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How Progressive insurance lost what made it progressive
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Years after he gave up on rock music, Bob Mould plugs back in
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Boozing through St. Patrick’s Day with Bono, Van, and the Pogues
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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Summery pop bands brave Cleveland’s harsh weather and reputation
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Avril Lavigne has had a bitch of a year, but she hopes a new tour will bring back the fun
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Get country with Lawless at Brooklyn's Hall of Fame tonight
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Countdown to Opening Day: An alarmingly long interview with Tom Hamilton, voice of the Indians and guy we’re sorta obsessed with
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Rover explains Morning Glory's move to WMMS
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R&B songstress Conya Doss to promote record on WVIZ’s Applause, at Borders and the Beachland
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Recent Articles By D.X. Ferris
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Rover’s morning show moves to WMMS
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O'Death
Opening for Murder by Death and Kiss Kiss. 9 p.m. Fri., March 28, $10 ADV/$12 DOS (all ages). Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd., 216-321-5588.
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Subject(s): Conya Doss, neo-soul, Cavs
Still . . . doesn't have a bad moment. But it doesn't have any great ones either. It's an hour of solid neo-soul without much of a neo-pulse. Smooth keyboards, sleepy piano, and slow-motion horns help one track melt into another without a single memorable hook. In the album's lone up-tempo track, "Right on Time," a stuttering drum sounds like a malfunctioning sampler shaking loose a break beat from another song. It's a shame, because Doss' fourth album could make her a choice alternative to all of the mainstream divas drowning in drama and covered in borrowed diamonds. In "Something 2Nite," Doss asks her man to stop watching the Cavs and take her out. She doesn't need to get all dolled up and spend the night at the club; takeout burgers will suffice. Doss should be pickier about date night. And her producers.
