BLITZEN TRAPPER: FURR (SUB POP) ***½ Somewhere along the way, bands having a sound became bands playing in monochrome - wedging themselves into their own pigeonhole such that even a slight variance sends Spin or Rolling Stone swooning about "eclecticism." ...more

October 24, 2008

In a year when personal narratives are primed to trump policy positions as persuaders of the electorate, it is helpful to be reminded that biography often is not destiny. Not that you would have gathered that from either major party's (now blessedly concluded) national conventions. ...more

September 5, 2008

When the Olympic Games wrap up Sunday, millions of American children will declare that they, too, want to swim like Michael Phelps or vault like gymnast Shawn Johnson. ...more

August 23, 2008

Local blueberry farmer expands farm to include more produce; now a major supplier for Green Bean natural foods store. ...more

June 1, 2008