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Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem (NC)
March 20, 2004


Ten Mile Tide
"Midnight Early"
Independently released
*4 Stars
by Jeff Hahne

If you don't know the band's music, you should at least know what it stands for. Recently named the "Poster Band for Kazaa," Ten Mile Tide has been riding the Internet waves to success.

It has had songs downloaded more than 10 million times and has been featured on CNN and many other news outlets for its outspoken support of file sharing.

Oh, and the music's good, too. The music balances on the cusp of rock, country and folk. Just when you'd call it a rock band, the next track on its second CD, "Midnight Early," will have you rethinking its categorization.

Although the album opens with the acoustic "Carry On," Ten Mile Tide quickly dives into a Phish-like "Scream Out at the Sky."

Then "Alive on the Wall" keeps up the funky groove, but the band re-examines its country influence on "Sodium Lights."

The six-piece, San Francisco-based band has a bright future ahead of it. It might bounce back and forth between genres, but the main thing is the band does it well.

It performed Friday night at The Blind Tiger in Greensboro, but if you missed the show, you can always download its music online.

I'm sure the band wouldn't mind.

*5 Stars excellent to 1 Star poor

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