Articles by Sofi Papamarko

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  TK Webb

  Phantom Parade

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  With bona fide Missouri roots, a quaking, ravaged voice and a handy harmonica, TK Webb is arguably one of the best blues guitarists on the...

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  Guggenheim Grotto

  Waltzing Alone

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  With songs titled "Ozymandias” and lyrics that declare "they call me a poet” Dublin’s the Guggenheim Grotto can be classified with Britain’...

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  Indian Jewelry

  Invasive Exotics

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  At the core, Indian Jewelry (formerly known as Swarm of Angels, NTX + Electric, and Tourqouis Diamonds among others) are Erika Thrasher, Te...

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  Channels

  Channels

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  It’s not surprising that the latest project from the man behind Jawbox and Burning Airlines sounds like… Jawbox and Burning Airlines. J. Ro...

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  Slumber Party

  Musik

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Like many bands before them, Slumber Party play a pleasing brand of girl pop. Musik is the fourth album to date for the Detroit-based group...

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  Nick Castro and the Young Elders

  Come Into Our House

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Castro is more psych-folk than freak folk. There’s an a honesty in the music, an earnestness that makes the album more Fairport Convention...

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  Casper and the Cookies

  The Optimist's Club

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  The aptly named second album from Athens, GA’s Casper and the Cookies is filled with classic pop songs. Jason NeSmith (ex-Of Montreal) shar...

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  Black Fiction

  Ghost Ride

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  San Francisco’s Tim Cohen recorded Ghost Ride on an eight-track with help from his friend Evan Martin before recruiting four other Bay Area...