margaret Cho, however, to roll with the punches.
phantom planet
Alex Greenwald loves a good metaphor. And a bad one. Indeed, Phantom Planet’s new album, Raise the Dead, is conceptual, an exploration of the metaphorical cult of band fandom. Single “Leader” portrays a cult experience (“He explained so easily/We are all the missing pieces/Maybe you’ll fit right in, too”), with Greenwald first joining and then recruiting to the Phantom Planet family.