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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[John Fogerty: Wrote A Song For Everyone]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/23/john-fogerty-wrote-a-song-for-everyone</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vanguard

	For the longest time, John Fogerty refused to go near his own Creedence Clearwater Revival catalog due to copyright issues with his former label. When he finally re-embraced those classic rock mainstays, it was with a renewed fervorâwhen Fogerty revived Creedence live, his old song...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jim Weider's Project Percolator at the Inn On The Blues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/22/jim-weider-s-project-percolator-at-the-inn-on-the-blues</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jim Weiderâs Project Percolator
Inn On The Blues
York, Me
April 25

	On the beach side of Ocean Avenue in York, Maine, the surf was thundering in off the Atlantic; on the other side of the street, a lucky crowd was packed into the Inn On The Blues enjoying the thunder of legendary guit...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dead Confederate: In The Marrow]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/22/dead-confederate-in-the-marrow</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spiderbomb/Redeye

 
Dead Confederateâs latest album In The Marrow maintains the psychedelic/grunge/early-â90s alt-rock mash-up found on the Athens, Ga.-based bandâs first two full-length albums. However, it abandons the raw anger that drove their 2008 debut Wrecking Ball and restores...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spin Doctors: If the River Was Whiskey]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/21/spin-doctors-if-the-river-was-whiskey</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ruf

	Arriving 22 years after the Spin Doctorsâ mega-selling Pocket Full of Kryptonite, If the River Was Whiskey benefits from a raw, un-slick feel that is reminiscent of the bandâs pre-fame bar-band days. Itâs clear that Chris Barron & Co. realized itâs time to visit their old blues-...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Doheny Blues Festival]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/20/tedeschi-trucks-band-at-the-doheny-blues-festival</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tedeschi Trucks Band
Doheny Blues Festival
Doheny State Beach
Dana Point, CA
May 18

	Adjacent to the main stage at the Doheny Blues Festival was its International Food Court.  Funnel cake and bacon-wrapped hot dogs shared real estate with Thai Chinese BBQ, Southern fried gator, gyros...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[John Medeski: A Different Time]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/20/john-medeski-a-different-time</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sony Masterworks

	John Medeski is best known as one third of progressive jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood. Progressive, that is, because they never dwell on sounds or styles that have been explored too deeply, opting instead for the road lessâor even neverâtraveled. You wonât hear any of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tea Leaf Green: In The Wake]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/17/tea-leaf-green-in-the-wake</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Greenhouse

	San Franciscoâs Tea Leaf Green have finally harnessed their considerable live mojo into a gorgeously sculpted studio counterpart that reflects the quintetâs bounteous creativity, instrumental dexterity and dedicated songwriting chops. In The Wake is an album in the classic sens...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Meter Men with Page McConnell in Denver]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/16/the-meter-men-with-page-mcconnell-in-denver</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Nicholas Stock

	JoJo Hermann, Booker T. Jones, John Medeski and Herbie Hancock were among the other names The Meter Men considered to replace Art Neville during the groupâs most recent touring venture, but likely none of the aforementioned talents could have summoned the droves to the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patty Griffin: American Kid]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/16/patty-griffin-american-kid</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New West

	Patty Griffinâs songwriting has long been championed by fellow artistsâLinda Ronstadt and the Dixie Chicks are among those whoâve cut her songsâbut only in the last several years, almost two decades into her recording career, have people adequately recognized her for her own re...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Billy Bragg: Tooth And Nail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/15/billy-bragg-tooth-and-nail</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cooking Vinyl

	The arch-top Gibson on the album cover of Tooth And Nail indicates where Billy Braggâs first solo album since 2008âs Mr. Love and Justice is headed. Recorded live in five days, without overdubs, at producer Joe Henryâs basement studio in Pasadena, Calif., the album is th...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chelsea Light Moving: Chelsea Light Moving]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/14/chelsea-light-moving-chelsea-light-moving</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Matador

	Itâs consistently amazing how many oddball moods Thurston Moore can wrench from an electric guitar. His latest ârawkâ unit Chelsea Light Moving bears only a passing resemblance to Sonic Youthâsongs like âSleeping Where I Fallâ and  âEmpires Of Time,â in all their raggedy...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks Volume 5: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA- 11/17/73 ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/13/grateful-dead-dave-s-picks-volume-5-pauley-pavilion-los-angeles-ca-11-17-73</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rhino

	By late 1973, the Grateful Dead already had a couple of years to settle into the massive cache of new material that theyâd introduced since the beginning of â71 and several months to adjust to the six-piece lineup that fell into place with the death of Pigpen, the departure of Mickey...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/10/vampire-weekend-modern-vampires-of-the-city</link>
      <description><![CDATA[XL

	Itâs hard to know what to expect from Vampire Weekendâs third album based only on its title. The presumably  tongue-in-cheek moniker, which graces the cover of the New York bandâs follow up to their 2010 disc Contra, doesnât quite marry with the pensive tone of the music. The songs...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shuggie Otis: Inspiration Information / Wings Of Love ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/09/shuggie-otis-inspiration-information-wings-of-love</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epic/Legacy

	Thereâs a lot going on in the title track from Shuggie Otisâs masterful 1974 LP Inspiration Information. Underneath Shuggie&#8217;s soothing vocals, uplifting organ stabs bounce over swishy wah-wah guitar figures. Below all that, thumping bass lines adorn simple, encouraging drums....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Slightly Stoopid in St. Louis]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/08/slightly-stoopid-in-st-louis</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Jaime Butler

	Slightly Stoopid
The Pageant
St. Louis, MO
April 18

	I was surrounded by a blur of tie-dye, Rasta colors, dreadlocks, and the lingering scent of ganja as I walked into The Pageant on April 18th. The opener, Ethan Tucker, eased us into the evening with so...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Javelin: Hi Beams]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/08/javelin-hi-beams</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luaka Bop

	Brooklyn duo Javelin started off as surrealist pop-collage provocateurs, playing house parties armed with boom boxes. But theyâve entered a more refined, congenial and way more hooky headspace with Hi Beams, their second full-length album. Which isnât to say that they arenât s...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fitz and the Tantrums: More Than Just a Dream]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/07/fitz-and-the-tantrums-more-than-just-a-dream</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Elektra

	On their 2010 debut, Pickinâ Up the Pieces, Los Angeles soul rock group Fitz and the Tantrums didnât quite match the massive dynamic buoyancy of their live performances. Thatâs not so much a concern here on the bandâs second effort. More Than Just a Dream is a grandiose albu...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dumpstaphunk: Dirty Word]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/06/dumpstaphunk-dirty-word</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dumpstaphunk make a convincing case that party music can rattle the bones and brighten the mind. Keyboardist Ivan Neville, son of Aaron, takes after his uncle Art Neville&#8217;s band The Meters with this group. Cousin Ian Neville, who happens to be Art Neville&#8217;s son, joins on guitar and, in an unorthodox...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[John Prine at The Capitol Theatre]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/03/john-prine-at-the-capitol-theatre</link>
      <description><![CDATA[John Prine
Capitol Theatre
New York, NY
April 12

	John Prine took the stage and launched into âSpanish Pipedream,â no introduction, not even a pause. Energy like that means more coming from a 66 year old, and itâs easy to see how, back at age 25, Prine wasnât in New York a d...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leroy Justice: Above The Weather]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/03/leroy-justice-above-the-weather</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Elm City Music

	Though Leroy Justice may be the cheeky name of this contemporary band, it also alludes to an era when muscle cars marauded the streets and brawny rock and roll filled the airwaves. On their first release with major label distribution, the New York City quintet seems bent on takin...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jim James in Toronto]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/02/jim-james-in-toronto</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo By Jesse Goldberger

	Jim James
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Toronto, ON
April 24

	Frontman.  Poet.  Weirdo.  Wizard.  Sage. 

	As the magnetic leader of My Morning Jacket &#8211; surely one of the best American acts of the past decade and change (and arguably of all time) &#8211; Jim James...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iggy &amp; The Stooges: Ready To Die ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/02/iggy-the-stooges-ready-to-die</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fat Possum

	Iggy Pop has engaged in some of the most shocking antics in rock history. Heâs smeared himself with peanut butter, upchucked onstage and rolled around in shards of glass. But nothing couldâve prepared listeners for his most surprising move yet: a Stooges album filled with acousti...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Greyboy Allstars: Inland Emperor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/01/the-greyboy-allstars-inland-emperor</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Knowledge Room Recordings

	Since theyâve only released four albums during their almost 20 years together, The Greyboy Allstars are more of a funk collective than a band at this point. The groupâs members all hold down successful gigs elsewhereâmost notably saxophonist Karl Denson, who lead...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Caveman at Webster Hall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/04/30/caveman-at-webster-hall</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nick Sonderup was selected to review a Caveman show earlier this month in New York. Here is his report (and his photo)....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Os Mutantes: Fool Metal Jack ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/04/30/os-mutantes-fool-metal-jack</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Krian Music Group

	Itâs almost absurd to consider the fact that SÃ©rgio Dias now calls Las Vegas home, and yet it makes perfect sense. A kitschy sheen of gaudy surrealism always permeated the music of Os Mutantesâa group that, in its  infancy, aligned itself with the restless, multi-hued eth...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Akron/Family: Sub Verses ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/04/29/akron-family-sub-verses</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dead Oceans

	Exactly 4:20 into âNo-Room,â the first track of Akron/Familyâs seventh album Sub Verses, it finally happens. Thatâs the moment when all of those references to the band as âfolk-influencedâ or âlo-fi folkâ completely fly out the window. The seven-minute opener gives...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Steve Earle &amp; The Dukes (&amp; Duchesses): The Low Highway]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/04/26/steve-earle-the-dukes-duchesses-the-low-highway</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New West

	Even as those long chin whiskers turn a deeper shade of gray, donât assume that Steve Earle is mellowing. Sure, the title track is a slow and dark country waltz, and the closer, âRemember Me,â is a sad lament, but in between this release is everything that makes Earle one of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alan Evans Trio: Merkaba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/04/25/alan-evans-trio-merkaba</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Royal Family

	In the category of everything new is old again, we have the sophomore platter from the Alan Evans Trio. As the cover art makes clear, Merkaba is a smoky, groovy blast of spacey funk; a cosmic soundtrack on an interstellar flight. The funky vibe will take you back in time to a dar...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Matt Costa in Phoenix]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/04/24/matt-costa-in-phoenix</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Matt Costa
Crescent Ballroom 
Phoenix, Ariz. 
March 15

	The auspicious opening of Matt Costaâs show at the Cresecnt Ballroom included what was the Worldâs Shortest Soundcheck clocking in at a trim thirty seconds. Indeed, the temporal theme was at play right from those opening moment...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sol Driven Train: Underdog ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/04/24/sol-driven-train-underdog</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Self-released

	Charleston, S.C. mainstays Sol Driven Train have released a 10-song genre-spanning collection funded by fans on Kickstarter and recorded at Charleston Sound. Underdog finds the Lowcountry quintet focusing more on songcraft and lyrics this go-round. Thereâs roots rock and Ameri...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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