Articles by Brent Hagerman

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  Salsa Celtica

  El Agua de la Vida

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  It's like haggis with a side of arroz con pollo. Conceived in some Lonely Planet chat room I'm sure, Salsa Celtica is an exercise in common...

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  Various

  Reggae on the River: 20 Years Strong

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Last year one of the best known and loved reggae festivals — Reggae on the River — issued an album with tracks recorded at their 1994 tenth...

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  Well Charged

  Rukkus

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  This is reggae music in a true Canadian style. Jamaican-born Winston "King" Cole fronted several prominent bands in Kingston during the ’60...

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  Jointpop

  Exile, Baby

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  That this is a tepid record is evident from the title track the band decided to kick off the album with. Lacking in creative movement the s...

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  Recipe from a Small Planet

  Babel Fish

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  If you boil Babel Fish down to its essence, its goals seem aligned with many on the jam band scene — forge an elastic/psychedelic funk usin...

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  Various

  Christmas Remixed

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Ok, the bottom line is you should never have to hear Bing Crosby, Dean Martin or Mel Tormé sing crusty old "malled-out" Christmas songs aga...

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  Contact

  Contact

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  There's a bunch of brave pioneers out there who have been struggling to get rid of the DJ and replace him with live musicians. Contact shar...

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  Eastmountainsouth

  Eastmountainsouth

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  A few bars into the Stephen Foster staple "Hard Times," from Eastmountainsouth's debut album, might just have you thinking of Gillian Welch...