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41. Ask a Mexican

    Refried Dreams

    Why don't Mexicans shoot for more?

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Dear Mexican: We were in a restaurant the other day eating some refried beans and green chili, when I overheard some gringos in the next booth making fun of Mexicans. One thing...

42. Critics' Picks

    Paolo Nutini

    8 p.m. Sunday, October 14. Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Roy Kasten

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Paolo Nutini's star has risen so fast in the last year that one wonders what industry-media-street-team conspiracy the kid has on the payroll. Even if Atlantic Records thinks...

43. Critics' Picks

    Portugal. The Man.

    8:30 p.m. Monday, October 15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

    By Jonah Bayer

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that they initially started out in Alaska, or maybe it's because they can actually play their instruments — or maybe it's just...

44. Critics' Picks

    Underoath

    7 p.m. Tuesday, October 16. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

    By Andrew Miller

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Last year, Underoath appeared on Alternative Press' cover, posed unsmilingly above the phrase "Our future is at stake." The group had just dropped off the 2006 Warped Tour,...

45. Critics' Picks

    That 1 Guy

    9 p.m. Tuesday, October 16. Billiken Club, 20 North Grand Boulevard.

    By Kristyn Pomranz

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Music critics are quick to compare That 1 Guy (né Mike Silverman) to Dr. Seuss, just because he plays a self-constructed instrument called the Magic Pipe that resembles...

46. Rotations

    Oakley Hall

    I'll Follow You (Merge)

    By Justin F. Farrar

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Defining rock music as a common language for the American masses is the stuff of fiction, not the people's actual history, which tells us that rock has always been a fragmented...

47. Rotations

    Okkervil River

    The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar)

    By Jonah Bayer

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Forget Andrew Bird and Sufjan Stevens — Okkervil River's Will Sheff is a much stronger songwriter. With 2005's critically lauded Black Sheep Boy and its subsequent...

48. Rotations

    High on Fire

    Death Is This Communion (Relapse)

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: October 10, 2007

    Already regarded as one of modern metal's most face-meltingly fantastic bands, High on Fire further solidifies its reputation with its fourth (and most commanding) album, Death...

49. Homespun

    The High 5's

    One Track Minds (self-released)

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: October 10, 2007

    homespun On their full-length debut, One Track Minds, the High 5's retain the off-the-cuff, tossed-off feel of their early demo recordings. There's a lack of polish on these...