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One More Drifter in the Snow: An Interview With Aimee Mann

[24.Jan.07] :. The songwriter looks at the ghost of Christmas past while moving forward.

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Sports

College Football: The Most Important Sport in America. Period.

[7.Nov.06] :. Bigger than the NFL, more intense than the NBA, more meaningful than pro baseball, NCAA football is the best game in the country.

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Reviews

Events

The Avett Brothers

[14.May.08] :. You can’t quite call them a power trio, but they put out a big sound.

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The Greyboy Allstars

[28.Apr.08] :. Karl Denson is a man who flat out knows how to get down, and who always brings an uplifting vibe. Combine that with the supreme talents of the rest of the Greyboy Allstars, and you have a recipe for musical magic.

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Maceo Parker

[27.Mar.08] :. Referencing Shakespeare, Parker joked: “I always thought the question was to be or not to be... funky!” For Parker, there’s no doubt that the answer was, is, and will always be positive: he’s made a career out of being just about the funkiest cat around.

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Perpetual Groove

[26.Mar.08] :. If many bands play a set of songs that only occasionally jam out, Perpetual Groove flips the formula with a focus on jams that only occasionally morph into songs. The effect is one of musical catharsis.

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Tea Leaf Green + Blue Turtle Seduction

[11.Mar.08] :. The heirs to San Francisco’s jamrock crown, Tea Leaf Green, honor the past by using their influences as a launch pad to boldly explore new sonic territory.

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Events   Umphrey’s McGee

Events   New Monsoon + End of Time Observatory

Events   Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Events   moe.

Books   The Last Days of Democracy by Elliot D. Cohen, Bruce W. Fraser

Music   Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Follow the Lights

Events   Smashing Pumpkins

Music   Grateful Dead: Three From the Vault

Music   Perpetual Groove: Livelovedie

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Jefferson Airplane: Sweeping Up the Spotlight – Live at the Fillmore East 1969

[18.Jul.07] :. The 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love is upon us, and the music gods have seen fit to bless the masses with some great newly released music from the era.

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Events   Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival

Music   Various Artists: Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

Events   Harmony Festival feat. Brian Wilson, STS9, Umphrey’s McGee, Erykah Badu, and moe.

Events   Sing Out for Seva feat. Mickey Hart and Friends, Tea Leaf Green, and Chris Robinson's Wooden Family

Events   Queensrÿche

Events   The Disco Biscuits pt. 1

Events   The Disco Biscuits pt. 2

Events   Donna the Buffalo

Events   Nights of the Living Dead Part 3: Ratdog

Events   Nights of the Living Dead Part 2: The Rhythm Devils

Events   Nights of the Living Dead: A Three-Part Series - The Rhythm Devils

 
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