Phantom Tails, Trama featured in this week's City Pages

Photo by Areca Roe

​What up, Wednesday? Today's the day we drop our old-school print edition onto newsstands across the city -- but you don't have to pick up a hard copy to read this week's music section. Here's a sampling of what we have in store for our readers:

Phantom Tails unleash their frenetic rock
By Andrew Flanagan
We take a walk through the dog park with a promising new band. Cuuuute. Phantom Tails are getting ready to release their first album this Friday night.

CD Review: Trama, Viet-Tram
By Peter S. Scholtes
The local video editor and painter announces his retirement from hip-hop with one final release, which Scholtes calls "his last album and best demo."

5ingles: The Songs We Can't Escape
By Ray Cummings
Spinning the new singles by Wavves, Eminem, Korn, Christina Aguilara, and the Chemical Brothers.

Critics' Picks
By Gimme Noise staff
We prepare for another week of great shows, including Liars, Widespread Panic, Trombone Shorty, and a tribute to Bill Hinkley.