Midpoint Music Festival Aug 30, 2008
James Brown and Hank Williams recorded their greats at Cincinnati legacy King Records; Bootsy Collins, The Afghan Whigs, Blessed Union of Souls and Peter Frampton have all called it home. Now in it's 7th year, MidPoint Music Festival has established itself as one of the premier music festivals in the U.S. Consequently, the Midwest region has been recognized as a champion of the newest, coolest sounds influencing the nation and beyond. (FOX19.com, OH)
New CDs showcase Cave, Gutter Twins Mar 21, 2008
Cincinnati-born career roue Greg Dulli was singer for the Afghan Whigs, the only band to proudly incorporate black music into the subgenre. Notoriously hard-living Mark Lanegan, raised in the rodeo town of Ellensburg, Wash. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
CD Review: Gutter Twins Try For Stardom A Second Time Mar 6, 2008
More than 15 years after his closest sideswipe with fame, Lanegan seems primed to reiterate the song's point with a new band -- founded with fellow '90s couldabeen, Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs -- and a new album, "Saturnalia." This time, the pair is hoping their combined efforts will allow them to finally grab that brass ring. Time might seem like Lanegan and Dulli's ally in their endeavor. (KSBW 8, CA)
Noisepop, Ahoy! Dec 6, 2007
" Lo-fi pioneers Mountain Goat will play three shows at three locations. The Gutter Twins, the highly anticipated collaboration between Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs and Mark Lanegan, will make an appearance promoting the forthcoming release, "Saturnalia. " Also appearing will be Cursive, Kelley Stoltz, Tilly and the Wall, Capgun Coup, Blitzen Trapper, Fu Manchu and others. The more than 100-band lineup will appear at clubs such as the Great American Music Hall, Bimbo's 365 Club, 12 Galaxies,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
We're sorry we forgot all of these Nov 23, 2007
The Afghan Whigs 1965 (1998) Take 1965 as an alternative universe version of Let's Get It On: you find singer Greg Dulli wrestling with alcohol, drug and sex dependency, much like his hero Marvin Gaye. With a filmic eye for seamy detail, Dulli lines his demons up one by one and stares them down. (Guardian Unlimited)
Review: Apple's iPod Touch Is Best Media Player Ever Made Sep 14, 2007
I searched for the Afghan Whigs and only had to type in AFG for them to appear at the top of the list. Clicking on their name brings up a screen with albums and songs to choose from. (Fox News)
Tucson, Phoenix bands merge Jul 25, 2007
filters the melancholy grandeur of Radiohead's OK Computer through a vocal style gritty enough to trigger flashbacks to the Afghan Whigs' best work on the epic A Punch to the Nose. The soaring guitars that punctuate Until We Crack take the sound in a more accessible and/or stadium-rocking direction without sacrificing any of the mystery. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe Jun 28, 2007
CD: Unbreakable (A Retrospective) The Afghan Whigs dabbled in a bunch of different styles during their '90s heyday: post-punk, grunge, R they were at their best when leader Greg Dulli sang about being a dick. This 18-song compilation includes tracks from their Sub Pop, Elektra, and Columbia albums with plenty of space given to career milestone Gentlemen. (City Pages)
Pretty Ricky, Shins Grab Top Album Chart Spots Feb 1, 2007
The Shins had never been higher than No. 86 on The Billboard 200 prior to this week, nor had Sub Pop been higher than No. 79 (with the Afghan Whigs' "Black Love" in 1996). "Wincing the Night Away" also opens at No. 1 on Top Independent Albums, Top Digital Albums and the Top Tastemakers chart. (MediaWeek.com)
Local bands keep 'Rodfest V' thriving Jan 23, 2007
Taking the stage wearing rubber masks of former presidents George Bush and Ronald Reagan (face wear was, apparently, an ancillary theme of the night), the smarmy, hedonistic Kalvin Koolidge came across like Ween goofing on the Afghan Whigs -- or maybe the other way around. The Scituate trio roared and pimped its way through an unhinged set that sounded like a radio dialing through '80 s-style arena metal, B-grade action-flick soundtracks, and Greg Dulli side projects. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Dulli Dishes On Whigs Reunion, Collaborations... Jan 11, 2007
Wes Orshoski, L.A. Still basking in the critical acclaim heaped upon the Twillight Singers' latest album, "Powder Burns," Greg Dulli is keeping busy with a number of collaborations, including sessions with Mark Lanegan and Joseph Arthur and a recent reunion with the Afghan Whigs. Dulli was recording with Arthur last week in Los Angeles, and says that when the Twilight Singers return from a tour of Australia, he will "with earnest" pursue a long-festering group with Lanegan, the Gutter Twins. (Billboard.com)
