Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Best Coast, Finntroll, Hot Chip, the Amir ElSaffar & Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet, and more
by Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Steve Langendorf, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, and David Whiteis
The Numero Group releases Michael L. Abramson's photographs of south-side blues clubs and lounges from 1975-77 and complements it with a great double LP of rare music from the same millieu.