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Georgia Artists Represent at Grammysnew

We'll be rooting for Atlanta stars that are all up in this piece, like Jermaine Dupri and Ciara.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 02-02-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Solitary Successnew

The Canadian singer/songwriter has grown and evolved, much like the cover art for her album.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 02-02-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Album Sends Them Through Pubertynew

There's a lot of straining, questioning, aching -- and not a little whining -- wrapped up in You Were Supposed to Be Beautiful.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Jonathan Zwickel | 01-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Mason, You Were Supposed to Be Beautiful

Way Back to the '70snew

It's not metal, mind you, but rock with an emphasis on condensed bursts of guitar riffage, and sliding-scale avalanches.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Ray Cummings | 01-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Pearls and Brass, The Indian Tower

Yin and Yangnew

Tortoise's streamlined instrumental post-rock jams are the yin to Bonnie Prince Billy's rural and lyric-driven yang.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Chad Radford | 01-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: The Brave and the Bold, Tortoise & Bonnie Prince Billy

She Blows Soulnew

This new album is symptomatic of an industry trend: "rediscovering" soul artists for a baby boomer audience.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 01-26-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Bettye LaVette, I've Got My Own Hell To Raise

He Bends Genre Bordersnew

There's nothing particularly mad about Manx's smooth, bluesy, singer/songwriter fare, and the mantras are rarely more than bubbling under the surface.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Hal Horowitz | 01-19-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Harry Manx, Mantras for Madmen

Another Major Statement?new

For MF Doom, this box set is potentially revealing, since he is known more as a sly and sarcastic MC, not a beat-maker.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 01-19-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Metal Fingers, Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0-9

Mainstream Just a Chorus Awaynew

Unlike her stylistic counterpart, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Jenny Lewis has proven herself capable of more than bleeding-heart ballads and twee indie rock.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 01-19-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Jenny Lewis, Rabbit Fur Coat

Song Remains the Samenew

Though talk of Buddhist philosophy sneaks into this musician's debut recording, it comes less from his personal faith than it does from planting his secular tongue firmly in his cheek.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Chad Radford | 01-19-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Andy Ditzler, Songs from Yes and No

La Vida Escovedonew

For someone who has put so much of his heart and soul into his music, it's good to see the fruits of Alejandro Escovedo's labor when the community gives something back.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | James Kelly | 01-19-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Alejandro Escovedo, Room of Songs