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Tears of a Clownnew

Beholding the oddly giddy melancholy of Our Lady of the Highway.

East Bay Express | Rob Harvilla | 02-06-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Our Lady of the Highway

Memphis in Channew

Never before has Chan Marshall sounded more like herself.

Illinois Times | Rene Spencer Saller | 02-03-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Cat Power, The Greatest

More Than a 'Snap Music' Actnew

They may be gangsta, but Dem Franchize Boyz are still entertainers.

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

Tags: Dem Franchize Boyz, On Top of Our Game

Minstrel With Mayhemnew

At the heart of the album is conflict -- the thin line between consumer and critic, hip-hop's soul vs. hip-hop sold -- and Little Brother isn't immune to the syndrome.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tony Ware | 02-02-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Little Brother, The Minstrel Show

Persistence is Her Fortenew

Although the Scottish virtuoso percussionist has possessed only limited hearing since age 12, she wants audiences to focus on her music rather than her deafness.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mark Gresham | 02-02-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Evelyn Glennie, Shadow Behind the Iron Sun

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

Tags: Leslie Feist, Let It Die

Shredded Outnew

The age-old question that has haunted rock musicians since Jerry Lee Lewis busted vinyl arises again: Is the guitar solo dead?

Reno News & Review | Chase Carpenter | 02-02-2006 | Music

Some young bands dream of the day they'll write a beautiful, searing bundle of truth that persuades parents to have kids, inspires armies to stop fighting, and conjures puppies and kittens from thin air.

Boston Phoenix | Mikael Wood | 02-02-2006 | Reviews

Tags: A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out ; Almost Here, Panic! At the Disco ; The Academy Is . . .

Return of the Kingnew

The Alabama singer and picker reemerges after more than half a century in the shadows.

Nashville Scene | Bill Friskics-Warren | 02-02-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Cast King, Saw Mill Man

Psychedelic Savantnew

San Francisco's Kelley Stoltz unveils Below the Branches, his great full-length debut on Sub Pop and a long-awaited follow-up to the home-recorded Antique Glow.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Johnny Ray Huston | 02-01-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Kelley Stoltz, Below the Branches