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(Lefse)   www.lefserecords.com   Ganglians, out of Sacramento, have staked out ground as a sort of lo-fi Beach Boys, splicing the Wilson brothers' way with elaborate harmonies and co more...

(The Royal Potato Family)   www.royalpotatofamily.com   Even without Charlie Hunter, this jazz-rock ensemble is still going strong. On Power Patriot, they set the tone with "Rescue more...

(Secretly Canadian) www.secretlycanadian.com A Santa Barbara quintet that features flute, lyrics about "marmalade skies" and occasional outbursts of "tribal" percussion, Gardens & Villa c more...

(Luna Park)    www.garlandjeffreys.com   In a long career that so far has never quite jelled into all it could be, Garland Jeffreys has made some good records and one great one, more...

(ECM)   www.ecmrecords.com   2009 marked the 40th anniversary of the launch of ECM, one of the most consistently credible and crucial record labels in modern jazz. And since its hu more...

(DownUpDown Music)     www.garyjules.com     Gary Jules' road to repute has taken several twists and turns over the past decade or so, hitting a number of highs - a wel more...

(Collectors Choice)   www.ccmusic.com   44 Tracks? My. That's a lot of Gary Lewis and the Playboys. That's a lot for any act that wasn't an overlooked genius (Arthur Alexander) or more...

(Knitting Factory) www.knittingfactoryrecords.com   Take two musicians of disparate backgrounds, exploit their common love of traditional music, and put them in the studio sans accompan more...

  (Vinyl 180)   www.vinyl180.com   It is already ten years into the 21st century and it seems with the success of such acts as LCD Soundsystem, Lady Gaga and Janelle Monae, pop m more...

(Sundazed)   www.sundazed.com)   Sundazed is to be congratulated for this meticulously assembled and annotated two-disc collection of songs that Southern California surf-and-hot-rod more...