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Is there such a thing as "fate" in musical collaborations? There is if you're former sElf frontman Matt Mahaffey and former God Lives Underwater guru Jeff Turzo. The pair came...
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In simple terms, Terminal 11 is known as a laptop DJ. However, placing such a generic label on a driving creative force in experimental electronic music implies that he uses...
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DJ Seduce's masterful mashup of Afrobeats, Brazilian jazz, Latin funk, and downtempo grooves — injected with the occasional flamenco guitar, bongo breakdown, piano jam,...
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After being together for more than two years as The Brokedown, this L.A. quintet recently changed its name because of complaints from a similarly monikered band. Now...
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An Australia-born, Canada-based one-man band who made his global debut with a 2001 album recorded (and titled) Live in Canada, Xavier Rudd is only now debuting stateside...
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Robert Schneider is up to his usual tricks on The Apples' first album in five long years, assembling effervescent pop gems from the echoes of his favorite records of the...
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How do you follow a million- selling debut effort that music mag NME named "Album of the Year"? If you're Bloc Party, maybe you throw in some moodier moments and send out for...
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Not only does Shane Ocell play all the instruments in Via Vengeance, but he plays them all at once. With his Gibson guitar on his lap, he sits behind his drum set and feeds...
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Since striking out on their own as The Autumn Defense, Wilco bassist John Stirratt and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone have seen their soft-rock side compared in Rolling...
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Between Pelican and Sigur Rós lie Red Sparowes, whose epic instrumentals have the ability to pummel you, but instead lull you into submission with rich sonic washes as...
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Do you enjoy getting down to brass tacks? Or are you more of a steel fan? Tacks not big enough for you? Then how about a massive, industrial-strength, steel-bore drill manned...
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Georgia-born and French-raised Madeleine Peyroux has a voice that could calm crying babies or a venue packed with jazz-hungry fans, but that doesn't mean she puts on a great...
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Don't get us wrong: We're definitely down with all the old-school jams getting dropped during the off-the-chain hip-hop history lesson known as Take Me Back Tuesdays at Stray...
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Thursday 15 Axis/Radius: Ladies' Night (hip-hop, rock, dance)
Bikini Lounge: Scratchy Rekkid Night with DJ Shane Kennedy (various)
Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance)
Cat Eye:...
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1. The Shins, Wincing the Night Away (Sub Pop)
2. Authority Zero, 12:34 (Big Panda Records)
3. Nelly Furtado, Loose (Geffen Records)
4. Tech N9ne, Everready (Strange...
