AltWeeklies Wire
Turn the Beat Aroundnew
Michael Columbia puts the art in party.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Chad Radford  |  
    04-20-2006  | 
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    Tags: Michael Columbia, Stay Hard
  Come In From the Coldnew
Michael Talbott and the Wolfkings howl slowly and sweetly.
  
    San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  
    Ari Messer  |  
    04-20-2006  | 
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  Chicago Buzz Bandnew
Chicago indie band The M's dispel myths about their supposedly copycat sound.
  
    Salt Lake City Weekly  |  
    Jamie Gadette  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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    Tags: M's the Word, The M's
  Throwback Rockers Get All Scott McClellan on Our Assnew
According to Elliott Chaffee of Hats and Glasses, the band "just plays rock & roll."
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Chase Stauffer  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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    Tags: Hats and Glasses
  The Sounds of Sciencenew
After a long hiatus, Thomas Dolby brings back scientifica.
  
    Boise Weekly  |  
    Amy Atkins  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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  The Unfettered Music Festivalnew
The line-up for this year's Terrastock promises festival-goers the chance to get their (musical) freak on.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Michael Brodeur  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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    Tags: Terrastock
  Built to Lastnew
Doug Martsch talks about music making and his band's new release You In Reverse.
  
    Boise Weekly  |  
    Amy Atkins  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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    Tags: Built to Spill, You In Reverse
  Solo Soul; Man Oh Mannew
Jamie Lidell's new album, Multiply, is 10 tracks of sweet, pining, shaking, Motown-inspired white-boy soul.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Michael Brodeur  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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    Tags: Jamie Lidell
  When Worlds Collidenew
Ani Cordero's namesake band connects her Puerto Rican roots and her punk-rock passions.
  
    San Antonio Current  |  
    Gilbert Garcia  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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  Somewhere Elsenew
Producer Bill Laswell proves that Matthew Miller has a lot going on.
  
    The Village Voice  |  
    James Hunter  |  
    04-19-2006  | 
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  Come On Feel the Noisenew
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs still rock -- just more quietly.
  
    Colorado Springs Independent  |  
    Kara Luger  |  
    04-18-2006  | 
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    Tags: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  Steely Donnew
A long-awaited third solo album finds Donald Fagen exploring the romantic edge.
  
    Monterey County Weekly  |  
    Chris Goodman  |  
    04-18-2006  | 
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    Tags: donald fagen, Steely Dan
  Train Hoppingnew
The whiskey-tinged soul pipes of Jolie Holland pour out a sultry sound.
  
    L.A. Alternative  |  
    Lucy Bernard  |  
    04-18-2006  | 
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  Heavenly Hash
 
    
    Sparxxx's rapping proves fairly interesting throughout the album--and not just lyrically.
  
    Washington City Paper  |  
    Andrew Beaujon  |  
    04-17-2006  | 
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    Tags: Bubba Sparxxx, The Charm
  Hallmark Hippie
Gelb's mix of bent platitudes, loping-limping guitars, and wayward melodies is both wholly sincere and deeply appealing.
  
    Washington City Paper  |  
    Pamela Murray Winters  |  
    04-17-2006  | 
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    Tags: Howe Gelb, 'Sno Angel Like You