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(Rootball) www.gurfmorlix.com One would be hard pressed to find a more substantial pedigree than that claimed by guitarist, vocalist, singer, songwriter and sideman to the stars Gurf Morlix. more...

(Liberty & Lament/The Rebel Group)   www.therebelgroup.com       More than any other band around these days, Lucero have been exploring the complex realities of southe more...

(ATP Recordings)   www.atpfestival.com     Australia's The Drones slur their way through the dark side recalling the moodier madness of the Bad Seeds or maybe an edgier, more more...

(Guided By Voices Inc.)     www.robertpollard.net     Robert Pollard is on a roll. He's been cranking out about one solo record per year under his own name lately, most r more...

(Rhino) www.rhino.com   If Graham Nash sometimes seemed to lack the credence accorded his fellow travelers in Crosby Stills Nash and Young, it likely had something to do with his underst more...

(Asthmatic Kitty)   www.asthmatickitty.com   Ambivalence is rarely a virtue in rock criticism. It hints at indifference more than bona fide confliction of ideas, two poles that in th more...

(Jive/Zomba) www.zombalabelgroup.com   The Berlin fam of St. Louis, MO, has spent the better part of this decade inspired by old Beats (Kerouac) and not-as-old Beats (Jim Carroll) while more...

(Zedtone)   www.zedtone.com     The official talking point for Artificial Fire, Los Angeles singer Eleni Mandell's seventh album, is that it's a group effort - her band, a spi more...

(Thrill Jockey)   www.thrilljockey.com   When listening to Jan St. Werner's solo work, you can get a better understanding of what the German electronic artist brings to various col more...

(Wanamaker Recording Company)   www.otisgibbs.com   Otis Gibbs sings at labor rallies, wears an International Workers of the World baseball cap, and releases albums with covers that more...