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Published since June 1994, on the Web since June 1997.

Recent Reviews & Features:

The Best Albums of 2009

The Best Albums of 2008

The Best Albums of 2007

Chicago / Milwaukee Concert Preview: February 1-16, 2010

This Week:

February 9, 2010: Steve Earle - Townes (Album Review)

Last Week:

February 5, 2010: Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (Album Review)

February 1, 2010: Easy Star All-Stars - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (Album Review)

Other Recent Highlights:

January 29, 2010: News in Review - Vic Chesnutt, Teddy Pendergrass, Lilith Faire, Willie Mitchell

January 26, 2010: The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (Boxed Set / Album Review)

January 20, 2010: Wilco - Wilco (The Album) (Album Review)

January 19, 2010: News in Review - Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Blues Awards, Rock Hall of Fame

January 15, 2010: Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels (Album Review)

January 13, 2010: Jerry Garcia Band - Pure Jerry 9: Bay Area 1978 (Album Review)

January 12, 2010: Branford Marsalis Quartet - Metamorphosen (Album Review)

January 6, 2010: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz (Album Review)

December 17, 2009: News in Review - Dickie Peterson, The Who, Eric Woolfson, and Grammy Nominations

December 16, 2009: Joan Baez - How Sweet the Sound (DVD Review)

December 15, 2009: Neil Diamond - A Cherry Cherry Christmas (Album Review)

December 14, 2009: Music Box Editor John Metzger's Top Albums of 2009

December 10, 2009: Norah Jones - The Fall (Album Review)

December 9, 2009: Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (Album Review)

December 8, 2009: Various Artists - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (Album Review)

December 7, 2009: The Music Box's 2009 Holiday Gift Guide

December 4, 2009: John Mayall's Faltering Legacy (Concert Review)

December 3, 2009: Bob Dylan - Christmas in the Heart (Album Review)

December 2, 2009: Phish - Joy (Album Review)

November 24, 2009: Orla Fallon - Distant Shore (Album Review)

November 23, 2009: Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions (Album Review)

November 20, 2009: Moby - Wait for Me (Album Review)

November 19, 2009: Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis: Legacy Edition (Album Review)

November 18, 2009: Grateful Dead - Road Trips, Vol. 2, No. 3: Wall of Sound, June 16 & 18, 1974 (Album Review)

November 16, 2009: Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (Album Review)

November 12, 2009: Willy Porter - How to Rob a Bank (Album Review)

November 11, 2009: Chris Smither - Time Stands Still (Album Review)

November 9, 2009: Otis Redding - The Best: See + Hear (Album/DVD Review)

November 6, 2009: Rocco DeLuca and the Burden - Mercy (Album Review)

November 5, 2009: Justin Adams / Juldeh Camara - Tell No Lies (Album Review)

November 4, 2009: Manassas - Pieces (Album Review)

November 3, 2009: The Black Crowes - Before the Frost... (Album Review)

November 2, 2009: The Secret Policeman Rocks! (DVD Review)

October 28, 2009: Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter: The Woodstock Experience (Album Review)

October 27, 2009: John Mayall - Tough (Album Review)

October 26, 2009: Mindy Smith - Stupid Love (Album Review)

October 22, 2009: Sonny Landreth - From the Reach (Album Review)

October 21, 2009: News in Review: Mary Travers, The Stooges, Thom Yorke, Oasis, Michael Jackson, Rock Hall of Fame, Pavement

October 19, 2009: U2 - No Line on the Horizon (Album Review)

October 15, 2009: Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk / self-titled (Album Review)

October 14, 2009: David Burnett - Soul Rebel: An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley (Book Review)

October 13, 2009: The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses: 20th Anniversary Edition (Album Review)

October 6, 2009: Kimi Djabate - Karam / Lily Storm - If I Had a Key to the Dawn / Vieux Farka Toure - Fondo (Album Review)

October 5, 2009: John Fogerty - The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again (Album Review)

September 29, 2009: George Strait - Twang (Album Review)

September 28, 2009: Grateful Dead - Road Trips, Vol. 2, No. 2: Carousel, 2/14/68 (Album Review)

September 25, 2009: Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers: The Woodstock Experience (Album Review)

September 21, 2009: Dissolving Boundaries: An Interview with Ravi Shankar

September 10, 2009: Levon Helm - Electric Dirt (Album Review)

September 1, 2009: John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band - Live in Toronto '69 (DVD Review)

August 19, 2009: Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (Film Review)

November 19, 2008: Jeff Healey - Mess of Blues (Album Review)

October 29, 2008: Taj Mahal - Maestro (Album Review)

October 7, 2008: James Taylor - Covers (Album Review)

April 21, 2008: Kris Delmhorst - Shotgun Singer (Album Review)

February 12, 2008: Kate Maki - On High (Album Review)

October 9, 2007: Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters (Album Review)

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