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Indie Music Spotlight: Curtains for You

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

When I was introduced to the music of Seattle's Curtains for You, I was told to expect "The Beatles meets Vaudeville meets The Muppet...
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Blues guitarist Alastair Greene: the blues clicked with me

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

What drew you to the blues? Originally for me, it was a friend of my dad that loaned me some records. I'd already been into some blues-based...
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Play On by Carrie Underwood available in stores Tuesday

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Nashville star Carrie Underwood has a lot of big things in the pipeline, beginning Tuesday with the release of her...
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Indie Music Spotlight: Utah County Swillers

Friday, October 30th, 2009 · 13 comments

I first came across country-punk band Utah County Swillers when I heard one of its tunes on Radio Free Bakersfield. So, I had some general idea of...
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Rob Zombie plays The Palladium on Halloween

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

So, Halloween is only a couple days away and you don't have any plans. Maybe there is a party you could go to. But then you have to think about what...
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Atreyu celebrates the release of new album with an all-day webcast

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Atreyu's new album Congregation of the Damned is available in stores today and the band members are inviting fans to experience the day with them...
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Weezer releases Raditude on 27 October

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

It has been a little more than a year since Weezer released its last eponymous album. Fans of the band need wait no...
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Quick and Easy Boys: Bad Decisions with Good People

The jaded music reviewer will tell you that nothing new can be done in music. Maybe that reviewer is right. The musical spectrum has been pretty well...
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Glenn Patrik: a mash-up of Kansas City, Texas, and Chicago blues

Like many blues players, Glenn Patrik comes from humble beginnings, but has gone from a housing project to playing with blues giants. Via phone, he...
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Toby Keith releases American Ride

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Like him or not, Toby Keith has made a living at the top of the charts this decade. He is currently there with an album that has not even been...
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