Music
Beach Fossils maintains signature sound in 'Clash the Truth'
- Captured Tracks
BY THOMAS KLEPACZ
Like the fossils its name represents, the group remains a relic of the beach while nearby blood from surfers drags away in whitewashed waves. Beach Fossils doesn’t seem to be changing any time soon.
Pimps of Joytime to rock Ann Arbor crowd with funk, soul and rock 'n' roll
- Wonderwheel
BY JACKSON HOWARD
There are few bands out there that have the somewhat magical ability to walk into a venue in whatever part of the world and simply play music that gets people’s feet moving. The Pimps of Joytime is one of them.
Marsalis's 'World of Mallets' full of polyrhythm
- Basin Street
BY SHAMIK GANGULY
Jason Marsalis defies expectations on In a World of Mallets, his new album with the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet.
STRFKR forges a funky and danceable 'Miracle Mile'
- Polyvinyl
BY ERIKA HARWOOD
With an unashamed willingness to embrace every synth and guitar riff, STRFKR creates dance/pop bliss on its latest album, Miracle Mile.
Notebook: Why is Nicole Scherzinger absent from American pop charts?
- Interscope
BY GREGORY HICKS
In 2009, Nicole Scherzinger prepared for a 180 on her career. Regrettably for us, Americans would exclusively miss out on this international platinum-status, post-burlesque music from Scherzinger.
Foals fails to bring heat on latest release 'Holy Fire'
- Transgressive
BY KENDALL RUSS
But with their latest release, Holy Fire, Foals falls short of the admittedly lofty benchmark set by its preceding work.
Darwin Deez dazzles with sophomore effort 'Songs'
- Lucky Number
BY SHAMIK GANGULY
Songs for Imaginative People is fresh, and will snag new listeners just as it will impress fans of the last album. Its main downfall is that it doesn’t really shove any memorable melodies into your head on a first listen
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Herb David: Crafting Ann Arbor's musical legacy
He's made guitars for Eric Clapton, Sonic Youth, the Byrds and Jerry Garcia, hung out with Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix and lived near the center of Ann Arbor's once-blossoming countercultural music scene. He's also one of the country's best instrument maker and he lives right around the corner.
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