The Books

Record producer Phil Harding was at the heart of the British pop and club explosion for 20years. Read More

There's still time to send 2009 off in style in (and around) Frederick. Read More

I n our election endorsements in the October 15 issue of The Stranger , we ran the wrong date for the general election. Read More

The last 12 months have been very busy for local bands and listeners, but 2010 doesn't look to disappoint. Read More

Seventy-five years ago, a new Chicago publication began chronicling a fast-growing music: the big bands. Read More

File photo / The Republican Aaron Lewis, lead singer with the multi-platinum rock band Staind jokes with the audience in the Longmeadow High School auditorim to talk among themselves as he tunes his guitar for his next song. Read More

For all those folks that have been screaming "punk is dead" for two decades I'd like to present Jay Reatard to show you that punk is most definitely not dead. Read More

"Ninety percent of everything on television sucks and 10 percent has never been better," says the endearingly snarky comedian Joel McHale. Read More

Seventy-five years ago, a new Chicago publication began chronicling a fast-growing music: the big bands. Read More

Charlottesville's performing arts scene watched curtains rise and fall on venues, presenters and performers during a memorable 2009. Read More