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Coheed and Cambria
Stereotypes surround Coheed and Cambria–from the chain of concept records (that include a, gulp, prequel), their dooming description…
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Zola Jesus
Twenty-two-year-old Wisconsinite Nika Roza Danilova is an operatically trained singer who, these days, goes by the purposefully peculiar…
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Peter Bjorn and John
In a conversation about Swedish indie-pop trio Peter Bjorn and John,the helplessly catchy whistle of their 2006 smash…
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Thao & Mirah
Chocolate and peanut-butter is your go-to analogy for lazy writers looking to describe a great combination (and bring…
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Mogwai
Mogwai has been creating atmospheric, largely instrumental rock since its formation in 1995, but the Scottish band is…
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
Director Terry Edward Moore resists the temptation to update the comedy in a Real Housewives context, but instead…
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Joan of Arc
For sixteen years and across as many albums, Joan of Arc has been a relentlessly shapeshifting act, adding…
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The Dust Never Settles
It’s been almost six years since Hurricane Katrina, two since the earthquake hit Haiti. Three visiting photographers consider…
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Henry Open House
Everyone’s famous, or should be. Everyone’s got talent. And everyone’s pushing it in your face via YouTube, Twitter,…
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Beach Fossils
Anyone trying to recover from a stressful, frenzied, negative day should be advised to sit back and spin…
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Raekwon
Can enough praise be heaped upon Raekwons 1995 solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx? Constantly heralded a…
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Fight Club
Every lame buddy flick features a ritual fist fight that bonds its two male leads, and that clichéd…
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Ice-T
These days, Ice-T is probably recognized by most as Detective Tutuola from NBCs Law & Order: Special Victims…
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The Pipettes
Were he not serving a life sentence in prison, Wall of Sound creator and former producer Phil Spector…
Eat Drink Toke
The 2011 Voracious Food Award Winners
Canlis, the Seattle City Council, and Nash Huber take top honors.
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Land of Pines
Land of Pines has the kind of idiosyncratic back story that makes music critics salivate. The local band…
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The Fling
Its been said about many a band, but Ill say it again about this one: the Long Beach…
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Chain Gang of 1974
If the whole world is going to hell in a hand basket you might as well be dancing,…
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Big World Breaks Spring Classic
Led by drummer and de-facto bandleader Aaron Walker-Loud, Big World Breaks draws on its members extensive jazz backgrounds…
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Jessica Lea Mayfield
Jessica Lea Mayfield’s Tractor gig will mark the first time the precocious Ohioan will be able to legally…