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Tuesday, February 9 2010

Anti-Flag: 27 January 2010 - Austin, TX

By Greg M. Schwartz

After the show, the band shakes hands, bumps fists and exchanges high-fives with numerous fans, demonstrating once again that Anti-Flag is most definitely a band for and of the people.

Friday, February 5 2010

Brother Ali: 27 October 2009 - Dallas, TX

By Jennifer Habicht

Ali’s mantra of united love and acceptance is how he lives his life. He communicates this without irony or looking weak. That takes the sting out of an otherwise overdone concept.

Thursday, February 4 2010

Jann Klose: 16 November 2009 - Chicago

By Lisa Torem

Klose has the classically incandescent look of a young James Taylor. Wavy brown hair frames his chin and ocean-blue eyes sparkle as he strums.

Wednesday, February 3 2010

Cracker + Camper Van Beethoven: 17 January 2010 - Cambridge, MA

By Chad Berndtson

The two hour set was a strong and generously apportioned mix from both of the band's decades, even if the strength of old school crowd-stokers like "Eurotrash Girl" and "Low" meant exposing some of the weakness of Cracker's more recent material.

Tuesday, February 2 2010

Perpetual Groove: 22 January 2010 - Austin, TX

By Greg M. Schwartz

An evening that started off on shaky ground has finished quite strong, and with an epic conclusion.

Friday, January 29 2010

Haiti Relief Benefit: 23 January 2010 - New York

By Sachyn Mital

The well-rounded night of laughter and amazing music raised at least $20,000 for the Red Cross, which is very respectable for the three and a half hour showcase.

Thursday, January 28 2010

Umphrey’s McGee: 29 December 2009 - Chicago

By Dan Hyman

Live shows aren’t simply a promotional tool for the six laid-back musicians from the Midwest. They are mechanisms by which to display their passion for music-plain and simple.

Wednesday, January 27 2010

The Fiery Furnaces: 8 November 2009 - Guelph, ON

By Ian Mathers

If you were looking for some of the Fiery Furnaces' semi-traditional live madness, this show might have been disappointing.

Tuesday, January 26 2010

Maiysha: 23 January 2010 - New York

By Christian John Wikane

Maiysha takes The Blue Note stage to record live follow-up to her Grammy-nominated debut.

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Tuesday, February 9 2010

Notes from the Road: Robert Frank’s The Americans

Monday, February 8 2010

Notes from the Road: Cheap Trick: 4.Feb.2010 - Toronto

Friday, February 5 2010

Notes from the Road: Blue Rodeo: 2.Feb.2010 - Toronto

Notes from the Road: Of Montreal + James Husband: 28.Jan.2010 - Washington D.C.

Thursday, February 4 2010

Notes from the Road: Cold War Kids: 30.January.2010 - Chicago

Notes from the Road: 8 Bits from Blip Festival: 17-19.Dec.2009 - Brooklyn

Notes from the Road: The Giving Tree Band + Lubriphonic: 21.Jan.2010 - Chicago

Wednesday, February 3 2010

Notes from the Road: Nouvelle Vague: 29.January.2010 - Chicago

Notes from the Road: Barzin: 28.January.2010 - Toronto

Notes from the Road: Pop. 1280: 23.Jan.2010 - NYC

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Tuesday, February 2 2010

Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Seen This Grammys Before

By Terry Sawyer

The Grammys seem like a festering boomer leftover, far removed from the present where major labels live in post-apocalyptic decline.

Monday, February 1 2010

When Over-the-Top Hits the Spot: 2010 Grammy Awards

By Evan Sawdey

Overblown set pieces, fiery performances, and category wins that no one saw coming -- yes, this year, the Grammy Awards decided to be interesting.

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Friday, September 4 2009

Ride This Time Machine Down a Road Less Traveled

By Mark Reynolds

Jump into that ’59 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz with the maxed-out tailfins, contemplate what an original Barbie doll could fetch on eBay, and enjoy this roll call of Reasons Why Everything Changed in 1959.

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