Amy Strauss
Articles by Amy Strauss
Conflict Food
Pittsburgh’s high-concept, low-profile restaurant Conflict Kitchen serves sandwiches with an agenda
Ben + Vesper
Honors (Sounds Familyre)
Sarah Kirkland Snider sees Homer's Odyssey in a female light
60-minute song cycle Penelope reinvents the popular poem
Film Spotlight: Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner's Wah Do Dem
A culturally isolated Brooklynite's fish-out-of-water odyssey draws heavily on its musical inspirations. Here the two filmmakers tell us all about it.
Gold Panda
Lucky Shiner (Ghostly International)
Blue Water White Death
Blue Water White Death (Graveface)
Carnivores
If I'm Ancient (Double Phantom)
Lonely Drifter Karen finds a season of changing styles on Fall of Spring
The pan-European trio switches it up on their second album while drifting through continents
MakeUpBreakUp
Scents (Cozy Music)
Mice Parade
What It Means to Be Left-Handed (FatCat)
Land of Talk
Cloak and Cipher (Saddle Creek)
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse
Dark Night of the Soul (Capitol)
Dean & Britta
13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests (Double Feature)
Laura Stevenson & the Cans
A Record (Asian Man)
Delta Spirit recounts their History From Below
Singer Matthew Vasquez tackles tragedies, Tom Waits, and quite possibly, losing the love of his life
Teenage sisters First Aid Kit provide bruised soul folk on The Big Black and the Blue
The spur-of-the-moment siblings suggest old-world souls, a musical father figure, and blood-harmonies are your best bet
Kele
The Boxer (Glassnote)
Emily Jane White
Victorian America (Milan)
Karen Elson
The Ghost Who Walks (Third Man)
Review: This One Is Mine
Maria Semple's novel tackles the flaws and fantasies of modern romance.
Walking Sleep
Measures (self-released)
Hunter Valentine advances through their Lessons From the Late Night
The Canadian band's in-your-face frontwoman blabs about record deals, stalkers, and capturing a legit live sound
Josh Ritter
So Runs the World Away (Pytheas)
Review: Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat by Temra Costa
Gibbs Smith, May 2010
Laura Marling
I Speak Because I Can (Astralwerks/EMI)
Xiu Xiu & Deerhoof have big plans for 2010's Donaufestival
Together, the bands will perform Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at Austria's Donaufestival
Christy & Emily
No Rest (Klangbad)
Sweet and socially conscious jewelry
Figs and Ginger rock out eco-friendly sterling silver
Hello to the new healthy you!
Mary Robertson of StarBar Organics makes vegan snacks worth craving
Etsy-curious crafters alert!
Wendy Downs of Moop helps you sculpt a successful Etsy shop
Full-time papercraft
The work and whimsy of SusyJack Contemporary Paper Goods
Avant garde confectioneries
Amy Stevens' over-the-top creations are pure sugar magic
Issue #33
