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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Coast: The Only Place]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/16/best-coast-the-only-place</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mexican Summer

	Best Coastâs The Only Place comes out signifiers ablaze: songwriter Bethany Cosentinoâs vocals and self-harmonies set amid modern country/radio-pop gloss, while distorted guitars, uncomplicated arrangements and self-conscious lyrics all point toward the modesty of indie roc...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ryan Montbleau: For Higher]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/15/ryan-montbleau-for-higher</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Self-released

	On his new record, For Higher, Ryan Montbleau steps away from his namesake touring band and turns his attention to New Orleans. After Montbleau wrote a few songs for Trombone Shorty, the horn playerâs producer Ben Ellman (Galactic) invited Montbleau to record in New Orleans. E...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Death Cab For Cutie at Massey Hall]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/05/14/death-cab-for-cutie-at-massey-hall</link>
      <description><![CDATA[*Death Cab For Cutie + Magik*Magik Orchestra*
Massey Hall
Toronto, ON
April 19

	
Death Cab For Cutie has long possessed a flair for the dramatic. Looking up to the rafters of Toronto&#8217;s historic Massey Hall, Ben Gibbard recalled the bands last visit there &#8211; a performance that saw him dre...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Santana: Shape Shifter]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/14/santana-shape-shifter</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Starfaith

	Carlos Santanaâs guitar tone and sustain-powered solos are instantly recognizable and, with a few exceptions, the musical composition remains pretty regular if not formulaic. That said, Santana always finds ways to make his songs stand out. On Shape Shifter, two things in particul...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tommy Bolin &amp; Friends: Great Gypsy Soul]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/11/tommy-bolin-friends-great-gypsy-soul</link>
      <description><![CDATA[429/samson

	Itâs easy to imagine that ace blues, hard rock and fusion guitarist Tommy Bolin might have eventually collaborated with likeminded six-string monsters. Great Gypsy Soul has a roomful of great players jumping aboard outtakes from Bolinâs debut solo album, Teaser. The title track...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Neon Indian in Toronto]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/05/10/neon-indian-in-toronto</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Neon Indian
Phoenix Concert Theatre 
Toronto, ON
May 8

	Perhaps you&#8217;ve heard of the Phoenix Concert Theatre, known more appropriately as the home of the worst concert acoustics in Toronto. Sure, there are occasions on which a visiting sound engineer goes above and beyond to make the mos...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alan Evans Trio: Drop Hop]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/10/alan-evans-trio-drop-hop</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Royal Family

	If thereâs a lesson to be learned from Drop Hop, the debut album from the Alan Evans Trio, itâs this: Approach is everything. Despite identical instrumentationsâorgan, guitar and drumsâdrummer Alan Evansâs new trio couldnât be more different from his main squeeze, Sou...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aaron Freeman: Marvelous Clouds]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/09/aaron-freeman-marvelous-clouds</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Partisan

	For Aaron Freeman, whose last solo release was a 1987 cassette called Synthetic Socks, the songbook of Rod McKuen is a brilliant match: McKuen, the poet-king of kitsch-pop, and Freeman, âbornâ Gene Ween, stepping out to record under his own name for the first time. Building an id...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kid Koala's Space Cadet Headphone Experience in Toronto]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/05/08/kid-koala-s-space-cadet-headphone-experience-in-toronto</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kid Koalaâs Space Cadet Headphone Experience
918 Bathurst 
Toronto, ON
May 3

	Kid Koala: Friendly DJ or the friendliest DJ? The urbane turntablist (born Eric San) welcomed an all-ages audience to the beatific cathedral at 918 Bathurst, promising a one-of-a-kind musical experience an...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ALO: Sounds Like This]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/08/alo-sounds-like-this</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Brushfire

	On their fourth release, Californiaâs ALO does what it does best which, ironically, is never doing the same thing twice. Sounds Like This finds the deliriously inventive funk-meets all-of-the-above outfit abandoning familiar shores for an exciting swim through their collective str...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jack White: Blunderbuss]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/07/jack-white-blunderbuss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Third Man/Columbia

	Whatever twisted forces are hounding Jack White to write lines like âI want love to murder my own mother and take her off to somewhere like Hell or up above,â the harsh truth is that we need more of them. âLove Interruptionâ is just one of several moments on _Blunderb...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nick Lowe at the Birchmere]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/05/04/nick-lowe-at-the-birchmere</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Zoran Orlic

	Nick Lowe
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Va.
April 30

	Before Nick Lowe even sang a note, it was clear an edge-of-their-seats Washington, D.C.-area audience was swept away by his persona.

	So itâs likely not surprising that when the London-based New Wave, Alt-Co...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Father John Misty: Fear Fun]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/04/father-john-misty-fear-fun</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sub Pop

	Though he only recently announced his departure from Fleet Foxes, drummer J. Tillman left the band long before on a metaphysical level, when he fell into a deep, dark depression. Following a soulsearching sojourn along the Pacific Coast Highway, he sought refuge in a spider-infested tre...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Twenty Dozen]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/03/the-dirty-dozen-brass-band-twenty-dozen</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Savoy Jazz

	The Dirty Dozen Brass Band celebrates their 35th anniversary with seven originals followed by a New Orleans medley and novelty tune. Terence Higgins, who has quietly become their most youthful driving force, contributes one of three straight-forward funk compositions: tuba guru Kirk...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Screaming Females at Maxwell's]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/05/02/the-screaming-females-at-maxwell-s</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Screaming Females
Maxwellâs
Hoboken, NJ
April 5

	The Screaming Females &#8211; who hail from New Brunswick, NJ &#8211; are made up of vocalist and guitarist Marissa Paternoster, bassist Michael Abbate (aka King Mike), and drummer Jarrett Dougherty. After years of playing in New Brunswickâs...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Riders of the Purple Sage: 17 Pine Avenue ]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/02/new-riders-of-the-purple-sage-17-pine-avenue</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Woodstock

	Birthed (as they say) because Jerry Garcia wanted an outlet to play pedal steel, David Nelson and Marmaduke Dawson probably would&#8217;ve started a band anyway, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage have thusly galloped onward for most of the past four decades. Buddy Cage replaced Garcia i...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Norah Jones: Little Broken Hearts]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/05/01/norah-jones-little-broken-hearts</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Blue Note/EMI

	Bad for her, good for us: Norah Jones has always made her most moving music when singing naked songs of loss, and if Little Broken Heartsâ title isnât enough of a clue, then perhaps the urgency in the lyrics of âHappy Pillsâ makes it more obvious:âTrying to pick up the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Live from Daryl's House NU-Soul Revue with Sharon Jones and Allen Stone]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/04/30/live-from-daryl-s-house-nu-soul-revue-with-sharon-jones-and-allen-stone</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Richard Gastwirt

	Live from Darylâs House NU-Soul Revue with special guests Sharon Jones and Allen Stone
House of Blues
Boston, MA
April 12

	After producing fifty-plus episodes of his award-winning web series Live from Darylâs House, which was recently picked up for nat...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great Lake Swimmers: New Wild Everywhere]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/30/great-lake-swimmers-new-wild-everywhere</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nettwerk

	First impressions arenât everything, but they do set the tone. The opening notes of Great Lake Swimmersâ 2009 release Lost Channels boasted gorgeously crisp, shimmering guitarâand they led to a Polaris Prize-short-listed album. The Canadian crewâs fifth album, _New Wild Every...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mother Feather at the Bowery Electric]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/04/27/mother-feather-at-the-bowery-electric</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Steven M. Meyer

	Mother Feather
Bowery Electric
New York, NY
April 13

	Brooklyn based band, Mother Feather, played the Bowery Electric on Friday the 13th along with two openers. Unfortunately, the band was down a member as Lizzie Carena (vocals, keys) watched from the aud...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conspirator: Unlocked - Live from the  Georgia Theatre ]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/27/conspirator-unlocked-live-from-the-georgia-theatre</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SCI Fidelity

	Conspiratorâs first live album opens with âPark Ave,â a track that they share with the Disco Biscuitsâwhich is apropos given that both bands share the same keyboardist (Aron Magner) and bassist (Marc Brownstein). But by Unlockedâs second track, âSo Much More,â Consp...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pond: Beard Wives Denim]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/26/pond-beard-wives-denim</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Modular

	Pond is one of the many brother bands to Perth, Australiaâs Tame Impala. Fronted by Tame guitarist Nick Allbrook, the group dishes out a similar brand of sun-bleached, fuzz-laden rock that often recalls a more raved-up version of MGMTâs more experimental side. Beard Wives Denim â...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ian Anderson at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/04/25/ian-anderson-at-liverpool-philharmonic-hall</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ian Anderson

	Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

	Liverpool, England

	April 18

 

 

	Leave it to Ian Anderson to prove the naysayers wrong and make the âThick as a Brick IIâ [TAAB II] tour the must-see prog rock concert this year. Strip away some of what Anderson himself calls the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alabama Shakes: Boys &amp; Girls]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/25/alabama-shakes-boys-girls</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ATO

	Since the Alabama Shakes were already being hailed as the saviors of the blogger, hippie, soul-revival and NPR scenes based on their incredible live show and a memorable Bandcamp.com page, their debut album almost feels like an afterthought. Which is a shame since Boys & Girls is the type...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Diamond Rugs: Diamond Rugs]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/24/diamond-rugs-diamond-rugs</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Partisan

	Someoneâs really gotta tell hard-partying rocker John McCauley to slow down. Not only does the growly-voiced singer front Deer Tick and recently contribute songs to semi-supergroup Middle Brother, but heâs also now heading up a third project, Diamond Rugs, whose self-titled debut i...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Friends]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/23/ladysmith-black-mambazo-ladysmith-black-mambazo-and-friends</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Listen 2 Africa Series/Razor & Tie

	Though Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been performing since the 1960s, it wasnât until the a cappella groupâs seminal work on Paul Simonâs 1986 Grammy-winning Graceland that the world truly took notice. But the South African group has always been on a cro...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jerry Joseph &amp; The Jackmormons: Happy Book]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/20/jerry-joseph-the-jackmormons-happy-book</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Response

	At age 51, when most artists are riding on their past accomplishments or fading into the sunset, Jerry Joseph remains one of the most prolific and powerful songwritersânot to mention performersâon the scene. And thereâs a strong argument to be made that his lack of major success...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joan Osborne at The Birchmere]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/shows/2012/04/19/joan-osborne-at-the-birchmere</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Bill Kelly

	Joan Osborne
The Birchmere
Alexandria, Va.
April 4

	If Joan Osborneâs show at the Birchmere was any indication, she may be the best-kept secret in music.

	From the moment Osborne strutted onto the stage, dressed in a funky short-sleeved black blouse, dark je...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jim White: Where It Hits You]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/19/jim-white-where-it-hits-you</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Yep Roc

	Pensacola, Fla. native Jim Whiteâs Where It Hits You is a journey through personal and collective memory. Whiteâs lyrics juxtapose homey images of lemonade against lonely tumbleweeds and rainy Saturdays, as the album meanders from gloomy narratives to upbeat hillbilly stompers...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dana Buoy: Summer Bodies]]></title>
      <link>http://new.relix.com/reviews/cds/2012/04/18/dana-buoy-summer-bodies</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lefse

	From out of the Akron/Family cloud floats Dana Buoy, a fresh alter ego for drummer Dana Janssen whose Summer Bodies debut lights purposefully for territory that even the freeriding Akrons havenât quite reached yet. During the albumâs first half, Janssen tries his hand at glossy, mod...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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