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KEXP Suggests: KASTLE w/ xxxy @ 1927 Events tonight!

Fri, May 17 2013 6:53pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

The ascent of electronic producers from the obscure underground scene to the fringes of pop mainstream is a path that is becoming more and more common these days, and few have done it as seamlessly and organically as San Francisco's Barrett Richards, best known to the music world as Kastle.

Interview: Black Francis

Fri, May 17 2013 4:58pm - Source: Death + Taxes

Black Francis , the man behind the most important indie rock band of all time the Pixies , doesn't need a reason to tour.

Miles Kane's Jack Daniel's JD Roots homecoming show in Liverpool ends in stage invasion

Fri, May 17 2013 4:41pm - Source: NME

Miles Kane played most of new album 'Don't Forget Who You Are' at a tiny Jack Daniel's JD Roots show in Liverpool as part of NME's campaign to find Britain's Best Small Venue in association with Jack Daniel's JD Roots.

The country star's new disc, due out this fall, features all-star session crew

Fri, May 17 2013 2:34pm - Source: Rolling Stone

"It's thrilling to hear her sing!" exclaims Rick Rubin.

Exclusive stream: Flash, “Hurt” from Featuring Ray Bennett and Colin Carter (2013)

Fri, May 17 2013 1:58pm - Source: Something Else!

Flash, together again after four decades, take on a song that's already been defined (as a Nine Inch Nails original) and then redefined (with Johnny Cash's harrowing third-act re-do) — and yet they still find new revelations.

Cold Satellite – Cavalcade (2013)

Fri, May 17 2013 12:58pm - Source: Something Else!

What a complex experience this is, modern poetry set in the back seat of a roaring rock 'n' roll muscle car.

Americana Music Awards Nomination Oversights

Fri, May 17 2013 5:49am - Source: Twang Nation

Every autumn for the past 11 years the Americana Music Association honors Americana and roots music.

Eighties Synthpop Act Visage to Release First New LP in Nearly 30 Years

Thu, May 16 2013 5:40pm - Source: Rolling Stone

When Steve Strange, the lead singer of the early Eighties British synthpop group Visage, attended the premiere of the recent David Bowie exhibit at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, he received a phone call put through the speaker system from an old friend.

Review: The National – Trouble Will Find Me

Thu, May 16 2013 4:41pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

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One Track Mind: Mavis Staples, “You Can Get To That” from One True Vine (2013)

Thu, May 16 2013 3:26pm - Source: Something Else!

With a smart assist from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples transforms Funkadelic's "Can You Get To That" from a sing-along slab of greasy-good uplift into this Americana-inflected groover.

What's Going On?: The Ten Cities Project

Thu, May 16 2013 12:56pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

60 acts, 22 concerts, 23 authors, and counting.

Test Match Music: The Phoenix Foundation Talk Cricket

Thu, May 16 2013 10:39am - Source: The Quietus

The sky above is a fierce, brilliant blue, and the air lip-chappingly dry at Eden Park in Auckland on a Tuesday in late March – the fifth day of the final test between England and New Zealand. 10,000 or so cricket fans have skived off work to watch what was supposed to be a relatively early victory for the home side.

Madison Square Park 2013 Free Concert Schedule

Wed, May 15 2013 2:47pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Vega is an American singer-songwriter of rare poetic genius and emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s.

Liverpool Sound City 2013: Mary’s Day 2 Roundup

Wed, May 15 2013 12:41pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Sound City 2013 , day 2, began with me waking up to the strains of a Reverend and the Makers ' YouTube playlist blaring out of John's iPad.

MUSiC ALLiANCE PACT: May 2013

Wed, May 15 2013 11:09am - Source: Quick Before It Melts

Toronto's Program (formerly known as Volcano Playground) have been diligently working away on their LP for three years now, after having trashed an EP that they say they "were never happy with".

Many Rivers Crossed: Jimmy Cliff Interviewed

Wed, May 15 2013 10:02am - Source: The Quietus

Jimmy Cliff was born James Chambers on April's Fool's Day, 1948 in the Somerton District of St. James near Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Liverpool Sound City 2013: John’s Day 2 Roundup

Tue, May 14 2013 5:40pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Home-grown boys Alpha Male Tea Party 's set started abruptly, causing the amassed gaggle of hipsters to spill their cans of Tuborg.

Ryan Campbell Talks His Music, Touring with Limp Bizkit, and More

Tue, May 14 2013 5:17pm - Source: ArtistDirect

You never know who's going to be in your local bar.

Will Calhoun’s Life in the World arrives in stores today, 5/14

Tue, May 14 2013 3:03pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The drummer from Living Color returns to his jazz roots with a new album on Motema Music.

Leslie Reece Schichtel: Electronic Duo Coyote Kisses Releases Thundercolor EP (INTERVIEW)

Mon, May 13 2013 9:49pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Coyote Kisses have solidified that they are a force to be reckoned with.

Atreyu Ready Comeback, MetalSucks Editors Ready Cyanide Caplets

Mon, May 13 2013 7:29pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Atreyu's 2006 release, A Death-Grip on Yesterday , is a guilty pleasure of mine.

Larry Williams – That Larry Williams (1978; 2013 reissue)

Mon, May 13 2013 11:48am - Source: Something Else!

The last recordings of an early rock legend had none of the crunchy grit of "Dizzy Miss Lizzy."

Huey Lewis and the News – Sports: 30th Anniversary Edition (2013)

Sun, May 12 2013 3:46pm - Source: Something Else!

This imminently listenable brand of no-frills rock might have sold in any decade.

Christian McBride and Inside Straight – People Music (2013)

Sun, May 12 2013 1:15pm - Source: Something Else!

Taking a page from Cannonball Adderley, who had a remarkable ability to take the complex and make it feel approachable, Christian McBride's new album is as relatable as it is intense, as ebullient as it is substantive.

R.E.M. – Green: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2013)

Sat, May 11 2013 3:44pm - Source: Something Else!

This wasn't going to be our little secret anymore.

A Song of Perseverance – An Interview With Jim Lauderdale

Fri, May 10 2013 9:08pm - Source: Twang Nation

If your a struggling musician I suggest you take a look at the career of Jim Lauderdale.

"Women Who Rock" Exhibit to Hit the EMP in Seattle This Summer

Fri, May 10 2013 8:25pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Women rock and if you live in Seattle, you can celebrate them, as the first museum exhibit featuring the most influential female musicians hits the EMP Museum in Seattle this summer.

Jimi Hendrix Wanted to Create a Supergroup With Paul McCartney, Miles Davis

Fri, May 10 2013 6:06pm - Source: Spinner

Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden death in 1970.

Lindsay Caldwell: Nashville: More than Music

Fri, May 10 2013 5:56pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

I recently took a trip from Los Angeles to Tennessee to explore the allure and charisma of the film scene at the Nashville Film Festival.

Stephanie Marcus: The Real Reason Avril Lavigne Doesn't Want To Grow Up?

Fri, May 10 2013 4:25pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

May 14 will mark 11 years since Avril Lavigne first burst onto the scene with her skateboard and thrift-shop tie, asking why you had to go and make things so "Complicated."

Amy Winehouse to be honoured with exhibition at London's Jewish Museum

Fri, May 10 2013 3:16pm - Source: NME

Amy Winehouse is to be honoured with a 10-week exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Camden, London.

Eric Clapton, O2, Dublin, review

Fri, May 10 2013 1:23pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Starting out with The Yardbirds in the early 1960s, Eric Clapton was the archetypal lip-curled young gun, with the swagger of a desperado and the virtuoso technique of an old master.

The Del-Lords – Elvis Club (2013)

Fri, May 10 2013 12:12pm - Source: Something Else!

Always out of their time, the Del-Lords made a scruffy early-1980s debut in the age of synthesized MTV flashes in the pan.

Blue Oyster Cult – Imaginos (1988; 2013 reissue)

Fri, May 10 2013 4:42am - Source: Something Else!

Despite the tortured history surrounding this release, something that ultimately mangled its original, rather Lovecraft-ian storyline, Imaginos might just be the most complete full-length Blue Oyster Cult ever did.

Exclusive: Munky, Head, Fieldy, and Ray Talk Korn's "Best" Album, Reunion, Tour, and More

Thu, May 09 2013 3:40pm - Source: ArtistDirect

"That looked like it did 15 years ago," smiled Ray Luzier from behind his drum kit.

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