Eight Reader writers range all over the musical map, from Milk Music's revivalist take on early-90s "alternative" to Jace Clayton's irreverent tribute to minimalist composer Julius Eastman.
by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Tal Rosenberg, Philip Montoro, and Luca Cimarusti
Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on Witch Mountain and El-P, and Cheer-Accident keyboardist Dudley Bayne on the composer of Shredded Paranoid Cheese
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