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Mogwai
Mogwai
Mogwai

On Mogwai’s eighth studio album Rave Tapes, the band delivers another set of compelling mood-altering, mostly instrumental tunes. Mogwai wrote and recorded Rave Tapes at the band’s Castle Of Doom studios in Glasgow, Scotland, w...

 
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The Faint
The Faint
The Faint

To hear frontman Todd Fink tell it, indie rockers the Faint almost called it quits after releasing their last studio effort, 2008’s Fasciinatiion. But the band reconvened last year to record their new album, Doom Abuse, a colle...

 
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Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs

Singer-guitarist Holly Golightly‘s punk rock ethos was instilled in her years ago in the UK, where she joined outsider artist and poet Billy Childish in his garage rocking act the Delmonas, which then became Thee Headcoat...

 
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Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes

Athens, Alabama-based Alabama Shakes practically came out of nowhere in 2012 when it dropped its debut, Boys & Girls. An album of raw, bluesy songs sung by Brittany Howard, Boys & Girls received three Grammy nominations...

 
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The Both, photo by Christian Lantry
The Both, photo by Christian Lantry
The Both, photo by Christian Lantry

During their tour together in 2012, Ted Leo and Aimee Mann began sitting in during their respective sets. Though Leo comes from more an indie rock and punk background and Mann is a straight-up singer-songwriter, the two discove...

 
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Toadies, photo by Matt Cooper
Toadies, photo by Matt Cooper
Toadies, photo by Matt Cooper

Released at a time when the Pixies and Nirvana had broken the door down for alternative rock acts, the Toadies’ major label debut Rubberneck quickly topped the charts thanks to the catchy single “Possum Kingdom.” The rest of th...

 
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Karmin
Karmin
Karmin
 

Karmin: They’ve come a long way

 
April 17, 2014



A good year in the making, Pulses, the debut from the dance-pop duo Karmin, certainly seems stocked with hits. Songs such as the infectious “Acappella” and “I Want It All” have already found their way into the dance clubs. Acco...

 
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Record Store Day at Blue Arrow Records
Record Store Day at Blue Arrow Records
Record Store Day at Blue Arrow Records

April 19th is Record Store Day. This will be the seventh one and it gets bigger every year. Many local stores are taking part this year. We talked with Pete Gulyas, the owner of Blue Arrow Records & Boutique (16001 Waterloo...

 
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Skaters, photo by ShaneMcCauley
Skaters, photo by ShaneMcCauley
Skaters, photo by ShaneMcCauley

You know a band is up-and-coming when it performs at South by Southwest, the annual record label showcase that takes place in Austin every spring. Skaters didn’t play just once. The guys played seven shows over the course of th...

 
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The Ataris
The Ataris
The Ataris

There was no real reason to think The Ataris of the late-‘90s would ever reunite. That lineup splintered years ago, leaving singer Kris Roe as the band’s only original member. But according to bassist Mike Davenport, the guys m...