Cover: The Big Shrill
Class struggle has broken out on your neighbor's front lawn. As the leaf blower debate roars on, one thing is certain: Those noisemakers won't go away quietly.

The Rich Life: Wordsmith Jonathan Richman proves there's more about him than 'Mary' on his latest album .

Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by New Sun Born, Slow Gherkin and Rhan Wilson.

Notes From The Underground: Saturn Cafe's Tuesday night show with the Damones burns the midnight oil.

Poetic Justice: Poets pay homage to a centuries-old literary trailblazer at Holy Cross Church this weekend.

Kitchen Envy: No room at the table for the green-eyed monster.

Unalarming: Stanley Tucci and David Arquette are too nice to be nasty in The Alarmist.

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