Subject: Ennio Morricone

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• Live Review: Mustangs and Madras, Action Friend and the Inactivists at the Falcon

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• Live Review: 3OH!3, Chain Gang of 1974 and the Pirate Signal @ The Fox Theatre

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• Air

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• The Maestro

  After writing for more than 400 films, Ennio Morricone remains the man with one name

  March 29, 2001

• Beeg, Blue-Eyed Fun

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  August 28, 2003

• Audience Pleasers

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  September 2, 2004

• Fatal Detraction

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• Roger Kleier

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• Bite Me

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• Jeffrey Stevens helps Joe Sampson bring his songs to life

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• Nationalistic 2005

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  December 22, 2005

• Mini Reviews

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• Eric McFadden Trio

  Thursday, May 17, Trilogy Wine Bar & Lounge, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, May 19, Bender's Tavern, 303-861-7070.

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• Twice Bitten

  Tarantella gets caught up in an exotic whirlwind.

  November 3, 2005

• Playlist

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• Critics' Picks for 2007

  Backbeat scribes sound off on their favorite releases of the past year.

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• Sagebrush & Spaghetti

  June 7, 2007

• Listen Up

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  March 15, 2007

• Listen Up

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  December 1, 2005

• Listen Up

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  October 6, 2005

• Spaced Out

  Combining everything from hardcore to free jazz, New Ancient Astronauts have all the right stuff.

  December 11, 2003

• Basses Loaded

  Chicago's Brokeback takes some of the noise out of Illinois.

  June 26, 2003

• Think Distinct

  This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

  June 12, 2003

• Hat Trick

  The Tin Hat Trio defies description -- even by its own members.

  May 15, 2003

• Nobody Does It Better

  Blending free jazz with film lore, Sex Mob reworks old James Bond soundtracks for a sound that's shaken and stirred.

  September 6, 2001

• To Air Is Human

  Air's Nicolas Godin finds life at the heart of the electronic age.

  June 28, 2001

• Frazer's Edge

  Paula Frazer artfully crosses the country divide with Tarnation. As a solo artist, she sticks more to the shadows.

  February 22, 2001

• Goldfrapp

  Felt Mountain (Mute)

  February 1, 2001

• Border Crossing

  Through its nods to tradition and embrace of innovation, Calexico emerges as a desert bloom.

  July 20, 2000

• Baby, It's You

  The Legend of 1900 sets sail for the high seas.

  December 2, 1999

• Never Mind the Bullets

  Los Mex Pistols del Norte will put the spaghetti back in your Western.

  October 21, 1999

• Shell Game

  Tortoise and Isotope 217 bring out two different sides of guitarist Jeff Parker.

  May 28, 1998

• Grime Doesn't Pay

  October 9, 1997

• The Shadow Knows

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  April 3, 1997

• Whatsa Matto?

  Yuka Honda's Cibo Matto makes delectable treats for the postmodern ear.

  May 23, 1996

• The Electrolux Company

  April 18, 1996

• THE GOODS

  THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

  December 27, 1995

• PLAYLIST

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• Playlist

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