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In the '80s beanpole-thin Jason Ringenberg and his band the Scorchers turned Nashville on its tail with their brash cowboy-punk.... More >>
The arrival of spring — a time when the wistfulness of winter gives way to the promise of warmth and rebirth — is the perfect... More >>
Mainstream music had a plethora of ferocious female musicians as role models in the '90s. But the days when the Breeders, Throwing Muses,... More >>
Jamie Foehner loved many things fiercely and passionately, but one of his longest-standing obsessions was with the music of Elvis... More >>
As might be expected from their band's name, the members of the Rural Alberta Advantage grew up in the Canadian province of Alberta.... More >>
Steven Van Zandt wears many hats. (OK, if we're being technical, he wears many bandannas.) The man better known as Little Steven has a lengthy... More >>
It's going to be strange seeing the Whigs in a tiny club this weekend; after all, the last three times the trio was in town last year,... More >>
Three different permutations of pop — four if you count the joyful noise of locals Gentleman Auction House — will be at the... More >>
The Blind Eyes' debut CD is called Modernity. As its snappy name implies, the album is sleek and to-the-point, and full of the trio's... More >>
Hostage Juliet's MySpace page cheekily describes the band as "Chigaze." But this descriptor perfectly sums up the Chicago (ah!) shoegaze... More >>
Shaffer Chimere Smith — a.k.a. the R&B superstar known as Ne-Yo — has a knack for empathizing with the female psyche. How... More >>
The members of Alton's Hope and Therapy are no strangers to the local music community. Drummer Drew Mader has also played bass with... More >>
Most dismiss mainstreamo as nothing but stupid haircuts, whiny vocals and self-obsessed lyrics. But for each of the last eight years, the... More >>
It's easy to take Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin for granted. For starters, the quartet plays St. Louis quite often (probably... More >>
Girl Talk's pop-music mashups have spawned the type of highfalutin analysis that keeps Ph.D. programs humming — which is fitting, because GT... More >>
Kanye West's braggadocio has nothing on Lil Wayne's boasting: The New Orleans rapper's latest victory lap around the country is dubbed... More >>
