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    Articles by Bob Mehr
    You've Never Heard of My Neighborhood
    You’ve Never Heard of My Neighborhood
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Welcome to South Park.

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    Sleater-Kinney: (from left) Janet Weiss, Carrie Brownstein, and Corin Tucker.
    A Riot Of Their Own
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Motherhood, politics, and personal upheaval yield Sleater-Kinney’s best album yet. But are they ready to become “the only band that matters”?

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    The King will thrill his subjects, Sept. 22.
    Fall Arts— Music
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The king is dead; long live the king! Lost in all the hype surrounding the silver anniversary of Elvis’ death…

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    Love story: Chuck Prophet.
    Dark Prophet
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Spinning tales of broken hearts and broken bones.

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    Slobberbone; Best, foreground: "As far as I'm concerned, we've always been a rock band."
    Party Line
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Nine years after their kegger christening, Slobberbone are still kicking.

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    Scott McCaughey: When it comes to his feeling for music, passion is no ordinary word.
    The Man Who Loved Music
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Seattle’s busiest rock eclectic, Scott McCaughey, gets Down with Wilco and comes up with an instant classic.

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    Slip 'n Slide: JFA's Brian Brannon at Arizona's famed 7-to-Life pool, circa '88.
    Armed Forces
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    After 20 years, skate-punk pioneers JFA are still on a roll.

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    El Vez: Sí, Sí Rider.
    The Great Pretender
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The multitalented, multifaceted Robert Lopez really is the man who would be king.

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    Working in a soul mine: Lil' Danny Lanois puzzles with his SXSW keynote.
    Austintatious
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Does South by Southwest serve a higher purpose, or is it merely an excuse to go on a weeklong bender?

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    Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch: "It was a hell of a long shot," says Prophet of the couple mingling rock and romance, "but it's the long shots that pay off best."
    It Takes Two
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Stephanie Finch and Chuck Prophet beat the odds, making marriage and music work with the stunning Hotel San Jose.

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    Suite Inspiration
    Suite Inspiration
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Among the members of Seattle’s power pop mafia, the Model Rockets have long been regarded as a band blessed with…

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    Wilco, showing at a theater near you.
    Being There
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Wilco’s rock ‘n’ roll melodrama.

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    Visqueen: from left, Rachel Flotard, Kim Warnick, and Ben Hooker.
    Grand Royal
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The Seattle vets of Visqueen create their own classic rock with King Me.

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    At School With Randy Newman
    At School With Randy Newman
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    He finally got that Oscar, and now one of America’s finest songwriters is giving us an Education.

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    Nobody's Angel
    Nobody’s Angel
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    With a new CD that draws on her troubled Northwest past, country revivalist Neko Case seems poised for stardom. But can this fiery former punk rocker find success without losing her soul?

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    Jimmy Eat World: Adkins in foreground.
    World Party
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Jim Adkins on Glenn Danzig, Big Poppa, and who’s really responsible for the ‘pussification’ of rock.

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    Prophet: mouthing off.
    Chuck Amok
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Probably best known—”if at all,” as he jokes—as the white-hot guitar slinger for ’80s Paisley Underground turned alt-country avatars Green…

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    Palace guard: Jay Bennett (left) and Edward Burch.
    Jammin’ with Edward
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Ex-Wilco axman emerges with new partner and a familiar sound.

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    Peter Case: "My thing is telling stories."
    Case in Point
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Peter Case’s long road from power-pop to Beeline.

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    Shadows dancing: Detroit's Waxwings.
    Flying High
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Nothing, it seems, can keep the Waxwings grounded.

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    I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
    I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    GIVEN THE MUSIC press’ exhaustive coverage of Wilco’s landmark Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album, it’s a bit surprising that Sam Jones’…

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    High Fidelity
    High Fidelity
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Nick Hornby’s 31 favorite songs.

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    Hello it's me: Brendan Benson returns.
    Eventually, at last
    By Bob Mehr • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    After six years, pop songsmith Brendan Benson is back.

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