Surf City USA

The Tube compilation hangs ten and makes some local waves
by Carly Carioli

True-life stories

Patti Smith gets back to her own musical bedrock
by Ted Drozdowski

Reaching out

Carol Noonan gets her wrecking crew on the road
by Brett Milano

Green's day

After 18 years, Hi hitmaker Al Green returns to stage
by Mark Edmonds

Arm wrasslin'

R.L. Burnside wishes Jon Spencer well, well, well
by Matt Ashare

No `Loser'

Beck's back, recycling more cultural arty-facts
by Jon Garelick

Burning acid?

Acid jazz offers more hits and misses
by Norman Weinstein

Roadtrips

Jerks, Voices, & Terrors
edited by Matt Ashare

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Dave McKenna/Joe Temperley, SUNBEAM AND THUNDERCLOUD
Horace Tapscott, AIEE! THE PHANTOM
Cat Power, MYRA LEE
Fu Manchu, IN SEARCH OF . . .
Supreme Dicks, THE EMOTIONAL PLAGUE
Spinning Jenny, TO SERVE AND PROTECT
The Iguanas, SUPER BALL
The Kennedys, LIFE IS LARGE
Fighting Gravity, FOREVER = 1 DAY
Gil Shaham, Andre Previn, London Symphony, PROKOFIEV VIOLIN CONCERTOS 1 & 2, SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN