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Sublime with Rome: Yours Trulynew
It's hard to fairly judge Sublime's first album in 15 years.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-20-2011 |
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Taking Back Sundaynew
Guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper have rejoined the band (they quit in 2003 to form indie rock outfit Straylight Run), marking a return to the original lineup that made Taking Back Sunday the poster boys of post-hardcore in 2002.
San Antonio Current |
Collette Orquiz |
07-15-2011 |
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Blow Your Head Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahtonnew
For those that don't know, the bouncy, EDM sub-genre known as "moombahton".
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
07-14-2011 |
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Pistolera: El Desierto y La Cuidadnew
Since 2005, Brooklyn-based bilingual band Pistolera (Spanish for "female gunslinger") has been all about great intentions.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-14-2011 |
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The Great '85: Believe Itnew
Post-punk duo the Great '85's debut album.
San Antonio Current |
Kimberly Johnson |
07-14-2011 |
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Atari Teenage Riot: Is This Hyperreal?new
“It’s time to act; it’s time to fight through,” says Nic Endo in the title track for Atari Teenage Riot’s first album in 11 years.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronad |
07-08-2011 |
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Black Pus: Primordial Pusnew
Black Pus is Brian Chippendale’s personal pugilistic playground.
San Antonio Current |
Ray Cummings |
07-08-2011 |
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Brian Eno: Drums Between the Bellsnew
In his 40-plus years of recording, Brian Eno — ex-Glam God and innovator emeritus of ambient music — has exhibited an other-worldly panache for pitting unlikely sonic assemblages against one another.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
07-08-2011 |
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Tags: Brian Eno
Moby: Destroyednew
The tenth studio album from the electronic architect constructs clean, sophisticated landscapes while displaying an illuminated sense of emotional desolation.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
07-08-2011 |
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Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers: Live From Austin Texasnew
Walking bass lines. Check. Quaint lyrics alluding to a bygone era. Check. A song about slick hair. Check. Ruby Dee and The Snakehandlers have compiled a "best of" collection for this live album, but it comes off more as rockabilly paint-by-numbers.
San Antonio Current |
James Bosquez |
07-06-2011 |
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DVD Explores Le Tigre’s Informed Electro-Punknew
Who Took the Bomp? follows feminist electro band Le Tigre (Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, and gender-bending mustachioed JD Samson, now lead singer of MEN) on their 2004-2005 final tour across four continents and 10 countries after the release of This Island.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
07-01-2011 |
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Yes, Inferno: Yes, Infernonew
Yes, Inferno call themselves a progressive instrumental rock band. This is only partially true.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
06-30-2011 |
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Marvin Gaye: What's Going On: 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Editionnew
It's arguably the finest soul album ever recorded. After a decade as Motown's premier hit maker, Gaye wanted to tackle themes of urban decay, war, and our mortgaged future.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
06-29-2011 |
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Tags: Marvin Gaye, What's Going On
Chucha Santamaría y Ustednew
Representing Oakland by way of Puerto Rico and New York, Sofía Córdova and Matthew Kirkland (aka Chucha Santamaría y Usted) are all about the mezcla.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
06-29-2011 |
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Chilly Gonzales: The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzalesnew
After setting a world record for the longest performance by a solo artist and starring in a quirky feature film, Canadian emcee Jason Charles Beck, aka Chilly Gonzales, returns from the laboratory with what his PR team calls "the planet's first all-orchestral rap album."
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
06-20-2011 |
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