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The Cosmic Game
by john
Thievery Corporation's latest offering definitely blows the lid off my expectations. What is so great about this band is that every single album they release pushes out in a new direction while maintaining the down-tempo soul that is at the heart of all Thievery music. The Cosmic Game is no different. While it fuses Indian raga, Reggae, and Middle Eastern invocations, it also brings in some familiar voices such as Perry Ferrell (Jane's Addiction) and The Flaming Lips.
These headline names, along with the vastly expanded musical ensemble, underscore the fact that Thievery Corporation has come into its own. Truly, every song on this album is fantastic.
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Hothouse Flowers
by amy
Hothouse Flowers will be at The Ark on July 24 at 7:30 p.m. The Irish band, which started as a Dublin street-performance act, "made a name for itself during the late '80s and early '90s with a passionate, bombastic fusion of rock & roll with the rootsy sounds of Irish folk and American gospel." (allmusic.com).
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Panda-monium
by amy
Can't get enough of Giant panda Mei Xiang and her new cub? Check out the Giant Pandas page at the National Zoo for up-to-date news and a live webcam. We also have lots of information on pandas right here in the library. Also today, the New York Times published a review of the new book, The Lady and the Panda, The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal, by Vicki Constantine Croke.