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Primitive synth punks Hug return with another party album about ... well, lead track "Pants Off" spells it out. The local trio's all about indulging baser instincts, but it gets political too on sa... Lees meer

"It's just like any other night," shrugs Kevin McKinney to open Live at the Black Cat Lounge. "It ain't no different." That was, of course, the point of both the Sixth Street live music venue and A... Lees meer

The Feelies debut Crazy Rhythms isn't the only recent reissue bottling a one-of-a-kind infectiousness. A decade after the Jersey quartet's caffeinated indie tap dance, this trio of University of Te... Lees meer

Michael Martin Murphey knows a good thing when he hears one. Last year's Buckaroo Blue Grass, an innovative melding of cowboy songs and bluegrass, won raves and a Grammy nomination. This follow-up ... Lees meer

The title track of the Strange Boys' sophomore LP is one of those perfect concoctions: a late-night juke joint hip-swing, with a chorus of drunken harmonies and jubilant sax solo. The rest of Be Br... Lees meer

A revered singer-songwriter from the New Haven, Conn., folk scene, Kath Bloom finally got her due on last year's Loving Takes This Course, a 2-CD tribute compilation and greatest hits collection th... Lees meer

A formidable sound technician, Kieran Hebden has excelled as both a solo artist and a collaborator, including projects with free jazz drummer Steve Reid and UK dubstep phenom Burial. There Is Love ... Lees meer

Like Thoreau at Walden Pond, Midlake's 2006 breakthrough, The Trials of Van Occupanther, retreated into a romanticized past, weaving a timeless folk narrative of saints and stonecutters. With long-... Lees meer

Reckless Kelly's 2008 album, Bulletproof, proved its most mature and substantive offering to date, the local quintet brandishing its polished Red Dirt roots-rock with purpose. There was perhaps no ... Lees meer

He may be nearing his 84th birthday, but Johnny Gimble is proof that music can keep you young. Affectionately produced by Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson, CelebratingWith Friends is a straight sho... Lees meer