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The Mighty Quinsnew

Sisters Tegan and Sara bid their roaring 20s farewell.

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 09-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Senses Working Overtimenew

Mose Allison returns with more songs about mouths and minds.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 09-10-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Don't Dream It's Overnew

Neil Finn turns a broken-down edifice into a new Crowded House.

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 09-10-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Crowded House, Neil Finn

Super Tsarsnew

After conquering Russia, Mumiy Troll takes on the world.

Colorado Springs Independent | L. Kent Wolgamott | 09-07-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Miracle Workernew

Smokey Robinson keeps his incomparable Motown legacy alive.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 09-07-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Reform School Boynew

Former Fabulous Thunderbird and dedicated Ramones fan Nick Curran traces his career's highlights and Lowlifes.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 08-31-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Blue-Eyed Soul Searchingnew

Chromeo transforms '80s obsession into dance-pop perfection.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 08-31-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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My Porcelain Lifenew

Rasputina frontwoman Melora Creager forges exotic musical artifacts from historical oddities.

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 08-31-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Rasputina, Melora Creager, Sister Kinderhook

Daikaiju is a Japanese word, roughly translated into English as "giant strange beast" It's also the name of an instrumental surf rock band, which truly lives up to its name by being a bigger than life.

Colorado Springs Independent | Sarah White | 08-30-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Slash's Lucky 13new

Slash's band, Velvet Revolver, may still be looking for the right singer But the guitarist didn't have the same problem when it came to his recently released self-titled solo album.

Colorado Springs Independent | Alan Sculley | 08-30-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses, Slash

Grand old partynew

Chicago soul bands with three-piece horn sections are pretty rare these days, and even rarer at Front Range Barbeque, a venue mostly known for booking bluegrass, folk and Americana acts But Lubriphonic frontman Giles Corey — whose Windy City rhythm and blues group is out on the road more than 30 weeks a year — isn't exactly worried...

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 08-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Curtis Mayfield, Giles Corey, Ivan Neville, Lubriphonic, The Gig Is On

Falling into herselfnew

In some ways, talking with singer/songwriter Norah Jones is a bit like catching up with a good friend Jones chats about her recent move from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and says she's enjoying Brooklyn "because it's a little mellower"...

Colorado Springs Independent | Kirsten Akens | 08-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews