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Drive-by Truckers: 'The Big To-Do"new

The Drive-by Truckers have created some of the most memorable perverts, drunks and assorted lowlifes of their career on The Big To-Do, an album packed with stories and characters presented with a photojournalist's detached honesty.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 04-28-2010 | Reviews

Tags: The Big To-Do, Big To-Do, Drive-By Truckers

Controlled 'Kairos' from White Hinterlandnew

Kairos, the second album from White Hinterland, is a stripped-down, atmospheric record with up-front, bright vocals.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 04-28-2010 | Reviews

Tags: KAIROS, White Hinterland

Baroness: Battered and Bruisednew

Baroness draws on old-world fables and romantic poetry to create its own brand of metal/indie rock.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 04-28-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Baroness, Blue Record

The Oranges Band Remembers Its First Decadenew

The band from Baltimore discusses the best moments of its 10-year run.

Baltimore City Paper | Joe Tropea | 04-27-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Oranges Band

PJ Morton Makes a Triumphant Returnnew

In Walk Alone, PJ Morton thickens his soulful stew.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | L. Michael Gipson | 04-27-2010 | Reviews

Tags: PJ Morton, Walk Alone

Animal Collective and Danny Perez Present 'Oddsac'new

Twisted images and Kubrick-like abstraction color new visual interpretation of the band.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Chad Radford | 04-27-2010 | Music

Tags: Oddsac, Animal Collective

B.o.B's Bogus Journeynew

Debut from Atlanta genius Bobby Ray makes him sound like a doofus.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Ben Westhoff | 04-27-2010 | Music

Tags: B.o.B, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray

MGMT's Second Album is Counterintuitivenew

On Congratulations, MGMT almost entirely avoids their debut's clubby enthusiasm, instead narrating a wistful psych-pop walking tour that's more synthesis than synth-pop.

Tucson Weekly | Sean Bottai | 04-22-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Congratulations, MGMT

Quartet From San Francisco Rearranges Rocknew

Man/Miracle's debut record incorporates myriad styles: jam band, world-music rhythms, melodic pop choruses, raw-edged roadhouse rock and plenty of loud guitar.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 04-22-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Man/Miracle, The Shape of Things

Dr. Dog's Latest is Endlessly Catchynew

There's always been an off-kilter joy in Dr. Dog's music, but on the Philadelphia quintet's first album for the eclectic ANTI- Records, there's also an impressive crispness that only enhances the endlessly catchy songs.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 04-22-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Shame, Shame, Dr. Dog, Shame

Holly Golightly Leaves Jack White Behindnew

You may know her from her duet on "It's True That We Love One Another," or maybe from her recordings with Thee Headcoats, or its spinoff, Thee Headcoatees. Or you may not know her at all, in which case it's clearly time to get acquainted.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 04-22-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Brokeoffs, Hi-Dive, Medicine County, Holly Golightly, You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying, Billy Childish, Lawyer Dave

Unearthing a Trove of Classic NYC Salsa and Latin Soulnew

West Side Latino Records' mid-'60s-and-beyond heyday, encompassing classic salsa, boogaloo, and hard Latin funk, is now obscure to all but the most devoted followers—meaning it's exactly the kind of music Brooklyn-based Wax Poetics was created to document.

The Village Voice | Ezra Gale | 04-22-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Andre Torres, Wax Poetics, West Side Latino Records