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Rickey Wright

Wild men of Nashville.

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Speakin’ Out

Bobby Bare Jr.'s anti-Nashville screed.

Detroit Cobras

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Cobra Killers

Detroit band overcomes stupid ideas, collaborates with heroes.

New Orleans' Pain and Pleasure

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New Orleans’ Pain and Pleasure

Dr. John and band rep the Ninth Ward at Jazz Alley.

Finishing each other's sentences since 1989.

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Guilt and Pleasure

Rock criticism's power couple get their talk on at EMP's Pop Conference.

Dinosaur Jr. lives, from left: J Mascis, Murph, and Lou Barlow.

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Living All Over

The surprising return of '80s indie-rock heroes Dinosaur Jr.

R Place

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R Place

Three stories of fun in a lovely vintage Capitol Hill building, R Place welcomes gays, straights, and everyone…

Berry Gordy Jr. and the first of his many platinum singles.

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Ain’t That Peculiar

A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.

Blige: Steaming pipes, '70s echoes, self-dramatization.

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Soul for Sale

Mary J. Blige and Van Hunt trade on their idiosyncracies.

Spank Rock: oversexed playground rhymes.

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Inside Jobs

The Streets' and Spank Rock's disparate indoor musings.

Karen Schoemer

Arts & Culture

Great Pretenders: My Strange Love Affair With ’50s Pop Music

Learning to love Connie Francis’ “Where the Boys Are,” and all she implies.

The Scent of Irony

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The Scent of Irony

Art Brut aren't just talking to the kids.

Run, don't walk, to see Os Mutantes.

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Mutant Invasion

Brazilian legends Os Mutantes crack the U.S. circuit, 30 years later. BY Rickey Wright

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David Gedge 101

“My Favourite Dress” (1987). “A Million Miles” (1987). “Take Me!” (1989). “Brassneck” (1989). “Dalliance” (1991). “Suck” (1991). “Corduroy”…

Bill Rieflin: staring at you slowly, quietly.

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A Breath and a Pause

Slowing things down, Bill Rieflin discovers sound within silence.

Andy Bey at Jazz Alley

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Andy Bey at Jazz Alley

The sun was sinking through Jazz Alley’s lightly curtained windows when Andy Bey hit “Midnight Sun” during each…

Seu Jorge: ain't no bourgeois samba.

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Favela Blues

Seu Jorge's raw elegance transcends the hipster samaba revival.