AltWeeklies Wire
Common Tone Modulationnew
Amir ElSaffar connects the dots between jazz and Arabic music.
  
    Philadelphia City Paper  |  
    Shaun Brady  |  
    03-28-2006  | 
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    Tags: Amir ElSaffar
  Five, Six, Seven, Skatenew
Jodie Foster's Army marches on.
  
    Phoenix New Times  |  
    Brendan Joel Kelley  |  
    03-28-2006  | 
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    Tags: Jodie Foster's Army
  Erin Go, Brahnew
DJ Ed Whitty is gonna make Lauderdale safe for house again.
  
    New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  
    Jonathan Zwickel  |  
    03-28-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: DJ Ed Whitty
  Sense U Been Gone
Destroyer's Rubies is not only Dan Bejar's best by far, it's also a bona fide masterpiece of opaque genius bullshit.
  
    Washington City Paper  |  
    Michael Little  |  
    03-27-2006  | 
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    Tags: Destroyer, Destroyer's Rubies
  Contemporary Antiquariesnew
Kiefer and Kraus are a pair of time-traveling
minstrels. Also reviewed: Liz Durret's The Mezzanine.
  
    Illinois Times  |  
    Rene Spencer Saller  |  
    03-27-2006  | 
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  Taking One For the Teamnew
Brit heroes The Go! Team bring their block-rockin' beats stateside.
  
    Philadelphia Weekly  |  
    Neil Ferguson  |  
    03-27-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: The Go! Team
  Ace of Spaidesnew
 
    
    This St. Louis rapper thinks he's got a winning hand to play.
  
    Riverfront Times  |  
    Ben Westhoff  |  
    03-27-2006  | 
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    Tags: Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R.
  The Kids Aren't Alrightnew
Bear's Lair is the Bay Area's next great all-ages venue that won't be.
  
    East Bay Express  |  
    Rob Harvilla  |  
    03-27-2006  | 
    Music
  
  
  
    
  Pimp My Lifenew
Pittsburgh's the Jacka gives lessons in hustling and marketing.
  
    East Bay Express  |  
    Rachel Swan  |  
    03-27-2006  | 
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    Tags: The Jacka
  You Must Learn to Shaddapnew
KRS-One sullies his rep with a bizarre, violent outburst.
  
    East Bay Express  |  
    Eric K. Arnold  |  
    03-27-2006  | 
    Music
  
  Out, Demons!new
Pink Mountaintops fight the good fight.
  
    Colorado Springs Independent  |  
    Elliott Johnston  |  
    03-25-2006  | 
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    Tags: Pink Mountaintops
  Under the Coversnew
That iPod skin's got nothing on the quaint paper sleeves that held LPs.
  
    Birmingham Weekly  |  
    Courtney Haden  |  
    03-24-2006  | 
    Music
  
  Wild Cardnew
 
    
    Destroyer's Dan Bejar is no joker.
  
    Montreal Mirror  |  
    Lorraine Carpenter  |  
    03-24-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Destroyer
  Wizard's Words, Woman's Wilesnew
After weaving a worldly form of Finnish folklore for 23 years, Varttina tackle Tolkien and duel with their own dark sides.
  
    Montreal Mirror  |  
    Rupert Bottenberg  |  
    03-24-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Varttina
  Huge in Denmark, Mannew
We Are Scientists find more love overseas.
  
    San Diego CityBeat  |  
    Jed Gottlieb  |  
    03-23-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: We Are Scientists