There's no denying it: Bands have a huge boner for naming themselves after Smiths songs.
Tonight, LA's Sweet and Tender Hooligans are playing at the Grove of Anaheim (opening up the second of Tiger Army's five night stand). They get their name, natch, from "Sweet and Tender Hooligan," but it's not just their moniker they got from Morrissey, Marr and Co. - they're a Smiths cover band, and their lead singer makes an admirable attempt at an unenviable task; replicating Moz's distinct vocal style.
Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category.
Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic Furr smells more like the Kinks than Neil Young. [Editor's note: That's why we put it on our indie-rock list.] We likewise discarded Shearwater's near-masterpiece Rook, despite the fact that the alb
​Pendleton wool products have been an American staple for well over 100 years. Their famous blankets, in fact, have become sacred to the numerous Indian nations with which the company has traded. Many Native Americans are both born into and buried with a Pendleton blankets. The colorful patterns of the blankets reflect a long heritage and culture of trade with Native Americans.Early on in the company's history, the blankets and wool shirts spun in the famous mill were basically limited to Nati
