Guante, Daughters of the Sun, Ashleigh Still featured in this week's City Pages

Photo by Tony Nelson

Guante and Big Cats!

​We've got another great week of music content loaded onto the site -- see below for a rundown of the music section that appears in the print edition of City Pages this week.

Guante: A warrior with words
By Michael L. Walsh
Spending an afternoon with the talented emcee and spoken word artist Guante, who recently released a collaborative album with producer Big Cats!

Daughters of the Sun face longest dawn
By David Hansen
The local psych-rock band has just released a split-12" with Vampire Hands, and the two bands are in the midst of a massive six-week US tour.

CD Review: Ashleigh Still and Nick Salisbury, Firefly
By Jeff Gage
The smoldering duo release a sparse, slow-burning album featuring Still's "breathy performances," Jeff Gage writes. "Her friskiness reveals an inner strength and playfulness that belie the vulnerabilities she so openly puts on display."

5ingles: The Songs We Can't Escape
By Ray Cummings
Spinning the latest singles by LCD Soundsystem, DJ Khaled, The-Dream, and more.

Critics' Picks
By Gimme Noise staff
Our top picks for shows this week, including Amos Lee, the Bangles, Apples in Stereo, and Los Campesinos!