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Curtain Call Denver mourns the loss of its favorite bipolar, one-armed comic/poet/playwright.
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The Lords of Payback Jefferson County officials show Mike Zinna that what goes around comes around.
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Mona's Great hash -- and making hash out of a critic's anonymity.
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"Governor No"
Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty grooms himself for vice-presidential consideration--by being a jerk.
By Jonathan Kaminsky
Miami New Times
Day Strippers
Our reporter sets out in search of a naked lunch.
By Janine Zeitlin
Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Switch Hitter
Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side: gay or straight?
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Something Underground
We Came to Get Down
Self-released
By Michael Roberts
Published on March 20, 2008
Trends come and trends go, but the power trio remains. Trouble is, the prevalence of this approach means that acts must offer truly unexpected twists to transcend it. But while Something Underground's name promises such a detour, We Came to Get Down, a mostly live recording that will be unveiled at a Friday, March 28, CD-release party at Littleton's Toad Tavern, stubbornly sticks to the middle of the road.
Seth Larson's guitar playing is brawny, as are his vocals. Likewise, the rhythms produced by Seth's bass-playing brother, Josh, and drummer Trevor Mariotti remain solid amid the likes of "Come Around," which couples busy riffs with a catchy melody that doesn't overstay its welcome. If only the rest of the material weren't so ordinary. "Down the River" meanders in a generically bluesy manner, and "Dirty" choogles just like the million or so boogie numbers that inspired it.
In the end, Something Underground is something pretty predictable.
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