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Review: Los Straitjackets’ Jet Set

Buoyed by the return of guitarist Danny Amis from a battle with cancer, surf-rock quartet Los Straitjackets is back with…

Reverend Horton Heat to release concert DVD on 7/24

Psychobilly legend Reverend Horton Heat is releasing a new concert DVD, titled The Reverend Horton Heat: 25 to Life, on…

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…

Mercury Rev: Out of the Psychedelic Haze, a Rock Band’s Renewal

Nearly torn apart on multiple occasions due to drug abuse and infighting, New York-based rock band Mercury Rev is still…

ALARM’s Top Ten Albums of 2007

Despite increasingly miserable mainstream hits (how can the radio get any worse?), 2007 was an excellent, indulgent, fulfilling year of…