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Named After Vonnegut, But Sounds More Like Tucker Maxnew
In spite of the band essentially being a combination of everything unlikeable about Maroon 5 and Young Jeezy, Vonnegut still managed to parlay their tenuous connections into a favorable association with the second greatest emcee in all of the Dirty South.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
11-12-2010 |
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No Age: Everything in Betweennew
Fans of Los Angeles' No Age may find Everything in Be- tween to be an unexpected and pleasurable curveball.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
11-11-2010 |
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The Thermals: Personal Lifenew
The Thermals race through songs like Adderall-aided students: focused, alert and precise in every note.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
11-10-2010 |
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Filthybird Finally Flies--In Music and In Lovenew
Songs for Other People, Filthybird's second album, is an arduously made, exquisitely written record.
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Margot and the Nuclear So and So's: Buzzardnew
As the title sort of suggests, this is a starker-than-usual effort by the Indianapolis sextet Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, which used to be an octet.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
11-05-2010 |
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The Walkmen: Lisbonnew
Aside from the uneven A Hundred Miles Off and the one-off lark of Pussy Cats, the Walkmen have quietly released nearly a decade's worth of excellent music, equal parts truculent and frangible.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
11-03-2010 |
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Birds & Batteries: Panoramanew
Mike Sempert has one of those chalky, quavery, drawling, nasal, rough-hewn voices that we so often associate with modern rock.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-03-2010 |
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BK Special: Hope Springsnew
Nostalgia generally refers to a yearning for past circumstances and a longing for home. Such emotions are at the center of the second CD by this Tucson acoustic-music trio.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-27-2010 |
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Breathe Owl Breathe: Magic Centralnew
Straight outta rural Michigan comes this chamber-folk trio, equipped with a fifth album of whimsical tunes, refreshing melodies and gentle rhythms.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-27-2010 |
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Jazmine Sullivan: Love Me Backnew
It wasn't that hard for Philly singer Jazmine Sullivan to supplant her nearest competitors as the next heir to Mary J. Blige. She's young, and gritty-voiced, and closer in sensibility to a rapper than a traditional balladeer.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-27-2010 |
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Savant of Rarebreed: The Delayed Entry EPnew
The latest salvo from the burgeoning Tucson hip-hop community is this impressive debut by Savant, one half of the hip-hop alliance Rarebreed.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-25-2010 |
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Gray Young's staysailnew
To Gray Young's credit, the group doesn't settle for making the same record twice.
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Lyrics Bornnew
Since his 2003 solo debut, Berkeley native Tsutomu Shimura has cemented his reputation as one of those nice guy underground rappers, all social justice and post-marital sex.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Dovey |
10-25-2010 |
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Tags: Lyrics Born, Tsutomu Shimura
Salsa Explosion!new
The reissue gurus at Strut Records are at it again with Salsa Explosion!, a collection of salsa essentials first released in 2004 from the greatest American-based Latin record label of them all, Fania Records.
Tucson Weekly |
Carl Hanni |
10-25-2010 |
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