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Giant Sand: A Mutable Southwestern-Rock Institution

Tuscon-based singer/songwriter Howe Gelb has made a name for himself by collaborating with an ever-changing cast of players. As Giant…

Video Premiere: Maggie Björklund’s “Anchor Song”

Maggie Björklund: Coming Home (Bloodshot, 3/22/11) Though she hails from Scandinavia, Maggie Björklund has created a record rich with folk…

Q&A: Maggie Björklund

Maggie Björklund: Coming Home (Bloodshot, 3/22/11) Maggie Björklund: "The Anchor Song" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Maggie_Bjorklund_The_Anchor_Song.mp3|titles=Maggie Björklund: "The Anchor Song"] Coming Home, the debut…

DeVotchKa: New Direction from Rejection

Led by songwriter Nick Urata, DeVotchKa takes its wildly inventive Balkan pop in new directions on 100 Lovers — an…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

New album, Li(f)e, by Sage Francis coming May 11 (Anti-)

Sage Francis' new album features Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine), Jim Becker and Tim Rutili (Califone), and songwriting…

What We’re Doing This Weekend

Heading the "mustn't miss" portion of our weekend, ALARM cover artists Dub Trio return to Chicago. If we have enough…

Weekly Music News Roundup

ATP announces another festival; '90s doom-metal group Sleep reunites; Calexico posts a free streaming video of a 23-song performance. This…