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Whatever Name He Chooses, Black Francis Rocksnew
On Bluefinger, Francis is channeling faraway echoes of classic, mid-'60s Kinks and early-'70s Lou Reed and New York Dolls
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
09-24-2007 |
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Tags: Black Francis, Bluefinger
Save the Toddler-sized Wilco T-shirtsnew
Ronnie McCoury creates a bluegrass CD for kids that parents can listen to. Better yet, McCoury doesn't try to be cool while doing it.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
09-24-2007 |
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Tags: Little Mo' McCoury
Two Guitarists Engage with Abstract Expressionismnew
Keith Rowe's The Room and Loren Connors' The Hymn of the North Star draw significant inspiration from Mark Rothko.
Chicago Reader |
Bill Meyer |
09-24-2007 |
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Songs to Run for Cover Tonew
Get down to the death and disaster songs of People Take Warning!
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
09-21-2007 |
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Dirty Projectors Cover Black Flag's Debutnew
The Projectors strip away the menace, offering lounge-ish musical beds that brightly color the misanthropic hue.
Tags: Rise Above, The Dirty Projectors
Contagiously Cheerfulnew
The Pietasters charge through 14 slices of retro-soaked party rave-ups.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-20-2007 |
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Tags: All Day, The Pietasters
Fits Like a Glovenew
Rise is a pleasant fallback for a variety of moods.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
T. LaGon |
09-20-2007 |
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Tags: Rise, Samantha James
Make Up for Lost Timenew
Galactic collaborates with some of the hippest hip-hop artists around.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
09-20-2007 |
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Stake a Claimnew
Me'shell Ndegeocello is not weighed down by unrealistic expectations.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
09-20-2007 |
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Distant World and Uncanny Beingsnew
This classical concept album is an effort to create a modern-day oratorio.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
09-19-2007 |
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Tags: Athlantis, Eyvind Kang
Melodic Gemsnew
On their latest CD, Okkervil River embrace their moment in the spotlight with all pomp, bravado and professionalism.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-19-2007 |
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Tags: Okkervil River, The Stage Names
Cheery Scarynew
Richard Thompson proves he's a gloom-and-doom master on his latest, fantastic album.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-19-2007 |
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Tags: Richard Thompson, Sweet Warrior
An All-Star Tribute to Ella with True Crednew
Fifteen of Fitzgerald's favorite standards are honored here by some of the best performers in the pop and jazz world.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
09-19-2007 |
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Manu Chao's Global Soundtrack Rolls Onnew
In many ways Chao's strongest album to date, La Radiolina is also his most electrified and may disappoint fans accustomed to the stripped-down acoustic style of his first two offerings.
Tags: La Radiolina, Manu Chao
Terence Blanchard Returns to a Classic Soundnew
In this wrenching album, the jazz trumpeter emerges from a long electric phase that followed his late-'80s collaborations with Donald Harrison and informed the soundtracks he wrote for Spike Lee.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-19-2007 |
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