10,000 Maniacs

10,000 Maniacs lives up to the title of this new release: Playing Favorites.  This hometown show from Jamestown, New York features 14 tracks, including hits and fan favorites from throughout the group's career. Current band members Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Jeff Erickson, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo and Mary Ramsey are joined by strings, horns, and backing vocalists on such songs as "More Than This," "Because the Night," "What's the Matter Here?" and "These Are Days."  Available on CD and DD.