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Los Rakas puts a new spin on barrio hip-hop.

By Rachel Swan

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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A working vacation for the Decemberists.

By Amre Klimchak

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Local Licks

This week, we review Jaedelle, Edgardo & Candela, Pidgeon, and Feels Like Fire.

By Nate Seltenrich

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Way of All Flesh

By Jacob Richardson

This Grand Show

By Brandon Wu

La Guerra No and Perspectiva Fragmentada

By Rachel Swan

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Critic's Choice for the week of February 4-10, 2004 Our writers tell you what's hot this week. John Santos La Guerra No and Perspectiva Fragmentada Local Licks This week, we review Jaedelle, Edgardo & Candela, Pidgeon, and Feels Like Fire. Come On, Ride that Train Gravy Train has created an outlet for all the dorks of Oakland -- ... The Politics of "Hyphy" Snoop Dogg, et al. have pilfered Bay Area hip-hop slang for years. No more. Sarah Palin, In Song We recap the entries from our Sarah Palin Songwriting Contest. Doing It from Scratch Self-taught guitarist the Genie invents his own genre. From the Farm to the Stage With roots in communal living, Oakland's Goddess Alchemy Project takes music, art, and fashion to another level. Still in the Game Berkeley hippie icon Country Joe McDonald opens a new folk music venue in Berkeley. Dukes of Hazards A working vacation for the Decemberists. Sarah Palin, In Song We recap the entries from our Sarah Palin Songwriting Contest. Panama Nuevo Los Rakas puts a new spin on barrio hip-hop. Get Off the Bus Wherein a New Year's Eve "club-hopping" extravaganza goes sadly, predictably awry. Local Licks This week, we review Vanessa Lowe, Solcraft, Axton Kincaid, and FEMI. Rough-Style Romancer Now a free agent, Bilal has more love for sale.