My Spilt Milk picks the week's favorites, including Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Walkmen, Gardens & Villa, Shovels & Rope, Neutral Milk Hotel and Krewe du Vieux.
The Milk Run looks at the week in New Orleans in live music, including OffBeat's Best of the Beat, Los Lobos, EMEFE, Calexico and Coyotes.