Month: November 2004

  • John Frusciante

    Any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan or Behind the Music devotee had a hard time shaking off the ghostly image of John Frusciante during his heroin haze years—but now? Talk about Dead Man Rocking. Deemed by Flea to be one of the most musically creative souls in music today, Frusciante has cleaned up, pulled himself…

  • Allison Krauss and Union Station

    When Allison Krauss walked out of the river singing in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, she put a whole new face on bluegrass music. But the Coen brothers weren’t the first to discover her dulcet tones; she’s been a mainstay of the old-time music scene since she was a kid. On her new album, Lonely…

  • The Trashy Little Christmas Show

    Nothing warms up a grubby Minneapolis bar like a few hours of honkytonk Christmas carols. For the eleventh year, Trailer Trash reprises its beloved holiday shows at Lee’s. Nate Dungan’s band has earned a reputation for rocking so enthusiastically about the season that many an anti-Christmas stoic considers this event their token holiday outing. Half…

  • Edith Frost

    Despite her gritty alto, the Chicago-based Edith Frost seems convinced that God intended her to use her vocals as a pretty pop instrument. This peculiar voice, which she subdues until the most poignant moments, brings a sense of understatement to the waves of catchy melodies put forth by her back-ups. Frost’s compositions tend toward introspection…

  • Sweetness and Lime

    There are three golden things that never perish: gold, honey, and the sun. An archaeologist friend of mine once put this to the test. She was excavating at the Bronze Age citadel built at Mycenae during the Greek Civil War when her team came across a large jar full of honey. They agreed it would…

  • Burnt Sugar

    Burnt Sugar is a big musical mixing bowl spilling over with jazz, funk, blues, hip hop, and rock. Add some African beats and a little contemporary classical composition, and you’ve got what could be the world’s most eclectic jazz ensemble, one whose inspiration comes from such diverse sources as Miles Davis, Metallica, and Mobb Deep.…