Music - Aug. 17, 2009
Gig roundup: Williams tries something a bit different
You think you know Dar Williams and her music already, don't you? But, wait. Stop the presses! Williams' latest record on Razor & Tie, "The Promised Land," was produced by Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Ben Lee, Pete Yorn) and isn't entirely what you expect.
Tags: Dar Williams, Turner Hall, The Rave, Miramar, Modjeska, Lucky Boys Confusion, Band of Skulls, Cactus Club, Garibaldi, Neil Hamburger, WMSE Radio Summer Camp, Sometimes Sweet Susan, Gospel Gossip, Tristen, Wood Brothers, Megafauna, Pezzettino, Borg Ward, D

Music - Sept. 23, 2008
Mix tape: September 2008
Here's a jaunty stroll through the musical path paved with a teetering stack of recent CDs threatening to cover my desk.
Tags: Field Music, The Week That Was, Peter Brewis, Gospel Gossip, I Heart Hiroshima, Kristoffer Ragnstam, Bill Madden, I'm Not Jim, Thrill Jockey, Bloodshot, Playloop