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Bring the Noise Popnew

Almost Two Decades in, Noise Pop is as Big and as Broad as Ever.

East Bay Express | Ellen Cushing | 02-16-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Aesop Rock, Kimya Dawson, Noise Pop

Shoegaze Meets Hip-Hop, Againnew

Apollo Heights' decades-long mission to combine seemingly disparate genres.

New York Press | Saby Reyes-Kulkarni | 02-16-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Hip-Hop, Apollo Heights

Prodigal Bluesmannew

John-Alex Mason gets back to where he still belongs.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 02-14-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: John-Alex Mason

Kid Life Crisisnew

Punk-ska veterans Less Than Jake are still full of Pez and vinegar.

Colorado Springs Independent | Nick Chambers | 02-14-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Less Than Jake, Peter JR Wasilewski

Zulu Nationnew

Ladysmith Black Mambazo continues to bring the heart of South Africa to the world at large.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 02-14-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: South Africa, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mdletshe Albert Mazibuko

Kid Rock Continues to be a Genre-Busting Badassnew

Kid Rock, the American Badass, is kicking ass in support of his most recent album, Born Free.

Charleston City Paper | Christopher Willemse | 02-14-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Kid Rock

Galactic Enlists Two Coreysnew

New Orleans ensemble Galactic returns to the Music Farm this week with special guest Corey Glover (of Living Colour) and trombonist Corey Henry (of the New Orleans Rebirth Brass Band).

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 02-09-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Galactic, Corey Glover, Corey Henry, Living Colour, New Orleans Rebirth Brass Band

Meet the Boys on the Battlefrontnew

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux carries on a uniquely New Orleans tradition.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 02-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Tab Benoit, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

Blackberry Smoke Are Burnin' Up the Southnew

Lead singer and guitarist Charlie Starr -- he of the perfect Southern rock name -- leads the group with his light, grainy drawl, sounding like a slightly chilled-out Chris Robinson.

Charleston City Paper | Jared Booth | 02-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Blackberry Smoke

Jefferson Coker Celebrates Survival and Optimismnew

Local songwriter Jefferson Coker's Freedom isn't necessarily a concept album, but there are two themes running from song to song — a sense of patriotism and one of sturdy optimism by way of perseverance.

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 02-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jefferson Coker

The Story of Floating Action's Pan-Everything Soulnew

In the alchemy of greasy funk from Memphis and Detroit soul, Caribbean island riddims and Tropicalia beats, and African and Middle Eastern accents, Seth Kauffman has come up with a distinct sound he's dubbed "lo-fi North Carolina funk."

INDY Week | John Schacht | 02-08-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Floating Action

The Indigo Girls Work From Experiencenew

"We started as a bar band where everybody was invited on stage," Emily Saliers says. "It's a down-home approach to music. We do it for the love of their music."

Charleston City Paper | Greg Hambrick | 02-07-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Indigo Girls