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Music | Thursday, August 17,2006
A little goes a long way
The Archie Bronson Outfit’s second full-length most definitely rocks
Is it dirty art rock or arty dirt rock? Rock music you can dance to or dance music you can rock to? Whatever you want to call Derdang Derdang, the Archie Bronson Outfit’s second full-length, the
Music | Thursday, August 17,2006
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A Legend in his own time
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John Legend has doled out the first single from Once Again, the yet-to-be-released 2006 follow-up to his Grammy-winning debut Get Lifted. “Save Room” finds the dapper piano
Music | Thursday, August 10,2006
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Erase Errata slide in where riot grrrls leave off; A Tribe Called Quest in Chicago; Outkast "collaborates"
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Experimental electro-punk trio Erase Errata released their third album, Nightlife, on July 25, unleashing a collection of punk tracks that slide in where riot grrrls such as Bikini Kill le
Music | Thursday, August 10,2006
Enlightened thumping
What does Logic have to do with Zen?
The title of DJ Logic’s new album is a stumper: What does logic, the science of abstract reasoning, have to do with Zen, a Buddhist philosophy that honors direct intuition through meditation? De
Music | Wednesday, August 2,2006
Not good enough to be awful
Midlake goes for the quaint, agrarian, and the obtuse
Midlake is from Denton, Texas, the same smallish town that spawned Centro-matic, but you’d never guess it by listening to The Trials of Van Occupanther. With its soft and inviting beds of acoust
Music | Wednesday, August 2,2006
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Yo La Tengo will kick your behind; Tabakin hits town on Saturday
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By no stretch of the imagination does Yo La Tengo look cool. The Hoboken, N.J., trio doesn’t subscribe to any hipster conventions — nary an ironic mustache or trucker cap to b
Music | Wednesday, July 26,2006
Focused on the essentials
Jazzman Liberty Ellman is no obnoxious hot dog
Ophiuchus Butterfly is guitarist/composer Liberty Ellman’s second full-length for Pi Recordings, which is fast becoming one of the most interesting labels on the independent jazz scene. (Though
Music | Wednesday, July 26,2006
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The Ditty Bops play the Hilton on Sunday, and other shows of note
The Ditty Bops love to ride bikes. Instead of jamming into a cramped van for their 2006 summer tour, the jazzy duo decided to put shoe to pedal and log some miles on a couple of two-wheelers, and they
Music | Wednesday, July 19,2006
Building a better Park
With a new album and a new lineup, Springfield's favorite indie rock band hits the road
The small makeshift rock club overflows with fans. Kids line the walls, standing on ledges and leaning in to cop a view. The lead singer strikes the first chord on his guitar. The crowd moves and brea
Music | Wednesday, July 19,2006
Self-loathing as art
Lisa Germano excels at singing about being fat, trashed, and duped
Lisa Germano’s publishing company is called Emotional Wench, a name that is, to quote Homer Simpson, funny because it’s true. In the annals of indie dysfunction, few singer/songwriters hav
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