Prong – Power of the Damn MiXXXer

Nine out of ten times when someone tells me that there’s a remix album on its way I run the opposite direction as fast as humanly possible. You see, I generally associate the word remix with the music found in dance clubs or the stuff of a self absorbed DJ looking to imprint his own sound into an existing piece of art. Most of the time, the remixed musical release doesn’t really offer any new dimension to the original version, so really . . . why bother? But then comes along Field General Tommy

Neko Case & Crooked Fingers @ State Theatre
Neko Case played a strong set Sunday night at the State Theatre that showed her amazing voice and her consistently great songwriting, both of which have helped to set her apart as one of the best female singer-songwriters of the last few years.Case, backed by a stellar five piece band, played a 90 minute set that highlighted her last few studio albums. The band, which at various times featured banjo, electric and acoustic guitars, electric and upright bass, backup vocals and steel guitar, was an