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• Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

  By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic Furr smells more like the Kinks than Neil Young. [Editor's note: That's why we put it on our indie-rock list.] We likewise discarded Shearwater's near-masterpiece Rook, despite the

  December 26, 2008

• Devon Williams

  Carefree (Ba Da Bing)

  April 30, 2008

• Soul of the Tenderloin

  Hubba Hubba Club and the Hop inject classic oldies into the queer dance scene.

  March 12, 2008

• "I'm Still Kicking Ass"

  December 5, 2007

• Don't Call Me Baby, Love

  Dreamdate and the Hot Toddies update the girl group

  May 23, 2007

• Come Hither

  The Rafael seduces with sexy pics

  September 29, 2004

• The Frenchmen

  Sorry We Ruined Your Party

  August 11, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  June 25, 2003

• All Mod Cons

  August 7, 2002

• Notes From the Underground

  The Cave-ins' indie rock debut sounds mighty familiar -- but in a good way

  January 30, 2002

• House Of Tudor

  Ad Hoc Committee Against the Millennium, Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint and "Play Pretty for Baby"

  December 29, 1999

• Riff Raff

  June 17, 1998

• Web Extra — Bonus Best Of

  May 20, 2009