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Book Review - Chicken Soup For the Working Mom's Soul
Chicken Soup for the Working Mom's Soul provides a glimpse into the lives of many women all going through the same type of trials and tribulations. Overall, it is a good read for working moms who are always juggling home and work.

'OH' yes, Kurt Wagner/Lambchop Return (CMJ)
Alt-country fans rejoice! Kurt Wagner, the centerpiece of the revolving door of musicians known as Lambchop, will be hitting the road for a handful of solo dates kicking off in late September. Wagner will jump-start his string of shows with a performance at this year's Marfa Sessions, in Marfa TX.

Durable Charlie Louvin surprises himself in new release (Maumelle Monitor)
On Sept. 16, Charlie Louvin will release Steps to Heaven. The 10-song gospel set features a choir and is a different twist compared to the his previous recordings.

Bobby Bare Jr. (Washington City Paper)
The Longest Meow, the latest album by Bobby Bare Jr. , was recorded in one 11-hour stretch, and it sounds like he prepped for the session out of fear of some imminent alt-country/jam-band apocalypse.

Power to the puppet (Honolulu Advertiser)
The art of puppetry expresses what living things can't, The Contemporary Museum's curator, Jay Jensen, said during a gallery tour. He wasn't referring to actions, for puppetry references the motions of living things, but politics and meaning.

Talk Like A Pirate (ChartAttack.com)
Ahoy! It's Sept. 19, and you know that means: It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day. You're probably asking yourself, "What on Earth could enunciating like a swashbuckler and the latest project from Kurt Wagner's landlubbing band from Nashville have in common?"

Local music events (Tucson Citizen)
A guide to who’s performing this week

O Come Let Us Adore Him (Nashville Scene)
For over a decade, Silver Jews founder/frontman David Berman produced critically acclaimed albums and poetry that garnered a substantial fan base—even though they only weeks ago embarked on their first-ever national tour. That makes the brief tour of Israel documented in Michael Tully's ...

End of the road festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset (Independent)
The disoriented wandered in night-time tree lanes garlanded by fairy lights, and the screech of peacocks was drowned out by Mercury Rev debuting their new album's psychedelic assault. The End of the Road Festival often lives up to its name, feeling like falling down Alice's rabbit hole to a place where rock'n'roll has magical power. In its third year, it attracted a capacity crowd and premiered ...

Archer Introduces Josh Rouse 1972 Signature Guitar (Harmony Central)
Archer Guitars, USA of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is proud to introduce their new artist model, the Josh Rouse 1972 Signature Guitar, Jazz Archtop Model JR1972-T.

Lambchop Ready LP, Tour, Kurt Wagner Plays Solo (Pitchfork)
Lambchop are this close to replicating an Ohio State chant with the title of their new album, but instead of the Buckeyes' "O-H-I-O", we get OH (ohio) from the band on October 7 via Merge . The eccentric outfit already has a ton of European dates this fall in support of the record, but when you name your album after one of the United States, you gotta schedule some U.S. dates too. ...