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		<title>2009: A Great Year for Music</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/31/2009-a-great-year-for-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another year has come and gone. Soon enough we will be underway with the second decade of the 21st century. I still find it hard to believe and often wonder where the past has gone. The last year of my twenty&#8217;s will be coming up this year, but that&#8217;s another story for other people in another place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 20 Albums and EP&#8217;s of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/10/top-20-albums-and-eps-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/10/top-20-albums-and-eps-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Andrew Bird, Noble Beast
Why It&#8217;s My Number One:
Plain and simply, you&#8217;ve got to look at how well crafted the songs are, as well as how well they flow together through the album from beginning to end. I&#8217;ve been listening to this album all year long (and have not listened to any other 2009 release more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rest of My List of the Year&#8217;s Best Albums</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/10/the-rest-of-my-list-of-the-years-best-albums/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/10/the-rest-of-my-list-of-the-years-best-albums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Felice Brothers
Yonder Is the Clock
The Fiery Furnaces
I&#8217;m Going Away
Take Me Round Again
The Flaming Lips
Embryonic
Florence and the Machine
Lungs
Franz Ferdinand
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Fruit Bats
The Ruminant Band
Girls
Album
Gomez
A New Tide
Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest
Handsome Furs
Face Control
Harlem Shakes
Technicolor Health
Heartless Bastards
The Mountain
Hockey
Mind Chaos
The Horrors
Primary Colours
Hoots and Hellmoutha
The Holy Open Secret
Iggy Pop
Preliminaires
Imogen Heap
Ellipse
Ingrid Michaelson
Everybody
Iron and Wine
Around the Well
Islands
Vapours
Japandroids
Post-Nothing
Jarvis Cocker
Further Complications
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Greatest Bands I Saw This Decade</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/06/30-greatest-bands-i-saw-this-decade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/06/30-greatest-bands-i-saw-this-decade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you check out my list, I&#8217;ll have you know that I still have not yet seen bands like The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Morrissey, U2, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, The Flaming Lips, Daft Punk or Kraftwerk, just to name a few&#8230;well actually, several&#8230;but I&#8217;ll throw those into my New Year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>50 Best Bands I Saw in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/05/50-best-bands-i-saw-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/12/05/50-best-bands-i-saw-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.A. Bondy, Bonnaroo
Al Green, Bonnaroo
Andrew Bird, Bonnaroo
Animal Collective, Bonnaroo
Backyard Tire Fire, Sawyer Point/Southgate House/WNKU Studios
Band of Horses, Bonnaroo
Bela Fleck &#38; Toumani Diabate, Bonnaroo
Ben Harper &#38; Relentless7, Bonnaroo
The Black Angels, Southgate House
Bon Iver, Bonnaroo
Booker T &#38; the Drive-By Truckers, Bonnaroo
Brett Dennen, Bonnaroo
Bruce Springsteen &#38; the E Street Band, Bonnaroo
Chairlift, Southgate House/Bonnaroo/MidPoint Music Festival
The Daredevil Christopher Wright, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More of the Year&#8217;s Best Albums from A to Z</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/26/more-of-the-years-best-albums-from-a-to-z/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/26/more-of-the-years-best-albums-from-a-to-z/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brendan Benson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Built to Spill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conor Oberst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cursive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cymbals Eat Guitars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Auerbach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Deacon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Matthews Band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Bazan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deadmau5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deastro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death Cab for Cutie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deer Tick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depeche Mode]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devendra Banhart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dinosaur Jr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dirty Projectors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elvis Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elvis Perkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Breeders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dead Weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Decemberists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Duke and The King]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to be working a buttload of hours this holiday season, so I thought I&#8217;d speed things up by combining a bunch of the year&#8217;s best albums into one list.
Brendan Benson 
My Old, Familiar Friend
Most likely you&#8217;ll recognize Benson from his work with The Raconteurs, but he&#8217;s also an accomplished songwriter who plays guitar, bass, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seedy Seeds Come Away Big at 2009 CEA&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/23/seedy-seeds-come-away-big-at-2009-ceas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/23/seedy-seeds-come-away-big-at-2009-ceas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Local Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 CEA's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad Veins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beneath the Sky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo Killers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chick Pimp Coke Dealer at a Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dallas Moore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eclipse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frankl Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freekbass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heartless Bastards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. Dorsey Blues Revival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magnolia Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northside Jazz Ensemble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinstripes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rumpke Mountain Boys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seedy Seeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tillers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[You You're Awesome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards Show ended not even two hours ago at the Madison Theater in Covington, Kentucky. Over eighty bands were nominated in twenty different categories, which would ultimately represent the best in local music, as decided by critics, venue owners, radio personnel, fans and many countless others in between.
This year&#8217;s show featured standout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CEA Performers Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/17/cea-performers-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/17/cea-performers-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Concerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Olive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[II Juicy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lions Rampant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mad Hatter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madison Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magnolia Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Time Crooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[You You're Awesome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 13th Annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards takes place this Sunday, November 22, at the Madison Theater in Covington, Kentucky. The winners will be announced in nineteen categories for awards in the year&#8217;s best in local music. Over eighty bands have been nominated for awards. Performing at the show will be Brian Olive, The Lions Rampant, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listing the Best Albums of 2009 by Artist from A to Z: Booker T</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/17/listing-the-best-albums-of-2009-by-artist-from-a-to-z-booker-t/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/17/listing-the-best-albums-of-2009-by-artist-from-a-to-z-booker-t/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Booker T. Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drive-By Truckers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Booker T
Potato Hole
Released April 21st on ANTI- Records


Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Hammond B-3 mastermind, Booker T. Jones, returned this year with his first album in twenty years. The man whose career took off as a teenager after writing &#8220;Green Onions&#8221;, released Potato Hole, featuring Southern Rock band, the Drive-By Truckers, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listing the Best Albums of 2009 by Artist from A to Z: Bon Iver</title>
		<link>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/16/listing-the-best-albums-of-2009-by-artist-from-a-to-z-bon-iver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brokenmic.com/2009/11/16/listing-the-best-albums-of-2009-by-artist-from-a-to-z-bon-iver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bon Iver
Blood Bank EP
Released January 20th on Jagjaguwar Records
 
I can&#8217;t press Justin Vernon and Bon Iver enough. They&#8217;re one of my favorite musical discoveries over the past couple years, and they&#8217;re simply brilliant on record, and even better live. While most of the songs on their debut, For Emma, Forever Ago, seem to have a [...]]]></description>
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