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Yup. Pretty short hems.
Photo courtesy Reprise Records

Solo again, Jenny Lewis takes a hit

Published September 25, 2008

JENNY LEWIS ALBUM: Acid Tongue LABEL: Reprise Records Critics of Jenny Lewis , that swinginâÄô, smokinâÄô hot redheaded frontwoman for indie darlings Rilo Kiley , say that as her skirts...

Messersmith hard at work in his craft: beard growing.
Photo courtesy Princess Records

“The Silver City” is pure gold!

Published September 25, 2008

WHO: Jeremy Messersmith WHAT: âÄúThe Silver CityâÄù CD Release Party WHEN: Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: The Varsity Theater WHY: âÄòCause âÄúGossip GirlâÄù is on...

The band at their most mysterious/illuminated from behind
-Photo courtesy of XL Recordings

Ratatat…atatat

Published September 18, 2008

Ratatat WHEN: Sept. 19, 8 p.m. WHERE: First Avenue TICKETS: $11 Ratatat, masters of the bootyshakinâÄô hook line and sinker, have embarked upon an American tour in honor of their new album, âÄúLP3.âÄù...

Photo Courtesy Derrty ENT

Nelly gives knucks

Published September 18, 2008

Nelly ALBUM: âÄúBrass KnucklesâÄù LABEL: Derrty Entertainment When Nelly , sporting that recognizable Band-Aid on his right cheek, sauntered onto the scene holding his crotch in 2000 with...

Photo Courtesy of Sub Pop Records

Sci-fi kids dress up like folk rockers

Published September 18, 2008

Blitzen Trapper ALBUM: Furr LABEL: Sub Pop Blitzen TrapperâÄôs latest LP, âÄúFurr,âÄù is the kind of disc that will get shipped along with Cut Copy to whoever makes the hip-ish...

Photo courtesy of Columbia Nashville

Jessica Simpson – the next Dolly Parton?

Published September 11, 2008
Are her boots made for walkin' the country line?
Rage Against The Machine rocks everyone's socks off Wednesday at The Target Center

Rage Against the Machine show melts faces

Published September 11, 2008

Rage Against the Machine Sept. 3, The Target Center. Rage Against The Machine is the most perfectly named band in the history of the universe. ItâÄôs true; it is almost a physical law. Their name...

"Don't Crush Our Heart" cast looking their finest.  Not Pictured: Andy Sturdevant and Tony MogelsonPhoto Courtesy of Electric Arc Radio

Don’t Crush Our Heart: Poking Fun At The Super Hip.

Published September 4, 2008

In a recent Adbusters article, journalist Douglas Haddow labeled hipsters as âÄúthe dead end of western civilization.âÄù It may be terrifying to face the reality associated with the style-obsessed...

The Caroline Smith Show

Published September 4, 2008

Caroline Smith has one of those voices. ItâÄôs a big voice with a robust ability to fill a room with its dulcet tones, but still sweet, quirky and tempered enough to coax a smile out of the most...

Oberst sees the world through new eyes

by Jay Boller
Published August 13, 2008
The maturing Nebraskan folker crafts a superb solo effort

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