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In the Key of Heartbreaknew
Tarnation! Now it's time for Paula Frazer.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-28-2007 |
Reviews
From Side Dish to Main Coursenew
Dean and Britta, back with Back Numbers.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Back Numbers, Dean & Britta
Still Serious After All These Yearsnew
Jay Farrar's still looking for answers on Son Volt's latest.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Son Volt, The Search
Pure Pop Savage Delightnew
Give Lily Allen a listen, and forget the backstory.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lily Allen, Alright, Still
The Nerdiest of the Indie Nerdsnew
The sound money is on Robert Schneider of the Apples in Stereo.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Mandell's Timeless Miraclenew
She has two killer voices: the singing kind and the writing kind.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Eleni Mandell, Miracle of Five
A Matter of Timingnew
Poor Noah Georgeson may have waited too long.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Find Shelter, Noah Georgeson
When Anywhere is Localnew
This is no Miami sound machine -- these Floridians have killed regionalism. Also reviewed: Prototypes' Prototypes.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Postmarks
Limited By Source Materialnew
A merciful god would have quit with frogs and locusts.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Plague Songs
Don't Fear the Reapernew
They don't only embrace death, they revel in it. Also reviewed: Rudresh Mahanthappa's Codebook.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Entrance, Prayer of Death
With Friends Like These ...new
Swan Lake takes music to new heights of idiocy.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Swan Lake, Beast Moans
Well Worth the Waitnew
Scabrous boogies, sad-sack serenades, and weird-even-by-his-standards curios.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Bright Lights and Dim Bulbsnew
Twenty-one artist tribute to Daniel Johnston is a mixed bag.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
On Her Own, Untetherednew
Campbell may sound a bit fey, but that's OK. Also reviewd: Alice Smith's For Lovers,
Dreamers & Me.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Isobel Campbell, Milkwhite Sheets
Duo Breathes Life Into Deathnew
Gob Iron, Farrar and Parker's new side project, explores the great beyond.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
11-27-2006 |
Reviews
