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Dessa – A Badly Broken Code

February 19, 2010, 9:38 am

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Anyone who listened to rapper P.O.S.’s great 2009 record Never Better will likely remember one of the album’s strongest songs, …

Various Artists – Fire in My Bones

January 27, 2010, 1:42 pm

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Despite growing up in the dear old Southland, I’ve never been a huge fan of old gospel music. Much of …

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November 17, 2009, 12:01 pm

Pixar is the most consistent filmmaking studio in the movie business today. Churning out one terrific animated film after another, …

The Duke and the King – Nothing Gold Can Stay

October 1, 2009, 11:04 am

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Fans of The Felice Brothers are probably well aware that brother and drummer Simone has, for the time being, amicably …

Kristina Train – Spilt Milk

September 11, 2009, 8:09 am

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A small controversy arose in 2002 around the time Blue Note released the debut record of jazzy pop singer, Norah …

Mikky Ekko – Strange Fruit EP

August 25, 2009, 9:57 am

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Nashville is growing, both in its number of citizens and in the diversity of its citizens’ musical output. In times …

Internal Debate: Matisyahu, Light

August 25, 2009, 12:00 am

On the surface, it’s hard to believe a Hasidic Jewish rapper can create one of the most anticipated releases of …

Jason Domnarski Trio – Inventing the Wheel

August 24, 2009, 9:48 am

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At the halfway point, it could be said that 2009 has been a fairly decent year for indie piano jazz …