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Singer-guitarist JD Wilkes explores rockabilly and blues with his band the Legendary Shack Shakers. With the Dirt Daubers, a band that features his wife Jessica on bass and vocals, he goes for something a bit grittier. Last yea...
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Summer wouldn’t be summer without a Ringo Starr concert. The 14th and most recent incarnation of Starr’s touring group includes Steve Lukather, Richard Page, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette. Starr ph...
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A beautiful album with dark songs about a relationship gone wrong, Are We There is one of the best-reviewed albums of the year—not that Sharon Van Etten pays any attention to that. The indie rocker, who sounds a bit like a cros...
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Dallas-based alt-country heroes Old 97’s have been around long enough to see the record industry rise and fall. The band’s rootsy, barroom rock has won it a loyal fan following. The group is currently celebrating its 20th anniv...
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Jack Johnson recorded last year’s From Here to Now to You at his own Mango Tree Studio with longtime producer Mario Caldato, Jr. (the guy behind Johnson’s biggest-selling release 2005’s In Between Dreams as well as albums by th...
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On his forthcoming album Trance Mission, DJ Paul Oakenfold covers versions of some of the biggest, most iconic and influential electronic records of all time. After his summer tour in support of the release, Oakenfold will then...
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Last year, redneck rocker Hank3 issued two albums. A Fiendish Threat is pure punk rock and Brothers of the 4X4 is pure country. For Hank3, that approach isn’t anything unusual. His live show generally consists of two sets — one...
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Philadelphia-based pop punk band The Menzingers ups the ante on its new album Rented World, a terrific collection of songs that has drawn comparisons to the Replacements. The very funny music video for the tune “I Don’t Wanna B...
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Leeds-based Kaiser Chiefs have been a force in the rock world for the past five decades. While the group almost called it quits last year, it soldiered on and even got a good second wind. The new album, Education, Education, Ed...
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Single-handedly responsible for popularizing dubstep, an electronic music subgenre characterized by ricocheting drum and bass riffs (think drum ’n’ bass, only trippier), Sonny Moore (aka Skrillex) has already won six Grammys ov...