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11 Nov 2009
Josh Johnson (aka Pinche Gringo), the co-founder and curator of Blackbeard's Lost Weekend, helps us run down some of Friday and Saturday's highlights.
11 Nov 2009
(Music: Feature)
28 Oct 2009
The latest by the Spider Bags boasts a boisterous, unfettered enthusiasm and playful charm that's nearly irresistible.
28 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
21 Oct 2009
There's often some special energy between band members that's utterly lost when only one tries to put it to tape by himself. May these five frontmen continue to avoid it.
21 Oct 2009
(Music: Feature)
Hughes on jingles, beards and the perils of cotton candy
23 Oct 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
30 Sep 2009
Entertainment at its best is big enough for us all to argue about. So let's hear it for U2.
30 Sep 2009
(Music: Feature)
16 Sep 2009
Robison on ball caps, divorce and brotherly love
17 Sep 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
9 Sep 2009
Pedal steel, the flamenco-style picking of guitarist Roberto Cofresi and various interludes, like a carny's call and the laugh of Baby Camilla on a song that takes her name, contribute to an overarching reflective tone.
9 Sep 2009
(Music: Record Review)
Sugarfix on recording, obsession and the hygiene of dudes
9 Sep 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
26 Aug 2009
On breaking up, moving away and writing about God
31 Aug 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
12 Aug 2009
On fascism, community and perceptions of folk
12 Aug 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
1 Jul 2009
Shelton Hank Williams—known on stage as Hank III—might only be the most recent generation of three Hank Williams boys to make his name in music, but, with or without the legacy, he's an absolute American original.
1 Jul 2009
(Music: Feature)
24 Jun 2009
The past is past, but Here and Now—their new disc and first album together since 1991's Mavericks—fails to match the glory of their mutual exploits or even Stamey's recent solo work.
24 Jun 2009
(Music: Record Review)
17 Jun 2009
Odessa's first three albums are three of the year's best contributions to indie rock—locally or nationally, no qualifications needed.
17 Jun 2009
(Music: Feature)
Though they're a little more Black Flag than Buddy Holly, there's a sloppy, rudimentary straightforwardness to Americans in France. That's not to call the Chapel Hill trio's debut simplistic, though.
17 Jun 2009
(Music: Record Review)
10 Jun 2009
John Gourley on Alaska, leaving and working with big producers
15 Jun 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
6 May 2009
Instead of confining themselves to one set of genre conceits, Aminal mixes and matches, touching on art rock, garage, roots and pop across the eminently listenable 10 tracks.
6 May 2009
(Music: Album of the Month)
22 Apr 2009
Josh Hodges on sexual taboos, hating laptops and his band's name
23 Apr 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
15 Apr 2009
While Futura's ambitions are modest and rather conventional, it's difficult to quibble with the execution, which offers bright, tasteful adult contemporary fare.
15 Apr 2009
(Music: Record Review)
8 Apr 2009
While 2004's Lose Your Favorite Things was a fine album, it wasn't nearly as polished or crafted as this.
8 Apr 2009
(Music: Record Review)
Tom Gabel on war, The Watchmen and Against Me!'s new record
8 Apr 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
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