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My Groove
2/22/2011
Even the greatest night can't last forever. Long after you and your friends have jumped on the bar to join in with Glen Campbell on "Rhinestone Cowboy" or get on the good foot with James Brown's "I Got …
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My Groove
2/22/2011
Walk into a bar, any bar. It's just Bowlfuls of pretzels and peanuts are all well and good, and a certain amount of neon is always a necessity, but once your drink of choice has been determined, the ce …
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Genres & History
2/22/2011
"I was born with samba, I was raised in samba," sings Dorival Caymmi on "Samba da Minha Tierra." It's the introduction to a set that includes illustrious sambistas like Paulinho da Viola, Beth C …
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Artist Essentials
2/22/2011
After graduating to the big time, Guster fleshed out their barebones, thrift-shop-pop sound for a fuller, fatter feel. Keep It Together, their first record for Reprise, boasted the big, bold, power-pop …
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Artist Essentials
2/22/2011
Part of the reason for Guster's homegrown success might be the Boston band's across-the-board appeal. Fans of arch, quirky outfits, like Barenaked Ladies and They Might Be Giants, love Guster for their …
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My Groove
2/22/2011
Not to get too new age-y on you or anything, but it's gonna be alright. Don't believe us? You will soon enough - once that pounding headache becomes a dull throb and we're done massaging your sensitive …
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My Groove
2/22/2011
It'd be nice if that phone of yours stopped ringing, wouldn't it? Hey, we've got an idea: how about yanking it out of the wall and tuning into nothing but the following nightcap cuts, all of which are …
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Artist Essentials
2/22/2011
The daughter of a Oaxacan cabaret singer and an American art professor, Lila Downs' dark, smoky voice delivers the deep emotion of fado and mariachi music with ranchera, norte±o, and tejano influences. …
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My Groove
2/22/2011
Vampires don't all come off the Count Dracula assembly line - some are frightful, some are friendly, and some are downright wacked-out. Dr. Strange of psychedelia Roky Erickson rocks out to a B-movie o …
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