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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Neon Trees, Lucinda Williams, Sunset...
THURSDAY, MAY 22Judy Kang She can play lovely, expertly wrought classical music in solo, chamber and orchestral frameworks, but Judy Kang’s individuality stands out most in outside-the-box stylistic...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter O
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 to figure out which emcee or group was...
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Video: Real life doppelgangers Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad...
It finally happened. After years and years of being mistaken for one another and one formal challenge, doppelgangers Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Will Ferrell finally faced off. In a...
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Pharrell starts all of his songs the same way
With his Midas touch for chart-topping hits, Pharrell has become one of the most prolific and ubiquitous producers of the new millennium. From Clipse’s grimy, bass-knocker beats to the upbeat,...
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New Music Tuesday! (May 27): Neil Young, Mariah Carey, Hundred Waters, They...
It's the final week of new releases in May — and how this month has flown by with a ton of great music and a slew of intriguing releases. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most for...
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Live and Local Spotlight: Paranoia Dance Party! Reunion & Madison Turner...
This Friday, longtime local singer, songwriter and overall scene champion Madison Turner – who’s been kicking around the Bay area since her early days in Scantly Prepared and The Game Show – bids a...
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Trash Talk announce free Tampa show in June, release video for "The Hole"
Thrash punk torchbearers and Odd Future compatriots Trash Talk just dropped their fifth full-length album, No Peace yesterday. Along with it, they've announced a slew of free shows with a casual drop...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Drive-By Truckers, Zac Brown Band,...
THURSDAY, MAY 29Zac Brown Band w/Kacey Musgraves The country and folk-rock behemoths have come a long way since namesake singer-songwriter Zac Brown originally hit the scene a dozen years ago. Since...
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Live and Local Spotlight: Grecian Urns Reunion Show
One of the first bands I truly felt like I discovered after becoming CL’s Music Editor was The Grecian Urns. The Pinellas area ensemble crafted a particularly bright, exuberant and instrumentally lush...
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Video: Merchandise re-invent themselves in video for "Little Killer" from 4AD...
"It's really funny, there are no long songs on the LP." That's what Merchandise frontman Carson Cox told NME when queried about "Begging For Your Life/In The City Light," which was the lone, 14-minute...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter P
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 to figure out which emcee or group was...
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Review: Old Crow Medicine Show at Jannus Live, St. Pete
I spent the first 19 years of my life north of the Mason-Dixon, but I didn't feel at home until I moved to Southwestern Virginia. My family are Northerners through and through — my blood runs...
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CL on the Road Review: Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, Alabama
White sandy beaches. Clear blue gulf waters. Hundreds of palm trees. Temperatures in the low 80s with a light breeze. Not a cloud in the sky. In a word: paradise. [Words by Stephanie, photos by...
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Interview: Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz discusses his mental health, a...
Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz sounds really happy. And considering a song catalog that’s poetically chronicled how his mental illness informs his view of the world, the 49-year-old’s enthusiasm...
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Watch Nirvana's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and performance
On Saturday night, HBO aired the full 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Because the internet is awesome, you can watch the full 40-minute segment of Nirvana’s induction complete with...
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New Music Tuesday! (June 3): 50 Cent, Parquet Courts, Camper Van Beethoven,...
The first week of new releases out this June. 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...
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Album review: The Black Keys, Turn Blue
The Ohio-bred duo-led garage blues darlings dive more heavily into the psychedelic rock and soul aesthetics they'd been dabbling in of late with this year's Turn Blue (ATO Records). While the upbeat...
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Concert review: Morrissey makes his debut at Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
After much speculation on whether or not he'd show up and work his way through his current tour, Morrissey made his grand debut at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg this past Friday night. And, boy,...
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Live music radar: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah hit Orpheum, Ybor City tomorrow
The self-produced, self-released 2005 debut from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was an indie rock revelation with perfect jangle pop sensibility as led by singer-guitarist Alec Ounsworth, who channeled the...
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Review: The Grecian Urns bring gang-vocal-love-jams to Green Bench Brewing...
It’s been more than three years since The Grecian Urns hung up their tambourines and gave up writing sunny songs together to pursue careers individually that were, for many of them, outside the...
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