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Camper/Cracker camp-in sets up; Futurebirds hit the slopes Couple of things: * The 40 Watt has released the full schedule of the Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven Inaugural Camp-In, which is...
He’s going solo, and I’m a bit afraid Craig Finn is one of the best storytellers in rock music today, I don’t doubt there’s much disagreement about that....
The Empties reload for a fine Caledonia outing I thought The Empties were dead, and who could blame me for thinking such. It’s been more than two years...
  • Camper/Cracker camp-in sets up; Futurebirds hit the slopes0January 26, 2012

    Camper/Cracker camp-in sets up; Futurebirds hit the slopes

    Couple of things: * The 40 Watt has released the full schedule of the Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven Inaugural Camp-In, which is...
  • He’s going solo, and I’m a bit afraid0January 24, 2012

    He’s going solo, and I’m a bit afraid

    Craig Finn is one of the best storytellers in rock music today, I don’t doubt there’s much disagreement about that....
  • The Empties reload for a fine Caledonia outing0January 22, 2012

    The Empties reload for a fine Caledonia outing

    I thought The Empties were dead, and who could blame me for thinking such. It’s been more than two years...
  • SOPA protests made for a good day in America0January 19, 2012

    SOPA protests made for a good day in America

    It was an unexpected show of support from the public, and then an expected show of comeuppance from the nation’s...
  • Review: Improvisations has Zomes going nowhere fast0January 17, 2012

    Review: Improvisations has Zomes going nowhere fast

    I was listening to a podcast the other day detailing the story behind db drag racing, a competition where people...
  • Regrettable musical moments: Billy Squier, Rock Me Tonite0January 14, 2012

    Regrettable musical moments: Billy Squier, Rock Me Tonite

    There are some things we can’t undo, which is a shame, because we don’t always know when we’re making a...
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    Camper/Cracker camp-in sets up; Futurebirds hit the slopes

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    He’s going solo, and I’m a bit afraid

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    The Empties reload for a fine Caledonia outing

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    SOPA protests made for a good day in America

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    Review: Improvisations has Zomes going nowhere fast

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    Regrettable musical moments: Billy Squier, Rock Me Tonite

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    When does this year of music get started

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    Coachella with a fine lineup for a two-week stint

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    Review: Netson’s Simple Work for the Dead is a long, long redundant, redundant effort

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    Some gems of shows in store for January

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    Changing of time with passages of music

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    What they said: A collective look at the top 20 albums of 2011

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    7 Top 7’s of ’11: Looking to 2012

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    7 Top 7’s of ’11: Best Athens albums of the year

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    7 Top 7’s of ’11: Best albums of the year

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    7 Top 7’s of ’11: Top Athens musical moments

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    7 top 7’s of ’11: Top live Athens shows

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    7 top 7’s of ’11: Top tracks everywhere

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    7 top 7’s of ’11: Best Athens songs

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    A trio of Classic City favorites for some winter fun

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    Review: Violet Lights brightly focus on Brit pop with Sex & Sound

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    Pomegranate’s Ahead and Behind proves a fruitless effort

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    A hall with no Cure and no Rush is no hall at all

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    Review: Static Jacks see its future linked to past performers in If You’re Young

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    Music Tapes bring Christmas spirit home, to my home

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    Mountain Goats leap back to the 40 Watt

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    A singing saw in my living room

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    With Nevermind, Rolling Stone rewrites its own history

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    Picking my brain for thoughts on the best albums of the year

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    Sondre Lerche connects with small crowd in big way

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