Judy Craddock has a pulled pork sandwich after Colby Acuff’s set, not missing a beat of Midland’s wild west tour stop. Grand Junction, Colorado, gets “lucky sometimes.”

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Amends (Loma Vista). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

A Taste for Mojo. Review by Stacey Zering.

By all accounts, Adelitas Way vocalist/songwriter Rick DeJesus should have become a statistic. Ink 19’s Elianne Halbersberg talks with the artist about how music – and VH1 – saved his life.

Black Ice (Columbia). Review by Christopher Long.

War Of Aggression (Victory). Review by Jen Cray.

Cultivation (Stinky). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Vyrus (Braintrust Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Steve LaFashia, guitarist for Jealousy Curve, chats with Brittany Sturges about winning the 2005 Zippo Hot Tour contest, the band’s next album, their dream tour and forensics.

Resolution (self-released). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Obsession (Epic). Review by Addam Donnelly.

The Guf (Self Released). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Meltdown (self-released). Review by Gail Worley.

Sona (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.

The Flying Tigers (Atlantic). Review by Stein Haukland.

Come Clean (Geffen/Flawless). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

The Wallflowers at the Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, GA on October 2, 2000. Concert review and photos by Andrea Thompson.

Stone Temple Pilots, with Palo Alto, at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL on July 26, 2000. Concert review and photos by Jen Lato.

Bend are making quite a name for themselves on the Atlanta scene, with high-profile gigs opening for the likes of Ministry and Powerman 5000. Andrea Thompson bends the ears of vocalist Scott Dodds and guitarist Jason Grover of the up and coming alt-rock quintet.