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    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sexmob: Cinema, Circus &amp; Spaghetti (Sexmob Plays Fellini: The Music of Nino Rota)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/20/sexmob-cinema-circus-spaghetti-sexmob-plays-fellini-the-music-of-nino-rota</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Royal Potato Family

	According to Daniel Levitinâs book This Is Your Brain on Music, the quality of music that your brain most easily identifies and latches onto is the timbre. Steven Bernsteinâs jazz quartet, Sexmob, has always been masters of sonic texture, imbuing everything they do...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Primus in Toronto]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/06/19/primus-in-toronto</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Andrew Dubinsky

	Primus
Danforth Music Hall
Toronto, ON
June 7

	The circus-like intro music, and eerily-humanistic inflatable astronauts flanking the Danforth Music Hall stage, welcomed a packed house of eager fans to a surefire extravaganza. Primus, one of the most beloved...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daft Punk: Random Access Memories]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/19/daft-punk-random-access-memories</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Columbia/daft life

	Daft Punk have discarded the now common formula of repetitive house beats and digital noises in favor of real-life musicians and analog synths. In doing so, they have crafted an album that makes the old seem new again. No song exemplifies this confluence of past, present and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Craig Taborn Trio: Chants]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/18/craig-taborn-trio-chants</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ECM

	Following the trail of poetic adventurism he blazed with his excellent 2011 solo turn Avenging Angel, pianist Craig Taborn continues to change the game at ECM with the debut full-length from his new trio, Chants. 

	The relationship between Taborn and drummer Gerald Cleaver is a well-e...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jimmy Vivino &amp; The Black Italians: 13 Live]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/17/jimmy-vivino-the-black-italians-13-live</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Blind Pig  

	Recorded at the late Levon Helmâs studio in Woodstock, N.Y., the legendary Band drummer/singerâs spirit fires up 13 Live by Jimmy Vivinoâs  reactivated Black Italians. Vivino is at home pretty much anywhere, whether itâs being a part of a late-night TV show house act and The...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dispatch and Guster in Mansfield]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/06/14/dispatch-and-guster-in-mansfield</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dispatch and Guster
Comcast Center
Mansfield, MA
June 8

	It was one more Saturday night for Dispatch and Guster, as they brought their Circles Around The Summer tour to a pumped-up and primed Boston audience at the open-air Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA. Both bands have Massachusetts...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Futurebirds: Baba Yaga]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/14/futurebirds-baba-yaga</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fat Possum

	Your typical alt-country bar band audience isnât going to be all that enthralled with frictionless, esoteric fare, just like your average psychedelic, art-rock crowd isnât going to go gaga for thoroughly down-to-earth music. Two EPs and a pair of albums into their career, Athens,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peter Rowan: The Old School]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/13/peter-rowan-the-old-school</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compass

	Although heâs occasionally veered and experimented, Peter Rowanâs comfort zone has always been pure traditional bluegrass, andâas if the albumâs title isnât enough of a giveawayâthatâs exactly what this latest release from the 70-year-old singer and guitarist is all about....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patty Griffin in Boston]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/06/12/patty-griffin-in-boston</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Patty Griffin
House of Blues
Boston, MA
June 7

	Fifty years from now, will they still write songs this achingly beautiful. Thatâs the thought that comes to mind when listening to Patty Griffin perform songs from her latest album, American Kid, at a stop at Bostonâs House of Blues...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sonny &amp; The Sunsets: Antenna to the Afterworld]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/12/sonny-the-sunsets-antenna-to-the-afterworld</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polyvinyl

	Much like Elvis Costello did in the mid-â70s when he ditched his band Flip City to go solo, Sonny Smith and his Sunsets turn in the fractured country rock of 2012âs Longtime Companion for New Wave on their fourth LP. But Antennas to the Afterworldâs variation on the genre ai...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jason Isbell: Southeastern]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/11/jason-isbell-southeastern</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Southeastern/ Thirty Tigers

	It isnât surprising that Jason Isbell packs a gut-level narrative punch into his songwriting throughout Southeastern. Heâs been doing it for the past decadeâthe first half with the Drive-By Truckers and the second half leading his own band. But _Southeastern...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bud Light Presents Sensation Canada]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/06/10/bud-light-presents-sensation-canada</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Max Zuppinger

	Bud Light Presents Sensation Canada 
Rogers Centre 
Toronto, ON
June 1

	Dance music is at its peak in North America, and it may still get even bigger. But there&#8217;s only so much room to grow beyond stadium-sized events like the Sensation spectacle that took p...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boards of Canada: Tomorrow's Harvest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/10/boards-of-canada-tomorrow-s-harvest</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Boards of Canada&#8217;s genius has always lied in their ability to manipulate the listenerâs feelings. While Tomorrowâs Harvest is similar to previous releases, it doesnât quite rise to the same heights of emotional complexity. Whereas past albums saw the duo mastering the art of tension and rele...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jimi Hendrix: People, Hell &amp; Angels]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/07/jimi-hendrix-people-hell-angels</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Legacy/Sony

	Jimi Hendrix is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest electric guitarists ever, which is a miraculous accomplishment considering that the Seattle-born musician had a mainstream career lasting only four years before his untimely death in 1970. What his sound might have developed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers at The Fonda ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/06/06/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-at-the-fonda</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Bill Kelly 

	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Henry Fonda Theater
Los Angeles, Calif.
June 4

	Midway through an extraordinary set at the tiny-for-them, 1200-cap Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers blasted into what ended up being a nearly 10 m...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eric Burdon: 'Til Your River Runs Dry]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/06/eric-burdon-til-your-river-runs-dry</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ABKCO

	The former Animals vocalistâs latest follows on the heels of a Springsteen-stoked resurgence after SXSW 2012, and uber-veteran Eric Burdon delivers a platter with a little something for every fan. The blues loom largest but his âlonghaired, leaping gnomeâ ambles on a few cuts, the w...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dave Matthews Band and moe. in Toronto]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/06/05/dave-matthews-band-and-moe-in-toronto</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Andrew Dubinsky

	Dave Matthews Band with moe.
Molson Amphitheatre
Toronto, ON
May 28

	They say that familiarity breeds contempt, but try telling that to fans of the Dave Matthews Band. As one of the most successful touring acts of all time, DMB has consistently built...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jonny Fritz: Dad Country]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/05/jonny-fritz-dad-country</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ATO

	The gonzo âJonny Corndawgâ moniker is gone. Whatâs left is a guy making music under his given name, Jonny Fritz, whoâs also given a name to his brand of music, Dad Country. His ATO debut isnât aimed at fathers so much, but it sets Fritz up, quite inventively, as the antithesis o...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eleanor Friedberger: Personal Record]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/04/eleanor-friedberger-personal-record</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Merge 

	Eleanor Friedberger, best known as one half of the New York indie-rock group The Fiery Furnaces, initially ventured into a solo career on 2011âs Last Summer, a collection of classically
minded rock songs. Personal Record, the musicianâs second solo effort, extends those formative...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rogue Wave: Nightingale Floors]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/06/03/rogue-wave-nightingale-floors</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vagrant

	Rogue Waveâs sound doesnât take a single form. Itâs dreamy, atmospheric, swirly, fuzzy, gothic, psychedelic, droning, cathartic and melancholy, but also poppy, hook-laden and bouncy. Much of their new album seems heavily indebted to the â80s shoegazing movement, channeling the l...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Portugal. The Man: Evil Friends]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/31/portugal-the-man-evil-friends</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Atlantic

	Portugal. The Man dropped an album per year between 2006 and 2011. That hyperactive output is even more unbelievable when you realize that each album sounded different from its predecessorâalmost as if a whole new band had recorded them. Itâs been two years since Portugal. The Manâ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iron &amp; Wine at The Beacon]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/30/iron-wine-at-the-beacon</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Bill Kelly

	Iron & Wine
Beacon Theatre
New York, NY
May 14

	âI have to tell you, here in front of all these people, how much I love this band.â Sam Beam turned and gestured proudly to the 13-piece group surrounding him, onstage for the fourth show of a 28-date world t...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Black Crowes: Wiser for the Time]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/30/the-black-crowes-wiser-for-the-time</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silver Arrow/Megaforce

	Farewell tour? Thankfully, two decades werenât enough for The Black Crowes. Celebrating their relaunch, Chris and Rich Robinson and their mostly long-running bandmates are releasing 26 tunes from a five-night New York City run from the bandâs half-acoustic, half-elect...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vampire Weekend in Toronto]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/29/vampire-weekend-in-toronto</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photo by Andrew Dubinsky

	Vampire Weekend
Sony Centre
Toronto, ON
May 16

	There has always been something almost too-perfect about Vampire Weekend. The perceived quality of the bands music aside, it&#8217;s the super-clean production, tidy songcraft, and self-assured cunning embodied by f...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[John Brown's Body: Kings And Queens]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/29/john-brown-s-body-kings-and-queens</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Easy Star

	On Kings And Queens, their first full-length studio album since 2008, reggae octet John Brownâs Body nod to a variety of influences. Bandleader Elliot Martin (lead vocals/percussion/programming) sets the tone for most songs with his versatile tenor vocals, which range in style fro...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Polyphonic Spree: Yes, It's True]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/28/the-polyphonic-spree-yes-it-s-true</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kirtland Records / Good Records Recordings

	It makes sense that The Polyphonic Spree wrote and recorded Yes, Itâs True in stages, pausing to unveil a holiday disc, Holidaydream: Sounds of  the Holidays Vol. 1, last October. Although there is cohesion in the Dallas-based collectiveâs ecle...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trey Anastasio with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/shows/2013/05/24/trey-anastasio-with-the-national-symphony-orchestra-at-the-kennedy-center</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Trey Anastasio with the National Symphony Orchestra
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Washington, D.C.
May 22

	It was an evening of class and elegance. Fans of all ages came together as Trey Anastasio graced the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra for his 2013 debut orchestral...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alex Bleeker &amp; The Freaks: How Far Away]]></title>
      <link>http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2013/05/24/alex-bleeker-the-freaks-how-far-away</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Woodsist

	Though itâs hard to imagine, Alex Bleeker & The Freaksâ dreamy How Far Away sounds even more musically laid back and relaxed then the airy jams of Bleekerâs other band, Real Estate. The 11-song album is stacked with a series of mellow, warbling  country-fried numbers and sunny,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +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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