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Pacheco was a prolific songwriter and musical arranger whose work helped fuel the careers of Celia Cruz and Ruben Blades.

Ian Parton used to be the band's sole member, but his love of horns, hip-hop samples and female singers means the group keeps getting bigger. Proof of Youth, the band's second album, is just as fun as Thunder, Lightning, Strike, but stronger and louder.

The Decemberists' albums have been characterized by a wide variety of styles, from indie-rock minimalism to art-rock expansiveness. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the band's new album, The King Is Dead, is its best album so far.

Since 1979, the tenor saxophonist has hosted a weekly jam session at a colorful South Side Chicago bar. Rarely is the house group captured on his recordings, but Vonski Speaks features the brawny, bluesy jazzman — and his band — in Berlin.

Bassist Andy Noble and vocalist Black Wolf are leaders of the Milwaukee-based soul band Kings Go Forth. They're also part of an international soul revival that includes Duffy and Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings. Kings Go Forth's debut album, The Outsiders Are Back, looks to hip-hop for inspiration.

Formed in the late '90s by guitarists and singer-songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, the Drive-By Truckers hit a peak of critical success with its 2001 release Southern Rock Opera. Critic Ken Tucker says their latest album, The Big To-Do, is "head-clearingly refreshing."

After more than four years without a new album, the glam-rock band has released Night Work. The record is both playful and sexual, as evidenced by the provocative Robert Mapplethorpe photo on the CD cover, and continues to build on Scissor Sisters' go-go club foundation.

"Death metal really does come from the heart," says The Mountain Goats frontman and author of Wolf In White Van. In Durham, he plays "The Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton."

Arkansas native Denver “Bull” Randleman was portrayed in the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers” based on the book of the same name.

The North Carolina Republican is accused of engaging in insurrection, which would make him ineligible for office under a provision in the 14th Amendment.