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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Weezer, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Little...
THURSDAY, JUNE 5Rock the Park: Paleface/Beartoe/The Heavy Metals The June edition of Rock the Park features national anti-folk troubadour Paleface, a guitarist/harmonica blower associated with Beck,...
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Live and Local Spotlight: Selwyn Birchwood CD Release Party
There's no mistaking the sound of the blues, one of the 20th century's oldest and most practiced genres, a fact that makes it difficult for bluesmen (and women) to stand out in amid the seemingly...
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Video: Fifteen years later, American Football's "Never Meant" finally gets a...
American Football had an un-Google-able band name before Googling band names was even a thing (just see the advertisement YouTube runs before the video). The Chicago-based emo legends probably never...
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Adult Swim Announces 2014 Singles Program
Earlier this week, Adult Swim announced the launch of its 2014 Singles Program, a weekly series of new songs from a variety of artists including Giorgio Moroder, Future, Mastodon, Run the Jewels and...
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The Well-Played List, 06-06-2014: The Fresh and Onlys, 1,2,3, Say Anything,...
It’s the end of the week, which means it's time to get your groove on. The ongoing listening series otherwise known as The Well-Played List features the most listened-to, jammed-out songs, albums and...
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If these Weezer song teasers are torture, then you should see the band at The...
Weezer's last album of new songs, 2010's Hurley, was...well...just kinda "ehh," but frontman Rivers Cuomo & co. are lucky that the band's precedents are enough to overcome any of the mediocre...
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Album Review: Lykke Li, I Never Learn
It's not groundbreaking for artists to use their personal lives as inspiration. In fact, we downright expect a glimpse, our opinions of their material often based on whether or not we empathize with or...
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Live Music Radar: Little Dragon hits Orpheum, Ybor City
Named for lead singer and percussionist Yukimi Nagano’s feisty tantrums in the recording studio, Little Dragon has been active for several years but really hit the indie dance scene hard with their...
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Björk is definitely on side one of Death Grips' brand new double LP, download...
Death Grips' abrasive, near-unbearable brand of punk rap has always possessed a strange, innate beauty. The NorCal-based trio revealed a softer side with a Björk remix, and actually got an assist from...
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Ty Segall announces new album, show at Tampa's Epic Problem on September 12
Ty Segall is prolific if anything, so it comes with some surprise that it's taken him six months to announce a follow-up to his 2013 LP Sleeper. Today, the San Francisco-born fuzz rock king (who has...
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New Music Tuesday! (June 10): Jack White, Umphrey's McGee, First Aid Kit & more
The second week of new jams for 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 for your...
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Concert review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Orpheum, Ybor City
I hadn’t seen Clap Your Hands Say Yeah since Langerado ’06, following the blog-hyped release of their impeccable 2005 self-titled debut, which grabbed my heart and made me a fan, initially anyway. I...
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The Strokes and Phoenix stand out at the fourth annual Governors Ball in NYC
After missing out on attending Coachella for the first time since George W. Bush was still in the White House, I was determined to find some other out-of-town festival this summer that could bring...
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Concert review: Selwyn Birchwood throws an album release party at the...
I've had the Selwyn Birchwood hooks running through my head ever since he headlined 2013's Tropical Heatwave. The homegrown blues pioneer's career has come a long way in the past 18 months; from...
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Live and Local Spotlight: Homegrown Hip Hop 6
Now in its sixth year, Homegrown Hip Hop is a showcase of local up-and-coming emcees and producers from around the Tampa Bay area as presented by occasional Ear Buds contributor, local hip hop scene...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: 97X Shindig with Cage the Elephant,...
FRIDAY, JUNE 13Rock Brothers Brewing 1-Year Anniversary Party w/Have Gun Will Travel/Big Shoals/Forrest Hoffar A free two-tiered party marking Rock Brothers’ one-year milestone of brew-making as well...
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A feast for the ears: Four food-centric party scenarios & playlists for each.
Even if your occasion only vaguely resembles the ones I’ve described below, the playlists I’ve put together – or at least some of the songs recommended – should work for you regardless. Or, perhaps...
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Roadkill Ghost Choir announce debut LP, listen to lead single "A Blow To The...
Right now, Roadkill Ghost Choir are getting ready to play some farm in Manchester, Tennessee as a part of a little festival known as Bonnaroo. The Deland, Florida-based psych-folk outfit — which spent...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter Q
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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Brian Wilson enlists Zooey Deschanel, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey for new album
When he's not looking like a lifeless shell of his former self onstage, Brian Wilson is apparently recording a new album with potential collaborations from Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, Zooey Deschanel,...
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