Music - Sept. 28, 2006
Calexico scorches Pabst crowd, leaving ballads back home
If there is such a thing as power mariachi, or mariachi power pop, then Calexico must have invented it. Or at least they will make it accessible to the masses.
Tags: Calexico, Convertino, Pabst

Music - Aug. 9, 2006
Mix tape August '06: Julie Lawrence
It's been three months since my last OMC mix tape installment, and the summer of '06 has found William Elliott Whitmore, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Asobi Seksu, Calexico and Voxtrot in constant rotation.
Tags: mix tape, William Elliott Whitmore, Asobi Seksu, Calexico, Voxtrot, What Made Milwaukee Famous

Music - May 1, 2006
Mix tape May '06: Bobby Tanzilo
From the edgy new Placebo record to the breezy summer sound of Josh Rouse's new disc, recorded in Spain; from reissues and a fresh new voice in jazz, Gianluca Petrella, to classic reggae, OMC music editor Bobby Tanzilo is spinning all kinds of discs these days.
Tags: Placebo, Flaming Lips, Rouse, Prestige, Van Gelder, Blue Note, Petrella, Calexico, Dub Syndicate, Studio One, Heartbeat, Rounder