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08.29.2008
Electronic reinvention of ambient innovators With perhaps a knowing nod to the fact that the collagist swirl and ambient space-blues of their...
08.28.2008
Fear not, Howe Gelb is back, and is once again picking up the reins of the Giant Sand moniker for his new LP proVISIONS. Gelb's last album, the...
08.28.2008
Loudon Wainwright's "Motel Blues" KCRW's Top Tune on Sept. 1! "Today's Top Tune" is a KCRW daily download featured for just 24 hours on kcrw.com...
08.28.2008
from Spin.com 8/28/08 What? Fusing '80s-style synths and high-pitched yelps with punk aggression, this quintet is like a loosely collected...
08.27.2008
My favorite Robyn Hitchcock songs are not always the most clever. Sure, who else can pull off "My Wife and My Dead Wife" or "I Got the Hots"? No one,...
08.26.2008
Sounding as if he grew up at a Wilson Pickett concert, had James Brown as a babysitter and was schooled by Solomon Burke, this 24-year-old...
08.25.2008
"Wash It" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1lpBTi8ve8 AMG Review : In another life, Freddie J IV could have been a good ol' fingerpickin',...
08.25.2008
When it comes to writing upbeat pop songs about insects, deceased spouses, and other suitable-for-nightmares subject matter, former Soft Boy Robyn...
08.25.2008
Brian Vander Ark - Brian Vander Ark 7/10 - Brian Vander Ark and his musical genius, I think, stems from his tendency to be soft spoken and his...
08.22.2008
Juliana Hatfield, whose latest release, "How To Walk Away," was released on August 19th via Redeye Distribution will be performing on The Tonight...
08.20.2008
Gemma Hayes has confirmed support dates with Joe Jackson starting October 15th in San Francisco, CA. Hayes' new album "The Hollow Of Morning" will...
08.20.2008
Experimental Americana pioneer Howe Gelb and band Giant Sand impress the critics with their latest work proVisions and set out on the road less...
08.20.2008
Catskills-based dream-poppers let loose on a tune from their forthcoming seventh album, Snowflake Midnight, out Sept. 30 via Yep Roc Records. "We...
08.20.2008
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Album: I'll Be Lightning Why He's Worth Watching: The lush musicality of Finn's debut - on which he plays nearly...
08.20.2008
Experimental Americana pioneer Howe Gelb and band Giant Sand impress the critics with their latest work proVisions and set out on the road less...