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ALBUM REVIEW: Snarky Puppy Packs Raw Sonic Force into ‘Empire Central’

ALBUM REVIEW: Snarky Puppy Packs Raw Sonic Force into ‘Empire Central’

In most cultural mythologies, anything with more than one head tends to be bad news: the balaur, the Lernaean hydra, Yamata no Orochi. In some cases, though, two heads are more benevolent than one, and one such case is Dallas’ genre-fluid Snarky Puppy, a beast rocking as many as 25

ALBUM REVIEW: John Fullbright Sets Himself Free for ‘The Liar’

ALBUM REVIEW: John Fullbright Sets Himself Free for ‘The Liar’

ALBUM REVIEW: Dropkick Murphys Put Modern Power Behind Woody Guthrie Lyrics

ALBUM REVIEW: Dropkick Murphys Put Modern Power Behind Woody Guthrie Lyrics

ALBUM REVIEW: Beth Nielsen Chapman Collects Songs of Sanity for ‘CrazyTown’

ALBUM REVIEW: Beth Nielsen Chapman Collects Songs of Sanity for ‘CrazyTown’

ALBUM REVIEW: Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin Team Up for Tribute to Malian Legend Ali Farka Touré

ALBUM REVIEW: Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin Team Up for Tribute to Malian Legend Ali Farka Touré

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Things Happen That Way’ Offers One Last Blast From Dr. John

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Things Happen That Way’ Offers One Last Blast From Dr. John

ALBUM REVIEW: Nikki Lane Returns With Hard-Won ‘Denim & Diamonds’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nikki Lane Returns With Hard-Won ‘Denim & Diamonds’