Down South, Singing the Indie Blues
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Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
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A new-music group spreads its roots while keeping its indie-band identity.
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Molly Shannon teeters between kooky and lovable as an obsessive dog lover in this quirky indie.
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The meek, mopey comedy âIn the Land of Womenâ is the film equivalent of a sensitive emo band with one foot in alternative rock and the other in the squishy pop mainstream.
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Jazz, Pop, and Country all make an appearance in this week's roundup of new releases.
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The duo OutKast has tried to do something unique with "Idlewild," a musical drama set in the 1930s. It wildly blends genres and eras, featuring a high-class cast and heavy visual tricks.
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Older amateur rockers are creating original albums as a viable sideline gig.
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The South by Southwest Film Festival, in the heart of Texas, will celebrate some of the state's native sons with its opening-night premiere of "The Wendell Baker Story," a comedy from brothers Luke, Andrew and Owen Wilson.
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The road-trip romp "Little Miss Sunshine" and the gritty classroom drama "Half Nelson" led contenders Tuesday for the Spirit Awards honoring independent films, each earning five nominations, including best picture.
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From Hawaii to the Philadelphia suburbs, community sings, or singalongs draw together the average-voiced and bring old songs into common memory.
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On a pair of CDs, minstrel of misery Conor Oberst (a.k.a. Bright Eyes) proves great--one out of two tries
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The sound was never exactly polished, but it had plenty of soul, and the Memphis sound created at Stax Records has found its own special place in the history of American music.
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African American Toni Manieson knows what it is like to sing the blues.
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A new documentary sets Toots Shorâs rise and long, sad decline against the backdrop of 20th-century American social history.
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The indie rockers celebrate snack culture with custom Wired ringtones. Download them now for free!
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Comedy Little Miss Sunshine leads the nominations for the Independent Spirit film awards.
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In the past year, projects by Alan  Jackson, the Del McCoury Band and Alabama are the most  high-profile examples of established country and bluegrass  artists doing exceptionally well with gospel albums.