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61. Critics' Picks

    New York Dolls, American Fuse

    Sunday, April 20, at the Granada Theater

    By Darryl Smyers

    Published: April 17, 2008

    When legendary punk forebears The New York Dolls reunited in 2004 with three surviving original members (including singer David Johansen), expectations were certainly not...

62. playlist

    Man Man

    Rabbit Habits (Anti-)

    By Sam Austerlitz

    Published: April 17, 2008

    We don't only want Man Man to bring the drama—we expect them to. On 2004's The Man in a Blue Turban With a Face and 2006's Six Demon Bag, wickedly charismatic lead singer...

63. Bsides

    Bob Schneider Just Needs a Good Cup of Coffee and an Audience Full of Women

    By Darryl Smyers

    Published: April 17, 2008

    Bob Schneider isn't completely awake at the moment. It shows too. As he drives through Seattle, the Austin-based singer-songwriter can't help but yawn and stammer. One of the...

64. Film

    Morgan Spurlock Leaves No Gimmick Unturned with Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?

    By J. HOBERMAN

    Published: April 17, 2008

    Morgan Spurlock, the daredevil documentarian who lived on Big Macs for a month and turned this exercise in "body art" into the 2004 hit Super Size Me, returns—this time...

65. Critics' Picks

    Buddy Guy with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

    Thursday, April 17, at House of Blues

    By Jesse Hughey

    Published: April 17, 2008

    Whether or not they actually know it, every guitarist who has ever used distortion and feedback, or who has augmented an extended solo with showy tricks like playing a guitar...

66. playlist

    PPT

    Denglish (Idol Records)

    By Pete Freedman

    Published: April 17, 2008

    Pikahsso, Picnic and Tahiti have pretty much become synonymous with Dallas hip-hop in recent years. The contagious fun of their debut album, 2006's Tres Monos in Love deserves...

67. Critics' Picks

    Good Records Eighth Birthday Party with The Black Angels, Colourmusic, Record Hop and more

    Saturday, April 19, at Good Records

    By Jesse Hughey

    Published: April 17, 2008

    There is no weak spot on this amazing, nearly all-local, all-day lineup that the Good folks have assembled. The show belatedly marks the store's eighth birthday and also falls...

68. playlist

    Blackheart Society

    Oh!! Oh!! (Hit Records)

    By Pete Freedman

    Published: April 17, 2008

    The influences of the Blackheart Society's Oh!! Oh!! are clear from first listen. It's Brit rock meets classic rock, and for a few standout tracks, the mix works very...