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Wandas Never Ceasenew

Boston's 'best live band' takes stage sound to the studio

Colorado Springs Independent | L. Kent Wolgamott | 09-22-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Boston, Guitar World, Keith McEachern, New Wave Blues, Wandas

Scott H. Biram Doesn't Like Gadgetsnew

Playing on antiquated six-strings, amps, and wired-up stompboxes, Scott Biram's been rockin' hard on his own punkish blend of traditional blues, old-school country, and zydeco for more than a decade.

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 09-22-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Scott H. Biram

Twisted Mistersnew

The Peculiar Pretzelmen explore the arcane art of carnival chaos.

Colorado Springs Independent | Chris Parker | 09-22-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Megafaun Continues to Reinvent Itselfnew

The release of Megafaun's new album—their most traditional yet—is the perfect chance to get behind the conceptual encrustation and find out what they really care about.

INDY Week | Brian Howe | 09-21-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Megafaun

A Mission to Rocknew

Nashville Pussy brings its female-empowered orgy of music.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 09-21-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Nashville Pussy

A Dutch DJ's Euro Beatnew

A Q&A with Tiesto, one of the kings of electronic music. He reaches crazed audiences in every corner of the world, from his native Netherlands to the rest of Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Charleston City Paper | Jared Booth | 09-20-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Tiësto

Northern Exposurenew

Moondoggies frontman Kevin Murphy recalls the Alaskan exile that drove him to Americana.

Colorado Springs Independent | Chris Parker | 09-15-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Moondoggies, Kevin Murphy

Roaring Twentiesnew

Joy Formidable's Ritzy Bryan finally manages to cut through the noise, .

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 09-15-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Joy Formidable, Ritzy Bryan

Nobunnynew

Bay Area garage rocker makes a new identity of rock 'n' roll references.

INDY Week | Bryan Reed | 09-14-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Nobunny

'Sports,' illustratednew

Shoegaze band Weekend prepare for a loud and fast live set.

Orlando Weekly | Bao Le-Huu | 09-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: sports, shoegaze, Weekend

Puddle of Mudd Sees No Reason to Mess With the Saucenew

For some bands, every few years marks a new re-invention. There is a conception that a group can get "stale" if it keeps the same basic sound and writes the same sorts of songs for the duration of its career. Puddle of Mudd doesn't buy into any of that crap.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 09-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Puddle Of Mudd

Chemistry and chaos help lift the Ground’s art-rocknew

If the Ground were known by any other name, one might consider Points of Contention.

San Antonio Current | Adam Villela Coronado | 09-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Ground

Brooklyn MC Jean Grae Gets Ready to Go "Music Heavy"new

"My persona/ personality is not made up, it's honest and vulnerable. From choosing what I wear every day to my tattoos -- I try to be inappropriately appropriate."

INDY Week | Eric Tullis | 09-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jean Grae