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Primary Colours (XL)
By Doug Wallen
Whereas 2007's Strange House found the Horrors meeting the Cramps and the Ramones halfway while singing about Jack the Ripper, its follow-up finds the English youngsters...
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Romanian Names (Dead Oceans)
By Jonathan Kiefer
On his seventh full-length, indie-rock nice guy John Vanderslice switches labels from longtime home Barsuk to Secretly Canadian imprint Dead Oceans, presumably to avoid...
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Dos (Holy Mountain)
By John Garmon
On their second album, local boys Wooden Shjips have entirely abandoned the primitive psych of their previous work, opting for glossy production, anthemic choruses, and a...
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Hear This
By Brian Moss
Despite stylistic differences, Glasgow's Mogwai and Los Angeles' Dead Meadow both make music that lends itself to mind-altering substances. Since 1996, Mogwai has been crafting...
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Arthouse
Compiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser
Artists' Television Access. Waging a Living: Roger Weisburg's documentary on the lives of low-wage-earning families. Thu., May 14, 7:30 p.m. $6. "Flowers": Joe Golling and Bob...
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Hear This
By Mark Keresman
Decemberists mainman Colin Meloy must have a dandy record collection. The influences throughout the band's latest opus, The Hazards of Love, are enough to make older prog-heads...
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Hear This
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Pop-radio-ready garage-rock has a(nother) New York face, and this one is much prettier than Julian Casablancas. It belongs to much-hyped Lissy Trullie, the erstwhile model who...
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BeatBox
By Tim Pratt
Dutch trio Kraak & Smaak's groove-laden, atmospheric funk returns to San Francisco for a full band set. The group, whose name derives from a Dutch phrase meaning "crunchy and...
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BeatBox
By Ron Nachmann
The S.F.–based Surefire crew continues to showcase international dubstep innovators this week, hosting Bristol, U.K. producer and DJ Laurie Osbourne, aka Appleblim....
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Bouncer
By Katy St. Clair
"Excuse me," I said to the man at the end of the bar at Twin Peaks. I was trying to squeeze past him and up the stairs to the ATM on the balcony. It was a close fit, and my...
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