Music

The music industry has gone through some major changes over the past five years. In just a short time, we've gone from LPs, to CDs, and now MP3s. The iPod has become the dominant media for listening to music.

As a small bookstore/cafe, we don't see the need to reinvent the wheel or change the course of musical history. We just know good music when we hear it, and look for the best way to get it into your hands and ears. You won't necessarily find every album available, but we hope you'll find music in our store that you haven't heard before, or a long lost classic that stands the test of time.

For us, it's still easiest to display CDs, but we also understand that your tastes vary, so you'll find an eclectic selection of jazz, world, rock, classical, reggae, folks, and even soundtracks that speak to your inner muse. We're also looking for ways to let you bring in your iPod and simply download what you like if you can't find it on our shelves.

So let your tastes wander, and uncover something that moves you.

Album of the Month:
Wilco: A Ghost is Born

"The infectious twang and pop hooks of Wilco's former efforts may be fading fast, but A Ghost Is Born is still a rewarding effort that demands repeated listening. The group's fifth album extends upon the experimentalism of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot with angular, blues-soaked guitar riffs ("At Least That's What You Said," "Hell Is Chrome"), a handful of sparse, yet catchy tunes (smack dab in the middle of the disc) that will surely keep college radio stations smiling, and a lengthy track that descends into mere static ("Less Than You Think"). Frontman Jeff Tweedy's songwriting continues to evolve: "Hummingbird" is a dreamy Randy Newman-styled love song; "The Late Greats" is a sly ode to the world of pop tacked onto the end of the album (as if using such a fun song on this understated disc was an afterthought). Meanwhile, producer extraordinaire Jim O'Rourke manages to make the most complicated arrangements here sound minimalist and laid-back. All told, it's another great addition to the Wilco canon." --Jason Verlinde

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