City Life & Pop Culture

Top 5 Chicago Celebrity Low Points
Tony Lovato of Mest kills a man in self-defense
Lance Briggs crashes his Lamborghini and flees the scene
Tank Johnson goes to prison
Kanye West’s mother dies from cosmetic-surgery complications
NBC5’s Amy Jacobsen takes her children to a pool party hosted by Craig Stebic, who is suspected in the still-unsolved disappearance of his wife
—James VanOsdol

Top 5 Not-Quite-Doomsday Doomsday Moments of 2007
CTA walkout threat
The threat of BP-Amoco increasing the volume of pollution dumped into Lake Michigan
The Bears make it to the Super Bowl and lose
The "reunited" Smashing Pumpkins skip Chicago on their 2007 comeback tour
The ComEd rate hike
—James VanOsdol

Top 5 Chicago Comebacks of 2007
Roger Ebert
Smashing Pumpkins Cicadas
Roller Derby
The Chicago Blackhawks
—James VanOsdol

The Top 5 Most Wonderfully Named Places to See Shows
The Boris Kar-Loft
No Dumpling/The Blog Cabin
AV-Aerie
Granny's Ass
Das Butt
—(ELR)

Top 5 Monthlies
The Dollar Store at Hideout
Chances Dances at Subterranean
Formerly Known As at Big Chicks
The Full-Moon Drum Jam at Foster Beach
Flosstradamus at Subterranean
—(ELR)


Film

Top 5 U.S. Films
"There Will Be Blood," Paul Thomas Anderson
"The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford," Andrew Dominik
"Ratatouille," Brad Bird
"Zodiac," David Fincher
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Tim Burton
—Ray Pride)

Top 5 Foreign Films
"Once," John Carney
"Silent Light," Carlos Reygadas
"The Diving Bell And The Butterfly," Julian Schnabel
"4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days," Cristian Mungiu
"Away From Her," Sarah Polley
—Ray Pride)

Top 5 Documentaries
"No End in Sight," Charles Ferguson
"Heavy Metal in Baghdad," Suroosh Alvi, Eddy Moretti
"Lake of Fire," Tony Kaye
"Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?" Pedro Costa
"Scott Walker: 30 Century Man," Stephen Kijak
—Ray Pride)

Top 5 Films
"Day Night Day Night," Julia Loktev
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," Andrew Dominick
"Exiled," Johnny To
"I'm Not There," Todd Haynes
"Tears of the Black Tiger," Wisit Sasanatieng
—(Bill Stamets)

Top 5 Documentaries
"Zoo," Robinson Devor
"Sicko," Michael Moore
"Into Great Silence," Philip Gröning
"Helvetica," Gary Hustwit
"Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman," Jennifer Fox
—(Bill Stamets)

Top 5 Films
"No Country for Old Men," Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
"Zodiac," David Fincher
"Lars and the Real Girl," Craig Gillespie
"In the Valley of Elah," Paul Haggis
"I’m Not There," Todd Haynes
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Film Performances
Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"
Cate Blanchett, "I’m Not There"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson’s War"
Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men"
Ryan Gosling, "Lars and the Real Girl"
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Movie Endings
"There Will Be Blood"
"No Country For Old Men"
"Once"
"Silent Light"
"Michael Clayton"
—Ray Pride)

Top 5 Films to Avoid
"Delirious"
"Year of the Dog"
"Joshua"
"Across the Universe"
"The Number 23"
—Ray Pride)

Top 5 Cinematographers
Roger Deakins, "The Assassination Of Jesse James," "No Country For Old Men"
Janusz Kaminski, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Harris Savides, "Zodiac," "Margot at the Wedding," "American Gangster"
Alexis Zabe, "Silent Light"
Robert Elswit, "There Will Be Blood," "Michael Clayton"
—Ray Pride)

Top 5 Best Short Runs of Films
"Out One," Jacques Rivette
"Regular Lovers," Philippe Garrel
"Killer of Sheep," Charles Burnett
"Blade Runner: The Final Cut," Ridley Scott
"The Whole Shooting Match," Eagle Pennell
—Ray Pride)

Music


Top 5 Records
"Boxer," The National (Beggars Banquet)
"In Rainbows," Radiohead (N/A)
"Armchair Apocrypha," Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
"Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga," Spoon (Merge)
"23," Blonde Redhead (4AD)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Local Records
"Armchair Apocrypha," Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
"The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir," The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Bloodshot)
"Brighton, MA," Brighton, MA (Loose Tooth)
"Fresh Rot," Mannequin Men (Flameshovel)
"Devastator," STAR (Lovely Rebel)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Records
"Pavarotti: The Studio Albums," Luciano Pavarotti (Decca)
"When the Soul is Settled: Music Of Iraq," Rahim Al Haj & Souhail Kaspar, (Smithsonian Folkways) "Afriki," Habib Koité & Bamada, (Cumbancha)
"Indian Summer," Dave Brubeck, (Telarc)
"Beethoven Complete Symphonies," Sir Georg Solti & the Chicago Symphony (Decca)
—Dennis Polkow)

Top 5 Records
"Armchair Apocrypha," Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
"Ash Wednesday," Elvis Perkins (XL)
"The Reminder," Feist (Interscope)
"Sound of Silver," LCD Soundsystem (DFA)
"The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir," The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Bloodshot)
—K. Tighe

Top 5 Records
"Mirrored," Battles (Warp)
"Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?" Of Montreal (Polyvinyl)
"Sound of Silver," LCD Soundsystem (DFA)
"Armchair Apocrypha," Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
"Untrue," Burial (Hyperdub)
—Noah Levine)

Top 5 Records
"White Chalk," PJ Harvey (Island)
"The Good, The Bad & The Queen," The Good, The Bad & The Queen (EMI)
"Tromatic Reflexxions," Von Sudenfed (Domino)
"Happy Birthday," Modeselektor (Bpitchcontrol)
"None Shall Pass," Aesop Rock (Def Jux)
—(Brad Knutson)

Top 5 Electronic Records
"Sound of Silver," LCD Soundsystem (DFA)
"From Here We Go Sublime," The Field (Kompakt)
"Andorra," Caribou (Merge)
"†," Justice (Ed Banger)
"Digital Shades: Volume 1," M83 (Mute)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Electronic Records
"Untrue," Burial (Hyperdub)
"Chromophobia," Gui Boratto (Kompakt Germany)
"†," Justice (Ed Banger)
"From Here We Go Sublime," The Field (Kompakt)
"Tromatic Reflexxions," Von Sudenfed (Domino)
—Noah Levine)

Top 5 Hip-Hop Records
"Kala," M.I.A. (Interscope)
"Graduation," Kanye West (Island Def Jam)
"8 Diagrams," Wu-Tang Clan (SRC/Universal Motown/Loud)
"The Big Doe Rehab," Ghostface Killah (Def Jam)
"American Gangster," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Shows
Sonic Youth, Pitchfork Music Festival
Daft Punk, Lollapalooza
Yo La Tengo, Lakeshore Theater
Smoosh, Empty Bottle
Andrew Bird, Riviera Theatre
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Shows
Daft Punk, Lollapalooza
Peter Bjorn & John, Empty Bottle
TV On The Radio, Metro
Fujiya & Miyagi, Empty Bottle
Of Montreal, Pitchfork Music Festival
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Classical Concerts
Placido Domingo, Ravinia
Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Victoria Mullova all-Bach, Mandel Hall
Juilliard Quartet, Complete Bartok Quartets
Vermeer Quartet, Seven Last Words of Christ
—Dennis Polkow)

Top 5 Club Nights
Switch, Smart Bar
Ed Banger/Throne of Blood Lollapalooza After Party, Green Dolphin
Radio Soulwax Presents 2manydjs & Nite Versions Live, Metro
Booka Shade, Funky Buddha Lounge
Tiga, Smart Bar
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Wish-I-Made-It Regrets
Claude Vonstroke, Smart Bar
Joakim, Empty Bottle
Sonic Youth, Pitchfork
Jamie Lidell, Pitchfork
Chromeo, Empty Bottle
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Rainy-Day Electronic Tracks
"Whitmey Na," Raz Ohara (Kindisch)
"Deserter" (Four Tet Remix), Matthew Dear (Ghostly International)
"Floating" (Prins Thomas Diskomiks), Jape (Marine Parade)
"Prism #1" (Prince Language Remix), Stateless (K7 Records)
"The City, The Airport" (CSS Remix), Loney Dear (Something In Contruction)
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Left-Field Electronic Tracks
"Thou Shalt Always Kill," Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (Lex Records)
"Applejuice," Krazy Bladhead (Ed Banger Records)
"Tomcat" (Mock’s Mod Mix), Mock & Toof (Tiny Sticks Records)
"Lonely Planet," Shit Robot (DFA)
"Start Being Nicer" (Tomorrow Mix By P.E.T.), Torpedo Boyz (Sounds From The Roof)
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Dance Tracks
"Itchy Dog," Jesse Rose (Dubsided)
"Moan" (Radio Slave’s Remix For K), Trentemoller (Poker Flat)
"Whizkid" (Jacob London Urincontrol Mix), Style Of Eye (Bump Music)
"Yes Yes Y’all feat. Roxanne Shante" (Sinden Baile Funk Mix), Mekon (PIAS/Wall Of Sound)
"Jam On It" (DJ T Remix), Newcleus (Deeplay Soultec)
—Duke Shin


Top 5 Mix CDs
"Sunkissed," g-Ha & Olanskii (Smallsound Supersound)
"Fabric 36‚" Ricardo Villalobos (Fabric)
"Science Faction: Dubstep‚" DJ Clever (Breakbeat Science)
"DJ Kicks‚" Booka Shade (K7)
"Speicher 3‚" Michael Mayer & Joerg Burger, (Kompakt Extra)
—Noah Levine)

Top 5 Dance Cuts
"D.A.N.C.E.," Justice
"Beautiful Life‚" Gui Boratto
"Get Innocuous‚" LCD Soundsystem
"You Know I’m No Good‚"Amy Winehouse
"Flooded‚" Von Sudenfed
—Noah Levine)

Top 5 Music DVDs
Sir Georg Solti: The Maestro (Decca)
Duke Ellington Live in ’58 (Jazz Icons)
3 Penny Opera (Criterion Collection)
John Coltrane Live in ’60, ’61 & ’65 (Jazz Icons)
Sarah Vaughan Live in ’58 & ’64 (Jazz Icons)
—Dennis Polkow)

Top 5 Bands That Sing in Languages Other Than English
Aleks & the Drummer
Sin Orden
Condenada
Right Eye Rita
Brilliant Pebbles
—ELR


Books

Top 5 Books
"The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears," Dinaw Mengestu (Riverhead)
"The Country of Men," Hisham Matar (Dial Press)
"The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," Naomi Klein (Metropolitan)
"Picasso: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932," John Richardson (Knopf)
"Sleeping and Waking," Michael O'Brien (Flood Editions)
—John Freeman

Top 5 Books
"Falling Man," Don DeLillo (Scribner)
"Tree of Smoke," Denis Johnson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
"Away," Amy Bloom (Random House)
"Then We Came to the End," Joshua Ferris (Little, Brown and Company)
"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," Junot Diaz (Riverhead)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Graphic Novels
"Exit Wounds," Rutu Modan (Drawn and Quarterly)
"Misery Loves Comedy," Ivan Brunetti (Fantagraphics)
"Shortcomings," Adrian Tomine (Drawn and Quarterly)
"Acme Novelty Datebook Volume Two: 1995-Present," Chris Ware (Drawn and Quarterly)
"King-Cat Classix," John Porcellino (Drawn and Quarterly)
—Ray Pride

Top 5 Graphic Novels
"Death Note 9-12," Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Viz)
"Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. One," Jack Kirby (DC)
"Exit Wounds," Rutu Modan (Drawn & Quarterly)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 1: The Long Way Home," Joss Whedon (Dark Horse)
"The Arrival," Shaun Tan (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)
—James VanOsdol

Top 5 Cautionary Polemics
"The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," Naomi Klein (Metropolitan)
"The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot," Naomi Wolf (Chelsea Green)
"Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army," Jeremy Schaill (DaCapo)
"Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches," John W. Dean (Viking Adult)
"Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business," David Mamet (Pantheon)
—Ray Pride

Art & Museums

Top 5 Gallery Shows
Culture Mutt: Carl Baratta and Tserin Sherpa, Green Lantern
Amy Vogel, Gallery 40000
John Parot, Western Exhibitions
Carol Jackson, Gallery 400 at UIC
Video Art & New Media Lounge, Around the Coyote Fall 2007 Festival
—Jason Foumberg

Top 5 Museum Shows
Karl Wirsum, Chicago Cultural Center
"Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago," Chicago History Museum
Joseph Kohnke, Chicago Cultural Center
"The New Authentics," The Spertus institute
Scott Short, Renaissance Society
—Jason Foumberg

Top 5 Photography Gallery Shows
Rafael Rosario Laguna, Moka Gallery
Myungkeon Koh, Andrew Bae Gallery
Gao Zhen and Gao Qang, Walsh Gallery
Chris Verene, Gescheidle Gallery
Joel Sternfeld, Russell Bowman Art Advisory
—Michael Weinstein

Top 5 Photography Museum Shows
Colleen Plumb, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
"The Grammar of Landscape," Illinois State Museum
Robert Heinecken, Museum of Contemporary Photography
Art Shay, Chicago Historical Society
Mary Farmilant, International Museum of Surgical Sciences
—Michael Weinstein

Top 5 Museum Shows
"Vollard: Cézanne to Picasso," Art Institute of Chicago
"Darwin," Field Museum
"Wonderful Things: Harry Burton Photographs," Oriental Institute
"Body Worlds 2," Museum of Science and Industry
"The Gates of Paradise," Art Institute of Chicago
—Dennis Polkow)

Top 5 Paintings
"Go Fuck a Belly Dancer," Yevgeniya Baras
"Employees Must Wash Hands," Chris Kerr
"Tsunami," Lisa Boumstein Smalley
"Untitled," Matt Stolle
"Curdled sour marzipan and hidden leakage," Amy Mayfield
—Jason Foumberg


Top 5 Chicago Art Scandals
The Art Institute’s Gauguin sculpture declared a forgery
Chicago artist Amber Swanson weds Real Doll in her own image
Rembrandt etching stolen from Hilligoss Gallery
Visitors sabotage CarianaCarianne installation at Hyde Park Art Center
Paul Klein rallies artists to fight loss of public art forums
—Jason Foumberg


Stage

Top 5 Shows
"A Steady Rain," Chicago Dramatists
"Another Day in the Empire," Black Sheep
"Diversey Harbor," Theatre Seven
"Impress These Apes," Blewt
"Machos," Teatro Luna
—Nina Metz

Top 5 Theatrical Experiences
"Massacre (Sing to Your Children)," Teatro Luna/Goodman
"Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf," Broadway in Chicago
"What the Butler Saw," Court
"Passion," Chicago Shakespeare
"Lunatic(a)s," Teatro Luna
— Fabrizio O. Almeida

Top 5 Plays
"Doubt," Broadway in Chicago
"Othello," Writers Theatre
"The Crucible," Steppenwolf
"Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Broadway in Chicago
"Golden Child," Silk Road Theatre Project
—Dennis Polkow

Top 5 Musical Theater Productions
"The Color Purple," Broadway in Chicago
"Passion," Chicago Shakespeare
"Kiss Me Kate," Light Opera Works
"Camelot," Broadway in Chicago
"Ragtime," Porchlight
—Dennis Polkow

Top 5 Opera Productions
"Die Frau ohne Schatten," Lyric Opera
"Madama Butterfly," Ravinia
"Return of Ulysses," Chicago Opera
"Bitter Sweet," Light Opera Works
"Julius Caesar," Lyric Opera
—Dennis Polkow

Top 5 Solo Shows
Margot Bordelon, "Love, Valor, and Technology," Live Bait
Brooke Bagnall, "Idiot: A Love Story in Pieces," Annoyance
Arlene Malinowski, "Till Deaf Do Us Part," Live Bait
Bob Kulhan, "Bing Faithful's Very Merry Nondenominational Holiday Special," i.O.
Hans Holsen, "Dennis Tar, High School Tennis Star," Annoyance
—Nina Metz

Top 5 New Plays
"Passion Play," Goodman
"Massacre (Sing to Your Children)," Teatro Vista/Goodman
"Lady," Northlight
"The Busy World is Hushed," Next
"Feast," Chicago Dramatists
— Fabrizio O. Almeida

Top 5 Revivals
"What the Butler Saw," Court
"Arcadia," Court
"Othello," Writers Theater
"The Diary of Anne Frank," Steppenwolf
"Mrs. Warren’s Profession," Remy Bumppo
— Fabrizio O. Almeida

Top 5 Memorable Productions by a Smaller Theater Troupe
"Katzelmacher," The Side Project
"The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek," Thunder and Lighting Ensemble
"Mr. Marmalade," Dog & Pony
"Red Light Winter," Thunder and Lightning Ensemble
"Sueño," Greasy Joan & Co
— Fabrizio O. Almeida

Top 5 Female Performances
Amy Morton, "August: Osage County," Steppenwolf
Danica Ivancevic, "Faith Healer," Uma
Mechelle Moe, "The Bald Soprano," The Hypocrites
Heather Tyler, "Dirty Diamonds," Factory
Simone Roos, "Fool For Love," Signal Ensemble
—Nina Metz

Top 5 Male Performances
Colm O'Reilly, "The Strangerer," Theater Oobleck
Andy Hager, "It’s Only the End of the World," TUTA
Randy Steinmeyer and Peter DeFaria, "A Steady Rain," Chicago Dramatists
Sean Sinitski, "Another Day in the Empire," Black Sheep
Dominic Green, "The Permanent Way," New Leaf
—Nina Metz

Top 5 Guilty Pleasures
"Machos," Teatro Luna
"The Hourglass in The Stop Time Chronicles," Chicago Tap Theatre
"Tiger Prawn: The Mountain Mover," Chicago Dance Crash
"The Baby Killers," Dream Theatre
"Eva Peron," Trap Door
— Fabrizio O. Almeida

Top 5 Set Designs
Melania Lancy's ratty motel room for "Fool For Love," Signal Ensemble
John Wilson's honky-tonk bar for "Coronado," Steep
Peter O'Keefe's garbage-strewn flat for "Mercury Fur," Broken Compass
Tom Burch's police precinct for "A Steady Rain," Chicago Dramatists
Brian Sydney Bembridge's church meeting hall for "Faith Healer," Uma Productions
—Nina Metz

Top 5 Productions I’d Rather Forget
"Dr. Atomic," Lyric Opera
"The Fool (returns to his chair)," Neo Futurists
"Mirror of the Invisible World," Goodman Theatre
"Lookinglass Alice," Lookinglass
"Some Girl(s)," Profiles
— Fabrizio O. Almeida

Top 5 Theatrical Disappointments
"Thyestes," Court
"The Sparrow," House/Broadway in Chicago
"Three Sisters," Gift
"Mercury Fur," Broken Compass
"Scotland Road," Oracle Productions
— Fabrizio O. Almeida

Food

Top 5 Restaurant Openings
Sepia
Aigre Doux
Smoque
Old Town Brasserie
Nazarlik
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Restaurants We’ll Miss
Schwa
Scylla
Del Toro
Southside Shrimp House
Timo
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Disappointing Restaurant Openings
Gage
Otom
Powerhouse
La Madia
Crust
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Desserts
Sweet potato beignets, Powerhouse
Sticky toffee pudding, Aigre Doux
Sweet Corn Flan, Boka
Everything, Pasticceria Natalina
Motichur or Bindi Ladoo, Sukhadias Sweets
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 High-End Bites
Pork rillette with bacon pistachio brittle, Sepia
Ravioli-stuffed with four cheeses, white truffle sauce, red wine reduction, Viand
Guava foam with lime zest, Alinea
Poached shrimp salad, Aigre Doux
Hudson Valley foie gras with honey and almond cake, roasted Wisconsin strawberries, watercress and drizzled almond cream, Vie
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Low-End or Ethnic Bites
Brisket, Smoque
Blueberry pierogie, Smak Tak
Bramborové knedlíky plnené uzenm masem, Operetta
Marlin ceviche, Sol de Mexico
Tosilog, Tapsilog at Iba Pa
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Tacos
Mole Rojo, Manolos/Rubi’s
Pastor, Taqueria Uptown
Carne Asada, Tio Luis
Carnitas, Don Pedro
Arabes, Cemitas Puebla
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Annoying Dining Trends
Substandard thin-crust brick- or wood-fired oven pizzas
Gastropubs
Underground dining
Arrival of out-of-town celebrity chefs
Nouveau steakhouses, Powerhouse Primehouse, Brasserie Ruhlmann
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Cocktails
Fig and almond old-fashioned, Sepia, Peter Vestinos
Pear Nectar, Sepia, Peter Vestinos
Blue Ridge Manhattan, Violet Hour, Tobey Maloney
Citrine, Graze, Jennifer Contraveos
El Corazon with Del Maguey mezcal float, Nacional 27, Adam Seger
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Chicago Mixologists
Adam Seger, Nacional 27
Peter Vestinos, Sepia
Jennifer Contraveos, formerly of Graze
Tobey Maloney, Violet Hour
John Kinder, MK
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Mystery Meat and Vegetable Preparations
Sliced Beef and Maw (tendon) Szechuan Style, Lao Szechuan
House Sausage, Parthenon
Sweetbreads (thymus gland), Pegasus
Boudin Noir (blood sausage), La Sardine
Huitlacoche (corn smut) quesadilla, Maiz
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Local Brews
Hop Juice Double India Pale Ale, Two Brothers
Three Floyds, Alpha King
Pere Jacques, Goose Island
Summertime Kolsch, Goose Island
Heavy Handed IPA, Two Brothers
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Sandwiches
Ropa Vieja sandwich, El Cubanito
Bocadilla de la Mancha, Pastoral
Pastor Torta, Apachee Grill
Marky B, Jerrys
Banh mi, Ba Le
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 New Top or Executive Chefs
Giuseppe Tentori, Boka
John Peters, Powerhouse
Shin Thompson, Bonsoirée
Kendal Duque, Sepia
Mohammad Islam and Malika Ameen, Aigre Doux
—Michael Nagrant

Top 5 Up-and-Coming Chefs
Tim Graham, Tru
Jeff Pikus, Greg Baxtrom, Dave Beran, Alinea
Nathan Klingbail, formerly Schwa and now Alinea
Aleksiy Shalev, Sola
Christine Cikowski, Jason Stern, Joshua Kulp, Sunday Dinner Club
—Michael Nagrant
(2007-12-31)

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