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Daniel Johnston Returns with a Clear Head and a Big Soundnew

Jason Falkner, a self-described "one-man house band" producer, has turned Johnston's typically crude but sweetly personal demos into full-blown pop productions on Is and Always Was.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Will K. Shilling  |  10-21-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Alejandro Escovedo Creates the Album of His Careernew

Born in Texas but raised mostly in Southern California, Escovedo's new tour in support of Real Animal is all at once a homecoming, a rebirth and the live debut of his most widely hailed—and conceptually bold—solo work.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Will K. Shilling  |  09-03-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

'Hang Love' is in a Minor-chord Dungeon of the Best Kindnew

What sets the band apart on its third album is the willingness to lighten up a bit, to let the songwriting jangle and soar.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Will K. Shilling  |  07-25-2007  |  Reviews

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