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Marc Ribot may be best known for his contributions to many Tom Waits albums but the guitarist has played with a long list of great musicians that includes Elvis Costello, Elton John and Marianne Faithfull. He also has put out a...
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On Hang, its first full-length album in nearly a decade, Lagwagon sharpens its songwriting skills to deliver what is arguably the group’s best album yet. The record shows an introspection and maturity, including songs about soc...
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Singer-songwriter Mike Doughty is bringing his “world-renowned, award-winning Question Jar Show” to a city near you. The former Soul Coughing front man is touring with sidekick Andrew “Scrap” Livingston on cello. The two ...
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At 65 (soon to be 66), singer Ozzy Osbourne shows no signs of slowing down. He’s just issued Memoirs of a Madman, a collection of classic music videos, unreleased and out-of-print live performances and interviews from his solo ...
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A former metalhead who embraced electronic music after attending a rave in San Francisco in the ‘90s, Bassnectar (Lorin Ashton) is one of the biggest acts in the world of electronic dance music. Notorious for his live show, whi...
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The guys in the indie rock troupe OK Go found ways to express their creativity even before they turned to the wildly original music videos for which they’re now known. Singer-guitarist Damian Kulash, bassist Tim Nordwind, drumm...
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Since forming in 2011, the Scottish synth-pop band CHVRCHES (pronounced “churches”) has steadily risen in popularity. The group — singer-keyboardist Lauren Mayberry guitarist-keyboardist Iain Cook and keyboardist Ma...
Concert Recaps
The highlight of Lollapalooza Day 2 was clearly the performance by OutKast. The hip-hop group reunited at the end of 2013 and has spent the better part of this year playing festivals. Wearing flamboyant outfits, the duo — André...
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Formed in Phoenix in the late ‘60s, the Alice Cooper Group was one of rock’s most influential acts; it essentially introduced the term shock rock into the modern lexicon. Lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist Michael Bru...
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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...