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KPRS 103.3’s Underground Heat Goes Live

Thu Jul 3, 3:41 PM

Kenny Diamonds, host of Underground Heat, KPRS 103.3’s midnight show that features urban radio hits mixed with songs by local artists, is taking the show live starting tomorrow night, July 4, 2008. This is good news because (a) up until... More >>

Tech N9ne To Examiner: No Pay to Play

Thu Jul 3, 12:16 PM

The pay-to-play system (see also: payola) plagues all levels of the music industry, but it seems especially prevalent in hip-hop. In an article published this morning in the Examiner , Tech N9ne discusses his antipathy toward the practice,... More >>

Concert Review: Warped Tour at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone, 7/2/08

Thu Jul 3, 8:32 AM

The 14th Annual Vans Warped Tour Date: July 2, 2008 Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Better Than: The Utopia Mountain Music Festival (when I was 16) By DANNY ALEXANDER Click to view the first of two slideshows. My 16-year-old daughter and... More >>

The Download Extra: New Of Montreal Stream

Thu Jul 3, 7:33 AM

By ANDY VIHSTADT Of Montreal announced it will be releasing its ninth LP, Skeletal Lamping, on October 9 via Polyvinyl. Kevin Barnes posted this disclaimer on his MySpace blog: I wanted to make an album that was unpredictable and, at... More >>

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Features

  • Becky Barta has been playing Patsy Cline for 13 years. Now she’s got a record, too
    By Richard Gintowt
    Thursday, July 03
    “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad” performed by Becky Barta, from Crazy … and Then Some (self-released): In country music, the... More >>
  • Lori Chaffer’s music is mannah from heaven
    By Crystal K. Wiebe
    Thursday, July 03
    “It’s Not Safe (Everything’s Going To Be Alright)” by Lori Chaffer, from 1Beginning (Hey Ruth Music): On June 1, after giving... More >>
  • Tech N9ne
    Killer
    By Dan LeRoy
    Thursday, July 03
    "Everybody Move" by Tech N9ne, from Killer (Strange Music) It's hard not to admire the audacity of an artist who, after clawing his way up from... More >>
  • The Download
    Girl Talk
    By Andy Vihstadt
    Thursday, July 03
    Mashup maestro Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, is hopping on the bandwagon and letting fans set the price for his latest LP, Feed the Animals. The... More >>
  • Westport Meltdown
    By Andrew Miller
    Thursday, July 03
    When the Westport Meltdown first invaded midtown, in 2003, it was a three-club crawl, each venue stocked with profanely aggressive nu-metal... More >>
  • The People's Liberation Big Band
    By Richard Gintowt
    Thursday, July 03
    “Get the Bucket to the Well” by the People’s Liberation Big Band, from Beginners (Tzigane): The musicians that compose the... More >>
  • Kaiser Cartel
    By Aaron Ladage
    Thursday, July 03
    “Okay” by Kaiser Cartel, from March Forth (Bluhammock Music): With its satin-smooth vocals, likable melodies and momentary smatterings... More >>
  • Waiting for Signal
    By Richard Gintowt
    Thursday, July 03
    “Mistakes of the Century” by Waiting for Signal, from The Catastrophe EP (self-released): With fewer than a dozen shows to its name,... More >>
  • Rhino Bucket
    By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
    Thursday, July 03
    What do you do when your band is totally unabashed about copying AC/DC? If you're Rhino Bucket, you hire the Australian rock institution's former... More >>
  • Hip-hop newcomer D/Will gets cerebral on two new releases
    By Nadia Pflaum
    Thursday, June 26
    “Glory” by D-Will, from Heir of Abraham (self-released): Denzel Williams is a nerd. You can't tell just by looking at him — he... More >>
  • Tommy Ramone gives the Mountain Music Shoppe a brush with CBGB
    By Jason Harper
    Thursday, June 26
    “Home Sweet Reality” by Uncle Monk, from Uncle Monk (Airday Records): Who can walk into a music shop, look around at the guitars and... More >>
  • The Download
    Liz Phair
    By Andy Vihstadt
    Thursday, June 26
    After signing with ATO Records and announcing her upcoming sixth album, Liz Phair told reporters, "I can honestly say, for the first time in 15... More >>
  • Ingrid Michaelson
    By Richard Gintowt
    Thursday, June 26
    “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson, from Girls and Boys (Cabin 24): Ingrid Michaelson may well be the poster child for the modern... More >>
  • Vans Warped Tour
    By Richard Gintowt
    Thursday, June 26
    Since its inception in 1995, the Vans Warped Tour has been a forum for teenage kids to see all the bands they like in one day. Any pretensions of... More >>
  • I Love You
    By Jason Harper
    Thursday, June 26
    ”March of the Dead” by I Love You, from Drone, Drugs and Harmony (self-released): Like fellow locals Ad Astra Per Aspera, Kansas... More >>
  • KCK Street Blues Festival
    By Danny Alexander
    Thursday, June 26
    “Hey There” by Myra Taylor, from My Night To Dream (APO Records): To feel the heart of Kansas City, you have to go to the blues... More >>
  • Modey Lemon
    By Chris Parker
    Thursday, June 26
    “Become a Monk” by Modey Lemon, from Season of Sweets (Birdman Records): For good bands, genres are training wheels, not blueprints.... More >>
  • Rob A.A. Lowe and his band, Singer, live on rock’s fringes
    By Rich Sharp
    Thursday, June 19
    “Dumb Smoke” by Singer, from Unhistories (Drag City): Fascinating guy, Rob A.A. Lowe. Without knowing him or who he is, you might spot... More >>
  • Cry-y-yin’ over Olympic Size
    By Crystal K. Wiebe
    Thursday, June 19
    “The Hardest Part” by Olympic Size, from You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone (self-released): The first time I paid attention to... More >>
  • Wolf Eyes
    By Chris Parker
    Thursday, June 19
    “Stabbed in the Face” by Wolf Eyes, from Burned Mind (Sub Pop Records): Like death metal on heavy narcotics and dipped in axle grease,... More >>

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National

Music from Coast to Coast

Broward - Palm Beach

30-Somethings

Even after three decades, the Radiators can still turn up the heat
By Lee Zimmerman
Here's some trivia to bandy about when you're having conversation over cocktails. Ask who can... More >>

Cleveland

Scene celebrates the Fourth of July with some of America’s most rocked-out moments

By Cole Haddon
Rock and roll has had a mighty impact on American culture and, consequently, the nation's... More >>

Dallas

Rock On

Centro-matic's balls-out show at the Granada topped off a big week for the local scene
By Pete Freedman
There's a reason Centro-matic has such a rock-solid reputation 'round these parts, and the... More >>

Denver

Meet Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band

Which is made up of his whole Fam Damnily.
By Jon Solomon
The morning after playing a party for his high-school graduation, Josh "Reverend" Peyton woke... More >>

Houston

Andrew W.K., Messiah-in-Waiting

Fun Night
By Rob Harvilla
"Would anyone like to share this beer with me?" asks Andrew W.K., just another gracious and... More >>

Miami

2 Live Crew Returns

The original members bounce back. And without Uncle Luke, thankyouverymuch.
By Jason Handelsman
"Life is life. There's only X amount of time to shine," says Chris Wongwon, a.k.a. Fresh Kid... More >>

Phoenix

Let freedom rock: Ten musical moments that shaped who we are as a country

By Cole Haddon
Rock 'n' roll has had a hefty impact on American pop culture and identity for the past 50 years... More >>

San Francisco

Stevie Wonder's classic '70s albums and interviews with artists they influenced

By Andy Tennille
In sports, they call it "being in the zone." It's that magical, mystical place where athletes... More >>

St. Louis

Groove Is In the Heart: Gentleman Auction House gets its groove on with Alphabet Graveyard

By Annie Zaleski
In the last year or so, something shifted within Gentleman Auction House. The change was so... More >>

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