2011

Shonen Knife 30th Anniversary Tour

Shonen Knife have been the most internationally recognized name in Japanese Rock music since their entrance onto the alternative rock scene in the early 90s when them became the indie

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Camp Bisco X Confirmed As Sold Out

Camp Bisco, the three-day music and arts festival founded by The Disco Biscuits, has confirmed that it has sold out on the opening day of the event.  Festival goers that

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Gomez

Indie rock band Gomez is gathering together to play live once again in Chicago. The group is from Southport, England and grew up playing music through the years. Their music can be described as a mix of styles from folk to blues. Lead singer and guitar player Ian Ball talked briefly before their appearance.

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The B List: Top 6 Of The First 6

With the first six months of 2011 beginning to feel like a distant memory, I figured it was time to continue a tradition by taking a look at my favorite six albums of the first half of the year for the Top 6 Of The First 6…


6) The Head And The HeartThe Head And The Heart

I’ll admit it, I had it in my mind that I wasn’t going to like The Head And The Heart’s self-titled debut, solely based on Bob Boilen of All Songs Considered fame not really being into it. It wasn’t until I caught the band’s exuberant performance of Lost In My Mind on Conan that I was finally ready to embrace the band’s brand of folk-pop, which doesn’t fall too far from the Blind Pilot tree. The Seattle-based act’s album is full of extremely likeable songs that immediately get stuck in your head, bouncy rhythms and lush three-part harmonies that are anchored by lead singer Josiah Johnson and beautifully accompanied by on the high end by Jonathan Russell and Charity Rose Thielen’s sultry, smoky vocals.

READ ON for the rest of Jeff’s Top 6 Of The First 6…

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Bloggy Goodness: Spotify Comes Stateside

After several years of being available exclusively in Europe, music streaming service Spotify will finally cross the pond and will soon be available to music fans in the United States.

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Video: Yuna – Come As You Are

Nirvana covers have seemingly been around since the formation of the band itself with chanteuse Tori Amos releasing a version of Smells Like Teen Spirit less than eight months after the Nirvana

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