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There are more than just Cinco de Mayo events happening this week in the Valley, including gigs by female rapper Snow Tha Product, esteemed singer-songwriter Citizen Cope, horror punk/metal artist Wednesday 13, lo-fi indie-folk band The Mountain Goats, and synth-pop duo Adult.

The 10 Best Americana Albums of 2011 If you ask a critic or music fan to define Americana, be prepared for an avalanche of diverse responses of opinion. Still, superb songwriting is essential. If you ask a critic or music fan to define Americana, be prepared for an avalanche of diverse responses of opinion. Is the definition found in the pastoral lyrical sensibilities of a song? If so, then Fleet Foxes, Megafaun, and William Elliott Whitmore certainly qualify. Or is the genre better served by s...