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Eric Peterson and Patrick Kelly were part of the promising experimental rock band Roger, Roll. Caught somewhere between minimalist Americana and dream pop, Roger, Roll perfectly captured a wistful sense of wonder unsullied by crass everyday considerations. After an extended absence, Kelly returned and collaborated with Peterson on their next…

Guitarist and vocalist Warren Haynes is a busy man, juggling roles in the Allman Brothers, the Dead and Gov’t Mule, which he leads and founded with late Allmans bassist Allen Woody. Like the other bands Haynes is involved with, Gov’t Mule is based on a classic-rock sound: hard, blues-drenched rock…

St. Vincent is the stage name of Annie Clark. A talented multi-instrumentalist who performs most of the music on her albums, Clark dropped out of the Berklee School of Music and became a touring member of the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens’s band before pursuing a career with her own…

It’s funny that Brooklyn’s Antlers are touring with England’s Editors, seeing as how each band represents a distinct type of overdone, over-hyped indie rock that hopefully will be put to pasture now that the new decade has come. Like stalwart soldiers who don’t realize the war is over, the Antlers…

Long before the White Stripes became widely popular, the bluesy, rockabilly two-piece Flat Duo Jets pioneered a similar sound and attitude for nearly two decades. Although often associated with the Athens, Georgia, music scene of the ’80s due to a memorable scene in the movie Athens, GA: Inside Out, Flat…

Remember when the term “modern rock” was popularized? Although nowadays it can be applied to just about anybody from Innerpartysystem to 30 Seconds to Mars, during the ’90s it described an emerging niche format dedicated to outfits that were too heavy to be considered pop and too poppy to be…

After playing with alt-country outfit Drag the River and the New Haven-based rockers Hot Rod Circuit, Casey James Prestwood went out on his own and released his honky-tonk-flavored solo debut, The Hurtin’ Kind, in 2006. As with his debut, Falling Apart the Seams shows Prestwood’s affinity for ’60s and ’70s…

As a member of Los Dos and the New American Ramblers, Michael David Neff provided a startlingly sincere, intelligent and soulful voice that helped to elevate the music beyond genre. This solo effort displays no shortage of that quality. Although clearly influenced by Dylan and Springsteen, Neff very much charts…

Life got you pissed off? 20XIII has the following prescription: Bang your head against the nearest brick wall until you can’t feel anything. If that sounds like your sort of remedy, this Fort Collins four-piece has just the music for you. In the tradition of Mudvayne, Korn and Coheed &…

Pete Wernick says he’s always walking a fine line: On one hand, he uses five decades of banjo proficiency to play traditional bluegrass with Hot Rize, which did a lot of recording in the ’80s, and, more recently, with Long Road Home, which just released a new album, Live at…

Summoning the gruff howl of punk legends like Leatherface and Jawbreaker, Throwaway Sunshine has no shortage of raw, open-hearted soul. The quartet may be relatively young, but their songs sound weathered by the ages: Singer/guitarist Cory Trendler, formerly of post-hardcore champs the Blackout Pact, brings the same level of passion…

Listening to the music of Holy Ghost! (due at Beta on Friday, February 12), you’d think disco never went out of style and spent thirty-plus years in limbo. Brooklyn-based Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel have scored big with their own tracks, such as the club anthem “Hold On,” and on…

Kate O’Toole had thought about opening a bar since she was thirteen and saw The Color Purple. “There’s this scene in the juke joint where Shug Avery sang this song called ‘Sister’ to Celie, and she was just getting down and then everyone was getting down,” she remembers. “It was…

In a pairing that is so natural and complementary that it’s virtually cosmic, DeVotchKa, one of Denver’s most treasured exports, is slated to join Gogol Bordello on the road for a series of ten dates in mid April. After playing a dependably sold out Valentine’s Day show at the Fox…

Ke$ha just finished the video for her next single, “Blah Blah Blah,” featuring 3OH!3. The song, which is almost certain to set the airwaves on fire, was written by Ke$ha, Sean Foreman and Benny Blanco, and was reportedly spurred by a conversation the three had in which they discussed who…

Do no evil my ass. Last night and into today, many people using a Blogger account to host a music blog logged on to find this. The news is making its way across the web now, but DJ/record producer Tommie Sunshine tweeted about it way early. Presumably, people got the…

You know the world is going to shit when the Muppets have to step up and offer commentary about something. In the case of this video, we have to admit, we agree with the underlying sentiments. In case you haven’t seen yet: Beaker’s delicate and inspirational attempt at Kansas’ “Dust…