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Umphrey's McGee: 20 April 2011 - Austin, TX
By Greg M. Schwartz
With relentless touring over the past decade, Umphrey's McGee have staked out a spot near the top of the jam rock mountain. [12.May.11]
Titus Andronicus: 27 April 2011 - Washington, D.C.
By Corey Beasley
The band’s unbridled enthusiasm and energy and their boundless belief in what they’re doing is contagious. [11.May.11]
Bruce Cockburn + Jenny Scheinman: 3 May 2011 - New York
Bruce Cockburn played a nearly two-and-a-half-hour set Tuesday night with his new trio at City Winery, part of a North American tour supporting his thirty-first studio release, Small Source of Comfort. [10.May.11]
My Morning Jacket: 17 April 2011 - Lexington, KY
When My Morning Jacket took the stage at the Memorial Coliseum, strolling out confidently to a sax-drenched waltz, what might have been interpreted by the unfamiliar as a strange choice of tune only seemed head-scratchingly appropriate. [10.May.11]
There Is Nothing to Grieve: An Argument Against a Neutral Milk Hotel Reunion
By Sean Brady
On 4 December 2010, Jeff Mangum, indie rock's most reclusive star, performed a full acoustic set, the first in at least a decade. But does that make the possibility of a Neutral Milk Hotel reunion a good idea? [9.May.11]
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By Greg M. Schwartz
With relentless touring over the past decade, Umphrey's McGee have staked out a spot near the top of the jam rock mountain. [12.May.11]
By Corey Beasley
The band’s unbridled enthusiasm and energy and their boundless belief in what they’re doing is contagious. [11.May.11]
When My Morning Jacket took the stage at the Memorial Coliseum, strolling out confidently to a sax-drenched waltz, what might have been interpreted by the unfamiliar as a strange choice of tune only seemed head-scratchingly appropriate. [10.May.11]
By Gem Wheeler
The Back to the Phuture event at the Troxy reunited the two pioneers of British electro and reminded us of just how relevant both still are. [09.May.11]
For its tenth anniversary, the Tribeca Film Festival engages in a panel discussion of 2001's Best Picture winner A Beautiful Mind. [06.May.11]
Tribeca 2011 closes on an upbeat mood, with Kathleen Turner's church lady satire, The Perfect Family, and the wise, hilarious Norwegian coming-of-age comedy, Turn me on, goddammit. [05.May.11]
One great documentary is about a relationship that may eventually be forgotten, and another important documentary about a relationship which set a precedent on equal rights for marriage. [05.May.11]
Documentaries on West Indian cricket and a high school Shakespeare competition remind us that everybody loves a winner. [04.May.11]
By Selena Fragassi
Chris Cornell delves deep into the Superunknown on his solo acoustic tour. [04.May.11]
Michael Cuesta's shambolic going-home comedy, Roadies, and Peter Mullan's study of 1970s Glaswegian youth gangs, Neds, both feature protagonists scrabbling to find themselves. [03.May.11]
From The Blogs
Features
By Sean Brady
On 4 December 2010, Jeff Mangum, indie rock's most reclusive star, performed a full acoustic set, the first in at least a decade. But does that make the possibility of a Neutral Milk Hotel reunion a good idea? [09.May.11]
By Jyllian Gunther, Isaac Miller, Kevin Greer, Amy Carroll
What is the connection between cloned puppies and a 32-year-old sex in chains story? This and other questions raised at this year’s Full Frame Film Festival. [28.Apr.11]
Columns
Field Studies
For a few hours each year, music geeks converge on indie record stores in hopes of scoring vinyl Holy Grails -- and then scurry back to their computers to watch auction prices soar on the items they didn’t get. [15.Apr.11]
Jazz Today
What happens when you take two friends who know little about jazz to a club for a night of totally spontaneous "eek-onk" music? The results can be surprising. [14.Apr.11]
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