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The Airborne Toxic Event: All at Once

By Jeff Gonick at 11:40 AM on April 27, 2011

A band that gets its name from a catalyzing section of Don DeLillo’s postmodern masterpiece White Noise is going to be saddled with intellectual expectations. In the case of The Airborne Toxic Event, the band doesn’t simply seem aware of this, but it’s as though they’re inviting literary analysis. Which shouldn’t be a surprise for an album scribed by a novelist and published author (Mikeel Jollett) who uses music as a way to tell a story as much as he uses it as a way to move a crowd.... read more

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This Week's New Album Releases (4/26/11)

By Josh Jackson at 1:51 PM on April 26, 2011

Any week that includes new releases by Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris is a good one. But it’s not just Americana legends with new music. Check out the 11 most notable albums due out today.... read more

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