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critics' picks saturday
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Tim Perlich	Dave Rave, Mark McCarron & Lauren Agnelli Drake � It�s Hammer time at NXNE.	Whitey Houston Reverb �Gruesome twosome are being called the best live band in Edmonton.	Milton Mapes Black Bull � Take it down a few notches with this Austin twang threat.	Johnny Dowd Drake Hotel � Badder than a case of black lung, and tougher to shake.	Les S�quelles Rancho Relaxo � Moddish Montrealers set their Rickenbackers on stun!
Benjamin Boles	white sands Fox & Fiddle � Melancholy Dutch folk-rock.	AM El Mocambo � More post-punk revivalists from Brooklyn.	The Outfit El Mocambo �Hipster-approved catchy originals.	The Press Rancho Relaxo � Puzzling and oddly familiar post-punk.	The Ingham County Regulars Cadillac Lounge � Old-time alt-country.
Michael Hollett	Dave Rave, Mark McCarron & Lauren Agnelli Drake � Teenage Head to jilted jazz.	AM El Mocambo Upstairs � Angry, urgent punk power.	The Zambonis El Mocambo Upstairs � Puck-mad Americans play hockey rock .	Michael Brennan Black Bull � Authentic roots and rockabilly from a man who lives it.	Michie Mee Drake Lounge � Local hiphop legend keeps on keepin� it real.
Sarah Liss	white sands Fox & Fiddle � Acoustically strummed self-deconstruction.	Andrew Spice Art Bar � Intense piano pop midway between Cat Power and Rufus Wainwright.	Malajube Cameron � Quirkily pretty franco-pop from Montreal might be the next shit.	The Hot Springs Cameron � Pop Montreal�s showcase stays strong with this sweetly serrated rock crew.	Raising the Fawn Healey�s � Echoing waves of guitar-driven emotional rock that�s most definitely not emo.