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    <title>Passion and politics pervade Nneka&amp;#146;s Concrete Jungle</title>
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        Nigerian native brings activist soul stateside...
       
      
        By Ben Westhoff
      
      
      Nneka is a neo-soul singer and guitarist whose songs call out corrupt politicians and villainous oil companies in her native Nigeria. Probably not the quickest route to international pop stardom, but then again, her biography is probably unlike anyone&#39;s you&#39;ve heard. The daughter of a German woman she never really knew and a polygamous architect (her father has had two &quot;official&quot; wives, she says, though she has no idea how many &quot;unofficial&quot; ones), she lived through years of tribal warfare
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    <title>CL&amp;#39;s picks for the week&amp;#39;s best shows</title>
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      WED/3GIANT LION, A LULL, GOLD-BEARS Florida transplants Gold-Bears play sentimental and ecstatic twee punk that&rsquo;s shrouded in a haze of light distortion and noisy, drawn-out rhythms. Chicago&rsquo;s A Lull meshes serene atmospheres with bombastic beats that give rise to a pleasantly experimental pop droll. Locals Giant Lion open with a set of sparse and arty folk pop that is as earthy as it is ethereal. $5. 9 p.m. Drunken Unicorn. www.thedrunkenunicorn.net. &mdash; Chad RadfordTHOMAS MARTIN One of the world&#39;s best
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    <title>Despite her MS diagnosis, Exene Cervenka lives for the moment</title>
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        The vocalist for L.A. punk stalwarts X returns with <I>Somewhere Gone</I>...
       
      
        By Chad Radford
      
      
      In the summer of 2009, Exene Cervenka was putting the finishing touches on Somewhere Gone, her first solo album since Running Scared hit the streets back in 1991. The vocalist for L.A. punk stalwarts X, poet, and former wife of actor Viggo Mortensen was assembling a collection of bucolic country songs to be counted among her strongest work. But in the midst of it all she wasn&#39;t feeling well. After a few months, she went to a doctor for some
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    <title>Galactic: Ya-Ka-May</title>
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        Anti-...
       
      
        By Ben Westhoff
      
      
      Ya-Ka-May is a Chinese soup enjoyed by New Orleanians, made from meat (just about any kind will do), noodles, a hard-boiled egg and green onions. Galactic&#39;s latest, Ya-Ka-May, is infused with the same spirit, combining disparate genres and a diverse cast of Big Easy characters into a charming, substantial dish. Galactic is an instrumental group composed of horns, guitar, keyboard and percussion players, and the album features local jazz, funk and bounce performers. (Though bounce is best known as the
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    <title>The Magnetic Fields: Realism</title>
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        Nonesuch...
       
      
        By Chad Radford
      
      
      Not even Morrissey could pull off a line like &quot;I want you crawling back to me, down on your knees, like an appendectomy sans anesthesia&quot; without a hint of irony; but that&#39;s the power of Stephin Merritt. So goes &quot;You Must Be Out of Your Mind,&quot; the opening number from the Magnetic Fields&#39; ninth album, Realism. That opening filigree holds the key to the album &ndash; a whimsical bunkmate to the grinding pop and shoegaze haze heard on &#39;08s Distortion.
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    <title>AM: Future Sons Daughters</title>
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        Filter U.S. Recordings...
       
      
        By Lily Moayeri
      
      
      The second album from this Southern boy by way of Los Angeles would more aptly have been titled Past Sons &amp; Daughters. Following the path he forged with his 2006 debut Troubled Times, AM rummages through the &#39;60s and &#39;70s looking for ideas in unlikely places. Future sound-bites Philly soul, Brazilian flavors and Italian soundtracks, but it all turns out like country-tinged, throwback Cali pop. A bit Turtles, a bit Byrds, a bit Mamas and Papas, the perfectly dated instrumentation
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    <title>Retribution Gospel Choir: 2</title>
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        Sub Pop...
       
      
        By Chad Radford
      
      
      Alan Sparhawk doesn&#39;t have a reputation for writing exciting music, which makes his ascent into the exuberant rock of Retribution Gospel Choir&#39;s aptly titled second coming, 2, so remarkable. &quot;Hide It Away&quot; opens the album with undulating guitar and drum rolls that create a reflexive spiritual outlet. The vast and searing riffage of &quot;Your Bird&quot; and &quot;&#39;68 Comeback&quot; are far away from the minimalist slowcore crawl of Sparhawk&#39;s band Low. But RGC isn&#39;t a complete 180 degrees. The songs are
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    <title>The Residents reside on absurdist pop&amp;#146;s freaky fringes</title>
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        The enigma of a band drops <i>Ten Little Piggies</i>...
       
      
        By Chad Radford
      
      
      For nearly 40 years, the Residents have flourished in the freaky fringes of absurdist pop, churning out disturbing theatrics and musical experiments that wreak havoc on the senses. Virtually nothing is known about their identity other than rumors. All of their activities are facilitated by an elusive organization known as the Cryptic Corporation, and the Residents don&#39;t do interviews. &quot;The Residents do art and don&#39;t feel like interviewing is a medium they work well in,&quot; says the group&#39;s manager, Hardy
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      WED/27THOMAS FUNCTION, CUSTOMERS, GOLD GHOST Paired down from a five- to a three-piece, Huntsville, Ala.&rsquo;s Thomas Function craft epic and ramshackle blasts of garage rock and soul. The refined lineup fosters a more concise approach to its dirty, hair-thrashing jams. Customers shake off depression via Replacements-style punk songs. Gold Ghost plays dreary post-punk songs that draw as much from the Feelies as they do from Siouxsie and the Banshees. $8. 8:30 p.m. The Earl. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com. &mdash; Chad RadfordTHU/28ATLANTA SYMPHONY
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Judi Chicago: &amp;quot;Fun City&amp;quot; b/w &amp;quot;Degenerate Sun&amp;quot;</title>
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        Self-released...
       
      
        By Chad Radford
      
      
      Judi Chicago&#39;s latest 7-inch tempers the group&#39;s old-school house music allegiances with rich, Roxy Music pop grooves that come as a welcome change. Still, the song is a comedic lament over the harsh realities of a night in clubland, where &quot;these pretty girls aren&#39;t so pretty when they turn up the lights in the clubs of Fun City.&quot; With the B-side, &quot;Degenerate Son,&quot; vocalist and keyboard/guitar player Ben Coleman still spouts absurd ruminations (&quot;I want a hot dog in a
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    <title>Various Artists: Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</title>
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        New West Records...
       
      
        By James Kelly
      
      
      As with many country-music-themed movies, ranging from the great (Tender Mercies) to the mostly lame (Pure Country), the plot in Crazy Heart has been done to death. Jeff Bridges assumes the role of the down-and-out singer whose fading career is invigorated by a sweet, young thing. But what stands out in this film is the effective use of both old and new music to carry the story. The soundtrack is a collaborative effort between the late Stephen Bruton and T-Bone
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    <title>Various Artists: Oxford American: 11th Edition Southern Music</title>
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        Oxford American...
       
      
        By Ben Westhoff
      
      
      Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and other Southern states have received their just due when it comes to musical heritage, but what about Arkansas? Oxford American magazine &ndash; based at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark. &ndash; gives props to the state with 11th Edition Southern Music, a double CD free with the purchase of its December &#39;09 issue. The first disc begins with an intro from Lucinda Williams and features a general overview of &quot;Southern masters,&quot; including such artists
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    <title>La Chansons: King and Queen of the Dance Floor</title>
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        Stickfigure...
       
      
        By Chad Radford
      
      
      If La Chansons&#39; King and Queen of the Dance Floor is supposed to be an ironic resuscitation of the most unbearable &#39;80s pop clich&eacute;s, the joke goes too far. As vocalist Carson Keller warbles to the Casio beat of &quot;Workout Love&quot; and &quot;Sparklin&#39;,&quot; her voice is so far off key it&#39;s a wonder that these songs made it to disc. Alongside husband Greg, the Kellers mash up simpleminded New Order, Bananarama and Sheena Easton dance beats, resulting in 10 pseudo-sassy
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    <title>Blaming Tim gets geek&amp;#146;d up</title>
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        Computer nerd with social skills makes video games to complement band’s soundtrack...
       
      
        By CHRIS PARKER
      
      
      And Jesus said blessed are the geeks for they shall inherit the earth. Sounds cool to Blaming Tim&#39;s namesake Tim Johnson, who, like Bill Gates, counts on computers for his cabbage. Johnson&#39;s day job as an IBM engineer also frees up evenings to explore his passion for making music, videos and video games that enhance the Blaming Tim experience. &quot;I like to think of myself as a geek,&quot; he says, &quot;which is a nerd with social skills.&quot; Blaming Tim started
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        Another Atlanta record store bites the dust...
       
      
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      For 20 years, Sound Shop in the Mall West End was more than a record store. It was a place to network, learn and grow; it was a breeding ground for emerging urban talent in Atlanta. &quot;It was [Grand Hustle CEO] Jason Geter having a conversation with former Sound Shop manager and current Block Entertainment President Rico Brooks about retail,&quot; says Desiree Williams, another enthusiastic former manager who worked at the location for 14 years until it closed from economic
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