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  • Tell Your Children
    St. Paul's Eclipse Records offers live music for kids young and old
    By Andrea Myers
    Wednesday, July 02
    When I was 18, nothing was more important to me than seeing Ike Reilly play his four-night stand at the Turf Club. As with almost every show at... More >>
  • Thunder Cats
    Kitten Forever channel their crabbiness into manic dancing
    By David Hansen
    Wednesday, July 02
    Even with the bucket seats removed and the gear still in the venue, the van is as cramped as a crypt. Through its stock tweeters, Bessie Smith's... More >>
  • Weezer
    By Robert Wilonsky
    Wednesday, July 02
    Fucking Weezer. Rivers C. and the other dudes (till Matt Sharp returns, who cares?) make one-third of a decent record—pure pop for now... More >>
  • The Songs We Can't Escape
    By Ray Cummings
    Wednesday, July 02
    THE DANDY WARHOLS"The World the People Together" Do aging alt-rock heads sit around these days waiting for new Dandy Warhols albums to drop?... More >>
  • Critics' Picks
    Wednesday, July 02
     WEDNESDAY 7.02 Drive-By TruckersFirst AvenueThe Drive-By Truckers have been in the forefront of the movement by bands south of the... More >>
  • Fashionably yours: Little Man's Chris Perricelli
    The frontman reveals the secret to his vintage aesthetic
    By Andrea Myers
    Wednesday, June 25
    Chris Perricelli is a man of style. Whether performing with his T.Rex-flavored rock band Little Man, appearing as a guest singer at a Bowie... More >>
  • Fire Signs
    Strut and Shock ignite on their debut full-length
    By David Hansen
    Wednesday, June 25
    It's an idyllic day at the tail end of dandelion season. Over ginger ales and iced coffee in a south Minneapolis cafe, three-fourths of Strut and... More >>
  • Aviette: The Way We Met
    By Pat O'Brien
    Wednesday, June 25
    How long does it take you to tell the story of your most bitter, disheartening breakup? Everyone has their own "breakup of all breakups" and most... More >>
  • National vs. Local: Fleet Foxes and Magic Castles
    By Ward Rubrecht
    Wednesday, June 25
    The pastoral, as an artistic form, concerns itself with the idyllic rural, and it's a word that describes Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut more... More >>
  • The Songs We Can't Escape
    By Ray Cummings
    Wednesday, June 25
    ANNIE"I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me" This trend of text-message abbreviations invading pop—thanks bunches, Pink and Fall Out Boy—has... More >>
  • Critics' Picks: Shearwater and more
    By Bob Longmore
    Wednesday, June 25
    WEDNESDAY 6.25How Birds WorkArtists' QuarterIn the rock world, it's not uncommon for bands to become associated with certain venues: the Ramones... More >>
  • The Air Guitar Championships: invisible instruments, real rock
    The essence of airness is captured at the Minneapolis regional
    By Andrea Myers
    Wednesday, June 18
    What is "airness," and how does one know when "airness" has been achieved? This question, along with many others, was bouncing around my head... More >>
  • Unicorn Basement shed rays of light
    The underground electro scene's innovators shine
    By David Hansen
    Wednesday, June 18
    It is well past midnight and the house is bursting with music. At an upright piano in the living room, a housemate pounds out a few bars of Water... More >>
  • DJ Scotch Egg: Drumized
    By Ray Cummings
    Wednesday, June 18
    When the Nintendo Gameboy arrived on U.S. shores in 1989, American teens and preteens alike gladly accepted another technological tool (the other... More >>
  • The Songs We Can't Escape
    By Ray Cummings
    Wednesday, June 18
    BUN-B"Get Cha Issue" UGK's sole surviving member reminds us, pointedly and methodically, to question authority—"authority" including... More >>
  • Bill Frisell and more
    Wednesday, June 18
    WEDNESDAY 6.18 Warlocks Turf Club Somewhere in all that guitar fuzz there's a good pop tune trapped (probably inside a bong), screaming to be... More >>
  • Electric Fetus: Still relevant after 40 years
    The store reveals its secrets of vitality
    By Amber Schadewald
    Wednesday, June 11
    Woodstock, skin-tight bell bottoms, braless summers, and Janis Joplin; sometimes it's hard not to be jealous of those who hit their prime during... More >>
  • Canadian Pride
    Constantines release new album, tour in the name of Canuck-flavored indie rock
    By Jonathan Garrett
    Wednesday, June 11
    Not too long ago, being Canadian was more of a liability than a selling point for a band. Constantines guitarist and backing vocalist Steve... More >>
  • Dirtbombs: We Have You Surrounded
    By Cecile Cloutier
    Wednesday, June 11
    We Have You Surrounded, the latest from Detroit's Dirtbombs, is the angry punch line to a joke popular in 1980s Lower Michigan: "Will the last... More >>
  • 5ingles
    The Songs We Can't Escape
    By Ray Cummings
    Wednesday, June 11
    CA$H $LAVE CLIQUE"Dead" This rudely named Virginia duo churn out a busy, techno-noise, machinist-mob hum that strongly recalls Yellow Swans at... More >>

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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 >>

Kansas City

Becky Barta has been playing Patsy Cline for 13 years. Now she’s got a record, too

By Richard Gintowt
“Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad” performed by Becky Barta, from Crazy … 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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