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Local Review: Man Meets Bear – Shadow Falls, Echoes Juniper

Local Review: Man Meets Bear – Shadow Falls, Echoes Juniper
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Man Meets Bear = Iron and Wine ÷ My Morning Jacket … read more

Local Music Reviews

Local Review: Mark Dago – Arcadevania

Local Review: Mark Dago – Arcadevania
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Mark Dago = The Beastie Boys + Eric B. & Rakim + Kid Koala … read more

Local Music Reviews

Local Review: Vincent Draper & The Culls – Heavy Sleeper

Local Review: Vincent Draper & The Culls – Heavy Sleeper
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Vincent Draper & The Culls = The Middle East + J. Tillman + Neva Dinova … read more

Local Music Reviews

Unmasking Emily Merrell: Interview and Single Premiere

Unmasking Emily Merrell: Interview and Single Premiere
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Emily Merrell’s Masks is a cinematic, jazz-fusion type of genre. It’s a marriage between the two styles that’s carried by her smooth and enticing vocals. … read more

Music Interviews

Film Review: Sonic the Hedgehog

Film Review: Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog is a harmless and reasonably enjoyable kiddie movie that is neither an ordeal nor a pleasure for adults to sit through. … read more

Film Reviews

Review: Riki – Riki

Review: Riki – Riki
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Riki = Sally Dige + Tempers … read more

National Music Reviews

Film Review: Downhill

Film Review: Downhill
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The story of Downhill is provocative and could have made for a a genuinely challenging film, but it winds up leaving audiences out in the cold. … read more

Film Reviews

Review: Post Animal – Forward Motion Godyssey

Review: Post Animal – Forward Motion Godyssey
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Post Animal = Portugal. The Man + Kevin Parker … read more

National Music Reviews

The BrightSlide Album Release Show 02.06 @ The Velour w/ Gravity Castle, Poolhouse

The BrightSlide Album Release Show 02.06 @ The Velour w/...
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The BrightSlide showcased the different environments in which their album lives, containing heartfelt confessionals to bubblegum-pop crowd pleasers. … read more

Show Reviews

Review: Molina – Vanilla Shell

Review: Molina – Vanilla Shell
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Molina = Baths + Grimes + Mariah … read more

National Music Reviews