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41. Art

    Art Scene

    Current exhibitions, installations, and shows

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Paintings by Scooter LaForge at Antoine Proulx Design Studio: As far as turnoffs go, self-absorbed pretension is right up there with stained teeth and halitosis. And sadly, our...

42. Music

    Not Dead

    Riverboat Gamblers frontman Mike Wiebe counts his blessings

    By Chris Parker

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Whatever animates Riverboat Gamblers lead singer Mike Wiebe, the audience is giving him a wide berth lest it prove contagious. Dragging the mic cord like a lifeline, Wiebe...

43. Toronto Film Festival

    So Close, and Yet So Far

    The intimate pleasures and necessary detachments of Toronto 2007

    By Nathan Lee

    Published: September 20, 2007

    The exemplary achievements of the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival succeeded by one of two means: narrowing the gap between author and subject in pursuit of intimate...

44. Listen Up

    Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale

    Breathing Under Water
    (Manhattan Records/EMI)

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: September 20, 2007

    One thing you notice about Breathing Under Water is that Shankar was willing to go beyond the confines of classical Indian music (her previous discs contained material written...

45. Listen Up

    Zap Mama

    Supermoon
    (Heads Up)

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Cultural music is what you get with Congolese-born Marie Daulne, best known as the founder and frontwoman of Zap Mama. The band's music draws from various influences without...

46. Listen Up

    Kanye West

    Graduation
    (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

    By Ben Westhoff

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Kanye is the most exciting man in rap because he puts out quality, popular albums. Forget the artless 50 Cent and Akon — Kanye tries harder, and Graduation, which has 13...

47. Home Grown

    Dave Riley and Bob Corritore

    Travelin' the Dirt Road
    (Blue Witch)

    Various Artists
    House Rockin' and Blues Shoutin'
    (Blue Witch)

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Who'd've thunk it? Along with windy Chicago and verdant Mississippi, Arizona is, in fact, a fertile environment for the blues. The proof's in these two discs, with the...

48. Home Grown

    Phunk Junkeez

    Hydro Phonic
    (Dmaft Records)

    By Sarah Ventre

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Phunk Junkeez More than just a little reminiscent of the Beastie Boys, the entire genre of white, outlandish pseudo-rap is somewhat of a novelty that has worn itself out, but...

49. Live Wire

    Lucky Dragons

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: September 20, 2007

    One-man noise ensemble Luke Fischbeck is a computer musician, unlike other sound manipulators working the 0s and 1s. The Los Angeles-based improviser executes his experimental...

50. Live Wire

    Midlake

    By Chris Nixon

    Published: September 20, 2007

    What was old is new again. The Burt Reynolds 'stache. Polyester. The Pet Rock. Okay, you might not see a revival of the eight-track tape, but you will see a lot of current...

51. Live Wire

    Over the Rhine

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: September 20, 2007

    When many people use the "Americana" tag, they're usually referring to rock 'n' roll laced with elements of folk and country music, two of its "roots" vectors. But uniquely,...

52. Live Wire

    Michael McDonald

    By Robert Hicks

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Grammy winner Michael McDonald has been a road warrior since his success with Motown and Motown Two. Three years later, the silver-haired crooner is back in the studio...

53. Needle Exchange

    Solid Saturdays

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: September 20, 2007

    The times are a-changing over at Homme, 138 West Camelback Road. Gone are such old and busted dance nights as StraightNoChaser's "one" and Club Rumorz, making way for new...

54. Turntable

    Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

    Who's spinning what, where and when

    Published: September 20, 2007

    Thursday 20 Bikini Lounge: Sophisticated Boom Boom with DJ HFE (rockabilly, surf, jazz, classic country, indie, obscuro) The Blooze: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Crown Room:...