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Native takes on Indiana music scene with...
South Bend based indie rockers Native will be releasing their new album Wrestling Moves on October 30 in a small cramped basement of Chicago called Summer Camp, and this will be a show for the ages. On a first listen to Native’s newest record, I was immediately impressed at (firstly) the quality of... 
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Sleeping At Last: Storyboards...
Sleeping At Last is releasing Storyboards, their fourth full-length independently this week. This Chicago three-piece has intertwined their sound with a string quartet, more than their previous two albums that showcased the same quartet. Sleeping At Last is preparing for a national tour this fall; details... 
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Husband and Wife: Dark Dark Woods...
Husband&Wife have a new album coming out on February 24, 2009. Dark Dark Woods is Husband&Wife’s most musically mature album, with songs that twist your emotions one moment and pull you in to sing along with the next. Dark Dark Woods is solid from start to finish. Dark Dark Woods opens... 
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John Darnielle and The Mountain Goats wi...
I’m going to make an important distinction: musical talent is different from song writing talent.  When I think of musical talent, I think of technical expertise, music theory, and terms like phrygian mode – the kind of food that a music student is fed.  John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats does... 
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Ed Harcourt’s Haungtingly Beautifu...
This is the second review of Ed Harcourt’s album, The Beautiful Lie, that I’ve done and I’m glad I didn’t just throw the last one right up onto the web because since then I’ve listened to it while driving across Montana. My first review was positive but picky and I don’t know if it was the...