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21. Short Cuts

    Swati

    Small Gods (Bluhammock)

    By J. Poet

    Published: June 7, 2007

    Folky New York rocker Swati was a classically trained trombonist before she picked up the guitar and started writing songs in her late teens. Her first demo was produced by...

22. Short Cuts

    Various artists

    Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba (Waxing Deep)

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: June 7, 2007

    During the '70s, a slew of Cuban songwriters and musicians who had their ears tuned to illegal radio from the States started blending Afro-Cuban music with the sounds of...

23. Subtropical

    PHIsonica

    Starseed Journey (Self-released)

    By Makkada B. Selah

    Published: June 7, 2007

    There aren´t many composers who take the time to encode their music with overtones that activate your cosmic inner being, even among the assortment of ambient opuses found...

24. Live Wire

    No Need to Panic

    By Courtney White

    Published: June 7, 2007

    Texas is known for its great beer, BBQ, and twangy country music. Indie music, though, is not something most people would associate with the Lone Star state. Aside from Austin...

25. Live Wire

    She Still Survives

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: June 7, 2007

    So attendance at Florida Marlins games is rather low. The bleachers look empty every time somebody hits a home run, and folks at the P.R. office are out to change that. Insert...

26. Live Wire

    Atomic Dog

    By Vernal Coleman

    Published: June 7, 2007

    Atomic Dog One might expect a band championed by My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James to be a bit self-indulgent, but the latest disc from Philadelphia-based quintet Dr. Dog...

27. Live Wire

    Straight Outta Cashville

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: June 7, 2007

    Straight Outta Cashville When rappers 50 Cent and Tony Yayo started piecing together their G-Unit family, they knew they´d need a Southern rapper to stay relevant in the...