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New Grizzly Bear Video "Ready, Able" Will Blow Your Mind

Fri Nov 6, 4:22 PM

?The fine folks over at Stereogum have brought to my attention a new video for the Grizzly Bear song "Ready, Able." The Brooklyn band -- already enjoying a fantastic 2009 on the heels of their la... More >>

50 Cent Twitter Spam, Free Pixies EP, New MIA

Fri Nov 6, 4:22 PM

Electric Mustache: Download A Free Pixies EPIdolator: Oh Awesome, I Got Twitter-Spammed By 50 CentIdolator: No Doubt Are Not Feeling Hella Good About Their "Band Hero" CameosNME: MIA working on 'G... More >>

What's on Tap for First Friday: Furious Styles Crew, Train Tracks, and Pop Art

Fri Nov 6, 11:30 AM

?It's been 16 years since the Furious Styles Crew first busted onto P-Town's cultural landscape back in 1993. And in that time span, the premier b-boy/hip-hop dance collective has been popping and... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Hanny's Anniversary, Black Fag, and More

Fri Nov 6, 11:00 AM

?Officially, the re-launch for Jared Alan's notorious fauxShow Night at its new home isn't taking place until next Friday. Unofficially, however, the hunky hipster DJ is kicking things off a... More >>

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    Thursday, November 05
    Since The Format went on hiatus a few years ago, the once unconquerable Peoria duo — Nate Ruess and Sam Means — have gone their... More >>
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    Just because he's no longer putting on Shake!, hipster king William Fucking Reed is not about to spend his weekend fucking nights sipping Chablis... More >>
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    Thursday, November 05
    THURSDAY 5 AZ/88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop, house) Bobby Q's: All-Star Thursdays (reggae, hip-hop) Bomberos: Rani G., dk.stricker, & more... More >>
  • Rufus Wainwright, Approaching Near-Middle Age, Explains His Songs
    Thursday, November 05
    To borrow an overused but otherwise well-suited sports trope, Rufus Wainwright prefers to "leave everything on the field." Or in the recording... More >>
  • Go Phish: Hippie Music Is on the Downswing — and That Sucks
    Thursday, November 05
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    Thursday, November 05
    Old hardcore rockers don't die — they just learn to play "This Land is Your Land." At least, that seems to be the operating principle... More >>
  • Kelly Clarkson Is Pissed, But We Love Her Anyway
    Thursday, November 05
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    Thursday, November 05
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  • Russian Circles
    Thursday, November 05
    Frontman? Frontman?! This proggy instrumental-metal outfit doesn't need no stinking frontman. On Geneva, their third full-length album, the... More >>
  • The White Tie Affair
    Thursday, November 05
    As if making an appearance on MTV's The Hills and taking the female stars on a date wasn't impressive enough, The White Tie Affair vocalist Chris... More >>
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    Thursday, October 29
    A lot of rappers call themselves teachers, but few have self-applied the title as accurately as Raheem Jarbo. For Jarbo — a.k.a. Random or... More >>
  • Jason DeRulo Breathes New Life Into One Relationship and, Just Maybe, R&B
    Thursday, October 29
    Hating R&B is more or less the default setting for the critically inclined nowadays. I mean, who has anything nice to say about the genre? As one... More >>
  • Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, and Debbie Deb – You’ve Gotta Love the State Fair’s Old School Jam
    Thursday, October 29
    I respect the hell out of whoever books the concert series at the Arizona State Fair. Though I'm sure the something-for-everyone policy that... More >>
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    Thursday, October 29
    Don't let the name Melt-Banana Lite fool you. Even if they tried to interpret Ella Fitzgerald standards or the latest ditty by Richard Marx, it... More >>
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    Thursday, October 29
    With his dangling white tresses, wispy white beard, stiff-rimmed white Stetson, and tailored, double-breasted white suit, music legend Leon... More >>
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    Thursday, October 29
    I recently dug up the old recordings of my college band, The Hobo Kin, and gave it a listen. The entire thing was fuzzy and sounded as though it... More >>
  • Widespread Panic
    Thursday, October 29
    We have nothing against the Dodge Theatre. We love the Dodge Theatre. But when it comes to jam bands like Widespread Panic, we prefer wide-open,... More >>
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    Thursday, October 29
    Change is in the air for the monthly freakfests held by Sadisco*, as the cadre of dance-music demons are switching things over to a biannual... More >>
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    Gabe Saporta lifted the severed head of his one-time idol and mentor into the air and let forth a triumphant, guttural cry. "Behold! The beast,... More >>

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Broward - Palm Beach

Almost 20 Years On, Massachusetts Hardcore Grads Converge Still Shock and Awe

To the uninitiated, the Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's... More >>

Dallas

With Local Radio Sucking, What Does KXT's Launch Mean?

Chances are, right now, Gini Mascorro is listening to music. Not necessarily by choice, mind... More >>

Denver

Chevelle strives to keep it live on the new record

Brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler, who formed Chevelle while still in high school, have... More >>

Houston

Dust in the Wind

Son Volt's latest album is steeped in Midwestern musical history.
[Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Houston Press's St. Louis sister paper... More >>

Kansas City

KC's Sons of Great Dane represents a new breed of alt-country rock

The story of Sons of Great Dane began about four years ago, when guitarist Brent Windler got... More >>

Miami

Massachusetts hardcore band Converge plays Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

To the uninitiated, the Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's... More >>

San Francisco

Gift of Gab’s talent sidetracks his solo missions

It's been five years since Oakland rapper Gift of Gab made his solo debut with 4th Dimensional... More >>

Seattle

Shaving Face With Roy Kay

A rockabilly trio lets a drummer into the band and a beard into the house.
I show up at Roy Kay's Madrona home with a beard, a ponytail, and a Bic razor. Inside, three... More >>

St. Louis

Road Warrior: St. Louis native Joseph Carenza graduates from punk-club denizen to road manager for Leonard Cohen

When Leonard Cohen skips onto the stage at the Fox Theatre this weekend, wearing his trademark... More >>

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