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Behind the Shade (Leopard Lady Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Little Deaths (Fraternity As Vanity). Review by Jen Cray.

‘76 (Lauren Records). Review by Jen Cray.

Salt on Sea Glass (Chimera Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Todd Rundgren’s “Arena” tour passes through Orlando. The small show is so cozy, our own Carl F Gauze feels like he’s visiting a long lost friend.

Waited Up ‘til It Was Light (Nettwerk). Review by Jen Cray.

Where Our Failures Are (Red Leader). Review by Jen Cray.

They haven’t put out an album of new music in 8 years, and you probably haven’t thought of them in as long, but The Rentals are back with not just a new album but with a tour to back it up. Jen Cray caught the show in Orlando.

Tilly & The Wall have a tap-dancer instead of a drummer. That’s all it took to convince Jen Cray that she had to check them out.

Say it ain’t so – is Rivers Cuomo really such a jerk? This and other revelations were presented to Daniel Mitchell in Rivers’ Edge, an unauthorized history of Weezer and its members.

Smitten (Distracted). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Dear Hot Chick (Doghouse). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

How Good We Had It (BiFocal Media). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Wild Dogs With X-Ray Eyes (Initial). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Spending Time on the Borderline (Kung Fu Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Get On (Sonic Unyon). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Fifty Reasons to Explode (Mammoth). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

The Family Jewels (Straight Line). Review by Jeff Montgomery.

Lost In Revelry (Misra). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.