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After being sidelined with tendinitis and the birth of her first child, Ani DiFranco has returned to the road, making her way to Florida for the first time in four years. Jen Cray clocks this show at the Tampa Theatre as her eighteenth time seeing the little folksinger.
Connect: Live at Eddie’s Attic (Rate Records). Review by Jen Cray.
Carnegie Hall 4.6.02 (Righteous Babe). Review by Jen Cray.
Sean Kagalis may not be a name you recognize, but he’s been touring the country and playing coffeehouses for well over a decade. When he returned home to Central Florida, Jen Cray was first in line to welcome him back.
Many rock bands have penned protests of America’s war in Iraq. But Sans, leader of The Seeded Planet , was actually there, and even received a Purple Heart for his bravery. Find out from Kyrby Raine which side he stands on.
Another Kind of Fire (Accidental Poet). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Reprieve (Righteous Babe). Review by Jen Cray.
Angels Here Among Us (Schwa Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Underneath The Everyday (Chirality Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Knuckle Down (Righteous Babe). Review by Jen Cray.
Music news and views for the entertainment generations, from Tom “Tearaway” Schulte
The World is Bound by Secret Knots (Petridish). Review by Stein Haukland.
Chinatown (Nettwerk America). Review by Sean Slone.
Tom “Tearaway” Schulte urges haste in plucking up Residents’ back catalogue and tears into new releases by the Blood Brothers, Black Lips and the Exploited, among others. Edit
So Much Shouting / So Much Laughter (Righteous Babe). Review by Stein Haukland.
Phil Bailey spends a little time with one of music’s true iconoclasts via her new DVD, Render: Spanning Time With Ani DiFranco.
Fight Or Flight (Paroxysm). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Daniel Mitchell discusses important world issues – such as Morrissey – with Erin McCarley from Delta Dart.
Eternally Hard (Righteous Babe). Review by Stein Haukland.
Another spanking new installment of Outsight - overflowing with the best in new and original music and… farming magazines.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
