Final Refrain [2]
Ron Wynn eulogizes three musicians who made a difference.
— Ron Wynn, NASHVILLE SCENE
 
Winning Isn't Everything [3]
What a CMA Award really means.
— Beverly Keel, NASHVILLE SCENE
 

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Piano Man [4]
Lunch with Plush's Liam Hayes.
— Mitch Myers, NEWCITY CHICAGO
 
Dog Soldier [5]
The mighty Swamp Dogg hits Nashville in time for CMA Week.
— Bill Friskics-Warren, NASHVILLE SCENE
 
Cuban Dance Crisis [6]
Take flight with The Afro-Cuban All Stars.
— Simon Zealot, TUCSON WEEKLY
 
Not a Faker [7]
John "Fishing with John" Lurie's Lounge Lizards are pushing 20 and still looking for respect.
— Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
 
True Vision [8]
Folk angel Ferron couldn't care less about the trappings of popularity.
— Dave Irwin, TUCSON WEEKLY
 
Group View [9]
Michael McCall visits Tiny Town.
— Michael McCall, NASHVILLE SCENE
 

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Rope Floats [12]
On a recent Boston stop, Janet Jackson did the best thing the star of a slick production could do: she acted as if it was fun.
— Charles Taylor, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
 

Now What? [14]
If you go gaga over the sultry smoothness of a symphonic glissando, just wait till you experience our transitions to cool and useful music links on the Web.
— WEEKLY WIRE
 

ne of Jazz's elder practitioners, Benny Waters passed away recently. At the age of 96, Waters was still entertaining audiences with his beautiful saxophone while sharing his knowledge along the way with many budding musicians. Ron Wynn takes a look at the lives of Waters, guitarist Tal Farlow, and vocalist Johnny Adams in "Final Refrain."

Loud and proud, the mighty Swamp Dogg proselytizes on staying in character as a means to achieving true artistic success. Even if that puts him on the FBI's unAmerican list or gets him blackballed within the industry, he'll take the abuse to keep on keeping on. More in "Dog Soldier."

Many profiles this week including Plush's Liam Hayes, The Afro-Cuban All Stars, Lounge Lizards' John Lurie, and Ferron. Also, a look at Janet Jackson's live show and reviews of the latest releases from Son Volt and Julie Ruin (Kathleen Hanna, formerly of Bikini Kill).

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Grrrl Talk [10]
Former Bikini Killer Kathleen Hanna reinvents herself as Julie Ruin and vows to make feminism pay off.
— Douglas Wolk, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
 
Long Haulers [11]
At this point, Son Volt's Jay Farrar doesn't expect to be an overnight success.
— Meredith Ochs, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
 

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Boston Phoenix CD Reviews [13]

• Varnaline
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Otis Rush
• Everlast
• Charlie Feathers
• Archers of Loaf
• Angelique Kidjo
• Los de Abajo

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