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The Grownup's Guide to Indie RockThere's only one viable avant-garde art form nowadays, and it's called indie rock. Think about it: Experimental film is waning; painting and sculpture routinely are borrowing from traditions. I'd guess that about 20 people seriously listen to serious music.
Nature, the debut album from Columbus, Ohio group Flotation Walls, hasn't stopped playing for me since I got my hands on the disc last week.
Home to the majestic Redwood trees, working class sensibilities, some damn good music, and according to lore… a rich source of yet another 'tree.'
Queens Of the Stone Age, El Mocambo & Copps concert picsHere is a tale of two cities, at two different venues, with two different crowds, on two different days and one band.
Fledgling Web sites help indie musicians - Yahoo! NewsThis can be very helpful to those in the music biz.
Several indie bands gathered during the week to discuss the formation and policies of a coalition of musicians (which has not yet been named) intending to make music better.
I've tried to like Bright Eyes. I've given chance after chance to Bright Eyes. I've listened to friends' impassioned defenses of Bright Eyes. But I still can't stand Bright Eyes.
The Breeders To Make Live ComebackThe Pixies's bassist band will play at a charity gig on december.
The CMJ Music Marathon is currently in its 27th year and the 5-day festival is widely known as a jumping off point of myriad underground acts.
Mobbin' Thru the Industry: How SMC Recordings Built an Indie-Rap EmpireAsk major-label record execs about the music biz and they'll start muttering about the myriad problems affecting the industry, from illegal downloading to a precipitous drop in retail sales to layoffs and shutdowns.
Brave New World: The Indies Go DigitalHow, not if, to provide that option to buyers—that's become the great digital music question for today's independent labels.
I'm a wreck of fizzling nerve endings. I haven't changed clothes for the last three days. I'm so out of it right now that feeling like a giant fungus is OK.
Last Thursday in my journalism ethics course, our teacher covered the topic of detaching yourself from those you cover so as not to be biased. Don't give and receive gifts. Don't display your political views.
I tend to get criticized for being too much like a child. It's hard to argue with this especially after this weekend.
Chuck Dukowski on the History of All Ages ShowsFor whatever reason, it wasn't until earlier this year that I realized the best music events in Los Angeles were missing something really crucial: people under 21.
The Verve announce reunionBritish rock group The Verve have announced they are reforming, eight years on from their acrimonious split. According to a statement on lead singer Richard Ashcroft's website, the 90s band were back recording together in a London studio last week.
Delvian Opens the Gate to Indie Music ArtistsDelvian Records has been called aggressive, brash, quirky, fanatical and a secret weapon for indie artists.
New York Indie band Buddahead and Virtualive.tv present the ultimate virtual reality concert. Buddahead is set to play live at New York City's The Canal Room on May 10th (doors open at 8PM EST).
Not Reunions, Reinventions (Back and Better. Really.) If you had working knowledge of the Pixies' and Stooges' albums, you may have been stunned by how sophisticated live sound has become since those bands disappeared the first time, and how they have adapted the advances to their own needs.
How they get the Daytrotter Session SoundGearwire published a great video featuring Daytrotter's Patrick Stolley describing the gear he uses to create the Daytrotter sound.
SONIC YOUTH: The inimitable godfathers of indie rock plan to re-create Daydream Nation in concertTwenty-five years into a career that will likely not end until one of its members blasts off this mortal coil, Sonic Youth defies whatever characterizations you throw at them. ...
The Shins came home, they rocked, and still folks were disappointed.Yeah, the show that started with "Sleeping Lessons" at 10:10 at the El Rey Theater showed why The Shins have become the new darlings of the shaggy-haired hipster set.
The Shins return home to Albuquerque: Interview with James MercerThe Shins haven't played a show in Albuquerque, their hometown, in four years. Since then, much has changed. On Jan. 13, 2007, The Shins took the stage on "Saturday Night Live" to play for more than four million people.
Garage rockers the Black Lips gear up The Atlanta garage rockers have attacked the South by Southwest music festival with a gusto, and naivete, only people their age -- all are 23 or 24 -- could muster in the face of playing 11 shows in four days. And like the music they make, they are raggedy. ...
South by Southwest Festival - Reviews From the Music Festival in Austin, Texas The Times reports from the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Jon Pareles is the chief pop critic of The Times and Jeff Leeds, a staff reporter based in Los Angeles, writes about the business and culture of music for the Times.
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