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By Johnny Ray Huston

San Francisco Bay Guardian | February 15, 2007

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The Mantles Keep it in the Family and Create a Cali Pop Classicnew

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San Francisco Bay Guardian | Johnny Ray Huston | 09-16-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Mantles, indie pop

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San Francisco Bay Guardian | Johnny Ray Huston | 01-21-2009 | Reviews

Tags: Scott Walker, documentaries, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, Stephen Kijak

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San Francisco Bay Guardian | Johnny Ray Huston | 12-04-2008 | Nonfiction

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Tags: Richard Harrah, The Canyon

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