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Music | Wednesday, July 19,2006

Nuts for these Brazilians

Latin-flavored psych-pop returns, nearly 30 years after disbanding

By Marissa Monson
In the music industry, second chances are like flying saucers, so rarely seen that they beg the question “Do they really exist?” And yet, on very rare occasions, a once-promising musician
Music | Wednesday, July 12,2006

Delighting in happy accidents

Shapes and Sizes may be terminally adorable, but that’s OK

By René Spencer Saller
When the terminally adorable Canadian quartet Shapes and Sizes signed to indie-rock über-cutie Sufjan Stevens’s record label, Asthmatic Kitty, the sudden surfeit of sweetness must
Music | Wednesday, July 12,2006

VINYL STATIC

Meet Aloe Blacc; the Roots hit the Pageant Theatre

By Marissa Monson
CD EXCHANGE: With R. Kelly busy basking in the glow of his mesmerizing car wreck of a miniseries, Trapped in the Closet, the R&B world has hit a bit of a drought when it comes to male si
Music | Thursday, July 6,2006

Testing an illusory world

Lady & Bird’s children’s story for adults

By René Spencer Saller
Lady & Bird is the intriguing, if slight, side project of Keren Ann Zeidel and Bardi Johannsson. Zeidel, an Israel-born Frenchwoman who now shuttles between Paris and New York, has
Music | Thursday, July 6,2006

Showcase

A short guide to Taste of Downtown’s musical offerings

By Marissa Monson
I like American music, and not just the Violent Femmes’ tune, either. This weekend, Taste of Downtown’s American Music Show presents a tiny slice of our vast music scene to enter
Music | Thursday, June 29,2006

Matters of the heart

Lucky Syd -- girls are suckers for sad boys

By René Spencer Saller
As long as there are girls who are suckers for sad boys, there will be a place in the global economy for the likes of Syd Matters. You won’t hear me complaining. If those girls can be blamed for
Music | Thursday, June 29,2006

Goodbye, old friend

After 11 years, Sleater-Kinney announces its break-up

By Marissa Monson
GOODBYE, OLD FRIEND: The news was posted, and Vinyl Static heard the line of dominoes fall — furious message-board posts, the rat-a-tat-tat of stunned bloggers, and a collective gasp — as
Music | Thursday, June 22,2006

No pain, no gain

Evangelista is not an easy listen, but it’s cathartic

By René Spencer Saller
Listening to Evangelista, Carla Bozulich’s latest album, is like watching someone carve off strips of her own skin, fold them into dainty origami shapes, and present them on a cloisonn
Music | Thursday, June 22,2006

VINYL STATIC

Freak folk here to stay; India.Arie’s back

By Marissa Monson
SINGLES ONLY: Most alternative genres only have a few good years. The success of an insular subgenre can quickly turn free-spirited tunes into novelty tracks for tacky compilations chur
Music | Thursday, June 15,2006

Bringing out the best

Isn’t it a Wonder, how two talented people bring out the best in each other?

By René Spencer Saller
At least half of all marriages end in divorce, and the rate at which bands break up has to be even higher, so what are the odds that a husband-and-wife band could succeed in the long run? Wh