AltWeeklies Wire
Global Union World Music Festival Returnsnew
When Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs pushed for Milwaukee to host a world music festival in conjunction with those in the Windy City and Madison, Milwaukee rose to the challenge.
  
    Shepherd Express  |  
    Sarah Biondich  |  
    09-14-2007  | 
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  Treasure Island Music Festival Boasts Impressive Debut Lineupnew
The San Francisco fest could well become one of those if-you're-anybody-you-better-be-there events with a lineup that includes Thievery Corporation, Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, and DJ Shadow.
  
    East Bay Express  |  
    Kathleen Richards  |  
    09-13-2007  | 
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  Welcome to the Berkeley Old Time Music Conventionnew
Depending on who's counting, this would be the 40th, 22nd, 27th, or 5th annual four-day gathering of pickers, strummers, crooners, and pluckers who celebrate precommercial country.
  
    East Bay Express  |  
    J. Poet  |  
    09-13-2007  | 
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  Stevie Wonder: Sole Survivornew
Contemporary soul has a long way to grow to catch the legend.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Mosi Reeves  |  
    09-13-2007  | 
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  Björk: Bored Out of Her Mindnew
Pop enigma expands her color palette with Volta.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Gelu Sulugiuc  |  
    09-13-2007  | 
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  Montreal Mirror's Must-See List for Osheaganew
Having proven itself a well-oiled machine, and arguably the most courteous and considerate of music fests, Montreal's Osheaga event returns with an equally impressive line-up this weekend. Acts include M.I.A., Feist, Interpol, Macy Gray, Arctic Monkeys and of course Smashing Pumpkins.
  
    Montreal Mirror  |  
    Rupert Bottenberg, Lorraine Carpenter and Johnson Cummins  |  
    09-07-2007  | 
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  Check Out Brooklyn's Outdoor House Partiesnew
Though the carefree days of laying poolside at the beach are nearly at end, a group of DJs continue with their series of free, outdoor house music parties that attract thousands with the fiery mix of high energy, soulful house music.
  
    New York Press  |  
    Derrick S. Edwards  |  
    09-06-2007  | 
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  Montreux Jazz Festival: Hawkin' All that Jazznew
Festival makes most of misnomer.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Jon Ross  |  
    09-05-2007  | 
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    Tags: Montreux Jazz Festival, concerts
  Willamette Week's MusicfestNW Guidenew
MusicfestNW is that special time of year when Portland adopts the best of music everywhere and gives it a home. It's the four days when Stumptown venues and music fans open their doors and ears, respectively, to a super-concentrated brand of sonic awesomeness.
  
    Willamette Week  |  
    Staff  |  
    09-05-2007  | 
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  Metal in Montrealnew
When the underground metal scene first reared its acne-infested head with a windswept mop on top, Montreal was a top contender for metal supremacy.  Sunday's concert brings it all back home.
  
    Montreal Mirror  |  
    Johnson Cummins  |  
    08-30-2007  | 
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    Tags: Metal Made in Quebec, concerts
  Feist Rocks Brooklynnew
Singer Feist headlines a sold out concert at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool.
  
    New York Press  |  
    Jonny-Leather  |  
    08-30-2007  | 
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  Three Legends, Two Men and a Lot of $6 Beersnew
I was jumping for joy at the chance to see three of my all-time favorites in country music.
  
    Metro Spirit  |  
    John McGowen  |  
    08-30-2007  | 
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  The Chromatics: Between Post-Punk and Italo Disconew
Italians Do It Better, a Troubleman Unlimited subimprint, and lo-fi producer extraordinaire and Chromatics and Glass Candy keyboardist Johnny Jewel are responsible for exposing disco's newest incarnation.
  
    San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  
    Fred Miketa  |  
    08-29-2007  | 
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    Tags: The Chromatics, concerts
  Bells Were Rocked in San Francisconew
Rage storms and hip-hop survives a concert crowd fifty thousand strong.
  
    East Bay Express  |  
    Eric K. Arnold  |  
    08-29-2007  | 
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    Tags: concerts