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Queens of the Stone Age bring their Like Clockwork tour to Mahaffey Theater
Queens of the Stone Age isn’t one of those bands with a long, tidy, unbroken history. The lineup has shifted myriad times since Josh Homme founded the California rock band in 1996. He’s remained its...
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The Afghan Whigs to release first album in 16 years
Once upon a time, Cincinnati foursome The Afghan Whigs became one of the first bands not from the Pacific Northwest to make waves on the then-hip Seattle imprint Sub Pop, as well as one of the first...
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Dance It Out: Top 10 songs about dancing that make you want get down
Plenty of songs have the sort of bumpin' rhythms that make you wanna bust a move, but what about those tracks that aren't only about dancing, but that actually make you want to get up and get down?...
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New Music Tuesday! (January 28): David Crosby, Pontiak, The Gaslight Anthem &...
Week four of new releases in 2014! Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your...
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Video: Watch Tampa MC Granata tow a wagon, confuse Davis Island in "Palm Trees"
"It's a very immature Granata," explained Alex Granata when queried about his March 2013 video for "Palm Trees."The clip clocks in at just under two minutes long, but it hilariously finds the...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sevendust,...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 30Nekromantix w/The Scurvy, Housebroken, Switchblade Villain Among the subject matter covered by LA-by-way-of-Denmark’s psychobilly trio Nekromantix: skyscraper-sized spiders...
View ArticleThe Hip Hop ABCs: The Letter C
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed at figuring out which emcee or group...
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Listen: Cloud Nothings, "I'm Not Part of Me"
Preferred backing band to Steve Albini's ferocious online Scrabble habit, Cloud Nothings dropped one of their newest tracks, "I’m Not Part of Me," earlier this week, which will on a forthcoming LP,...
View ArticleHere's Against Me! on Letterman Last Night, Because It's Thursday
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Looking back at Robyn Hitchcock's sweet and darkly comic serenade
Armed with his acoustic guitar and a harmonica, British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock is famous for his eccentric genius and darkly whimsical jokes. Hitchcock's tangential banter between tunes —...
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The Well-Played List, 1-31-2014: The Black Belles, Temples, Nightmares on Wax...
January is winding down but the music is well underway, as per usual. Get hipped to the most listened-to, jammed-out songs, albums and artists of the week as submitted by the CL Music Team along with a...
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of Montreal and Deltron 3030 confirmed to play State Theatre this spring
This week was full of live music revelations. Well, only a few worth mentioning, but these few were big ones, as far as I'm concerned. Maybe it's because I live just about a mile away from State...
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Watch: St. Paul & The Broken Bones perform "Don't Mean A Thing"
You’re never, ever supposed to judge a book by its cover, and this clip presented by Southern Living (yes, the magazine with all the pies and kitschy home decor) seems clear proof of that age-old,...
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10 songs dedicated to the late Philip Seymour Hoffman
There isn't much more I can add to the dialogue about the Philip Seymour Hoffman's death. The fantastic actor was unable to conquer his addictions and met the fate of so many stars before him, only 46...
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New Music Tuesday! (February 4): This Is the Town Harry Nilsson tribute,...
The first batch of new releases in February, 2014! Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio &...
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Bonus Q&A with Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman
This week's feature on Queens of the Stone Age gave me the opportunity to talk to bassist Michael Shuman, who, along with keyboardist Dean Fertita, became members of QOTSA right before the 2007 Era...
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Listen: Major Lazer, "Aerosol Can"
Major Lazer just dropped this gem of minimalism, which features none other than hip hop royalty and honorary Daft Punk-ee himself, Pharrell Williams. Expect it on their forthcoming EP Apocalypse Soon,...
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Review: Arctic Monkeys rock Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Kicking off your show with a song that asks a question could prove problematic, especially if the answer isn’t one you want to hear. Like, what if, after Arctic Monkeys performed set opener “Do I Wanna...
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Listen: Major Lazer, "Aerosol Can" featuring Pharrell Williams
Major Lazer just dropped this gem of minimalism, which features none other than hip hop royalty and honorary Daft Punk-ee himself, Pharrell Williams. Expect it on the former's forthcoming Apocalypse...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: WMNF Rockabilly Ruckus, St. Paul and...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6St. Paul and The Broken Bones w/Nervous Turkey/The Sh-Booms Takin’ it to church one explosive performance at a time and generating hype big enough to fill every pew is St. Paul...
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