Email Author Sam Prestianni

1998 Stories by Sam Prestianni

• Hear This

  published April 22, 1998

  Beth Lisick Ordeal Mouth Almighty wanted her. But like most major labels, the fledgling spoken-word offshoot of Mercury Records was... More >>

• Hear This

  published April 15, 1998

  Gianni Gebbia Sicilian saxophonist Gianni Gebbia channels the history of the Mediterranean in every note he plays, almost as if he were... More >>

• Hear This

  published April 8, 1998

  Red Aunts Red Aunts put the grrrowl in riot grrrl. Sure, they can pout and pose with the giddiest of glamour chicks and raise an obnoxious... More >>

• Hear This

  published April 1, 1998

  Nine Wood With their debut recording, New Can of Ice, Bay Area rowdies Nine Wood join Vaccination Records eccentrics Charming Hostess,... More >>

• Reviews

  published April 1, 1998

  Hole Deeper (DGC) Hole's long-awaited follow-up to their breakthrough 1994 album Live Through This is a triumphant return... More >>

• Reviews

  published March 18, 1998

  Reverend Horton Heat Space Heater (Interscope) What you need to know about Reverend Horton Heat is that in the early '90s he had... More >>

• Hear This

  published March 18, 1998

  John Lindberg Bassist John Lindberg was a gifted 17-year-old high school dropout when he started taking lessons from David Izenzon in 1976.... More >>

• Hear This

  published February 18, 1998

  Unwound Seven steps toward making an ultracool indie-rock band: 1) Bass, guitar, and drums. A minimal three-piece combo is ideal -- no... More >>

• Hear This

  published February 11, 1998

  Pat Metheny Pat Metheny is so annoying. With an ear for modern harmony and a talent for catchy melodic improv second only to maybe Bill... More >>

• Hear This

  published February 4, 1998

  Elliot Humberto Kavee Even hard-core fans tend to hit the john during drum solos at jazz shows. And why not? Some drummers mistake... More >>

• Reviews

  published February 4, 1998

  Various Artists The Real Bahamas Volumes I & II (Nonesuch) Three decades ago, in the days before world music was called such,... More >>

• Hear This

  published January 28, 1998

  Jack DeJohnette Master jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette's music animates the concept of oneness. His airy but impeccably precise cymbal work,... More >>

• Hear This

  published January 21, 1998

  Jesus Lizard I've seen Jesus Lizard singer David Yow deliriously throw down shot after shot of cheap booze before a gig, prance atop a tiny... More >>

• Hear This

  published January 14, 1998

  Jeff Chan The company Jeff Chan keeps on Winds Shifting, his debut on the Asian Improv label, underscores his status as one of the rising... More >>