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Artist Essentials
3/15/2011
Boulder, CO, jam gods the String Cheese Incident started out playing in return for ski passes, but evolved into a band capable a transmitting their vibe a long way beyond Colorado's snow-dusted slopes. …
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Artist Essentials
3/15/2011
Here among such excellent Waco Brothers album cuts as the tender/sinister "If You Don't Change Your Mind" and the rock-and-hard-place rabble-rouser "Dragging My Own Tombstone," we've included a bunch o …
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Artist Essentials
3/15/2011
Pitched as a riposte to country's slavish and too-often-predictable production line, boasting a communal approach to band composition - rotating vocalists, multiple guitar leads, shared songwriting - a …
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Genres & History
3/14/2011
As country music keeps on growing in a million different directions at once, it serves up so many sounds and styles it's tough to keep track. One minute you've got Carrie Underwood sinking her teeth de …
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Genres & History
3/14/2011
Today's country guys and gals hold a sense of Nashville tradition close to their hearts, but they're not afraid to bust out into new terrain, either, mixing classic-country sounds with everything from …
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Artist Essentials
3/14/2011
It's easy to focus on the Alvins - in fact, it's hard not to - but the other Blasters weren't just hitching a ride, musically speaking. When you hear the Crescent City second-line-inspired "Hollywood B …
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Artist Essentials
3/14/2011
Dave and Phil Alvin were the brothers that Dorsey and Johnny Burnette never knew they had, and their band - aptly named the Blasters - dug up roots like a roto-tiller on speed. Blues, rockabilly, count …
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Artist Essentials
3/14/2011
For all of their finely crafted, laser-sharp lyrics, the Pet Shop Boys have always been undeniable dance masters, and they've logged plenty of miles on the remix road to pump up their music's booty-sha …
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Artist Essentials
3/14/2011
Long before the Postal Service matched self-effacing sentiments with sparkling synth-pop perfection, the Pet Shop Boys led the electro-insecurity charge from the '80s onward, turning out tunes whose pr …
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