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Facts and Figures by Todd Alsup

The openly gay NYC pop/soul piano man wears his heart on his sleeve with the romantic “You Are,” a song…

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This Could Be a Wild Night by Ash Gray and the Girls

Originally an Austinite, Ash’s retro-pop sound (think the Mamas and Papas trapped in the Partridge Family’s touring schoolbus) hearkens back…

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Laws of Illusion by Sarah McLachlan

Just in time for the 2010 installment of her renowned Lilith Fair (which visits Houston on August 18), McLachlan returns…

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Independent Women

Out singer/songwriter Chris Pureka has been peddling her brand of moody folk music for nearly 10 years. Think Mary Gauthier,…

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Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks

No one need be embarrassed by this stellar collection of hits recorded by this Grammy-winning trio. Contains lead tunes like…

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Home is Where the Heart Breaks by My Glorious

Disturbing cover art aside, this European power threesome is Gossip-y when it rocks hard, and Red Hot Chili Pepper-y when…

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Pulse by Toni Braxton

The queen of the heartbreak ballad doesn’t stray from that winning formula here with “Yesterday,” a powerful duet featuring Trey…

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Love and Its Opposite by Tracey Thorn

Formerly half of the alt-pop duo Everything But the Girl, Thorn’s crystal-clear vocals wrap themselves around the lyrics of this…

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On the fast track with Joey Guerra

He’s here, he’s there, he’s everywhere! So imagine my surprise when pop music writer Joey Guerra tells me that he…

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Bitch and Blasted

Bitch, the classically-trained violinist turned multi-instrumentalist-poet-rocker, is as blunt as her stage name—a name chosen to reclaim a word that…

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