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Thursday, January 22, 2009

My Crazy Music Blog

CD Review: North Twin "Stronger at the Broken Places"

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 12:00 PM CST

I hate to put it this way but North Twin's latest album, Stronger at a Broken Place is another in a long line of albums that have made me wonder where the real line is between "alt-country" and "new country". Is the only real distinction is whether your chorus consists of "I guess faith is just like having a disease" or "She thinks my tractor's sexy"? Really? I realize, of course, it's not fair

Concert Review: Theresa Andersson @ Hotel Utah, 1/13

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 11:00 AM CST

Swedish-born songstress and self-described one-woman-band Theresa Andersson played San Francisco's Hotel Utah on 1/13, charming and moving the audience absolutely, and in my opinion making a great case for the continued ascension of her solo career. With a great voice, an athletic juggling of instruments and an extremely skillful use of electronic looping equipment, Andersson does more than I

Wednesday's Weekly Listings

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:28 PM CST

ON SALE THIS SATURDAY AT 10:00AM! THE KILLERS Sunday, April 19th, Doors 6:30PM/ Show 7:30PM Events Center at San Jose State Tickets are $42.50 for general admission plus applicable service charges ON SALE THIS SUNDAY AT 10:00AM! THE DEAD Sunday, May 10th, Doors 5:30PM/ Show 7:00PM Shoreline Amphitheatre Tickets are $101.00 for reserved seating and $41.00 for general admission plus

Mp3 of the Day: The Heartless Bastards "The Mountain"

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 01:36 PM CST

Due to some constellation of individual and social factors that will continue to fuel debate between cultural relativists and E.O. Wilson for years to come, bands fronted by distinctive female figures are occasionally characterized by overt feminine sexuality. Though there is certainly truth to the argument that such behavior has long been common for male performers as well, and in the absence