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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter Y
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...
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Tonight in live music: Kyle Chason & Broken Things co-CD release party, Ryan...
A quick breakdown of music happening for this Fri., Dec. 26...Serious Soul 2014 Finale: Ryan Elliott Berlin-by-way-of-Detroit DJ/remixer Ryan Elliott is repped by Ghostly International offshoot...
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This weekend in live music: Hymn for Her, Oliver Heldens & more
A look at shows happening this Sat.-Sun., Dec. 27-28. Thomas Wynn and the Believers with Boxcar Hollow, Hannah Harber Crafting a high-spirited, heartening blend of dark Southern rock, gritty howling...
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Tonight in live music: 97X Free 4 All with Bleachers
Jack Antonoff sure does know how to write a catchy hook, whether it be as frontman of fun. or leading his newer-fangled alt pop project, Bleachers, which only formed this year and has already topped...
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Tonight in live music: Sleepwave at State Theatre
Underoath former Spencer Chamberlain helms Sleepwave with BFF musician Steven Bowen (keys, programming, guitars, bass), the project started a mere year ago. The duo is currently touring behind their...
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Trending 2015: Musical predictions from the ridiculous to the sublime
We peered into our crystal ball and came up with several potential scenarios for the coming year in music. Some of our predictions are pipe dreams, some are wishful thinking, and some might just...
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This New Year's Eve in live music: Freekbass, Donna the Buffalo & more
A rather interesting schedule of live music on this last day in December. A look at the most noteworthy happenings below...New Year’s Eve with Freekbass Cincinnati’s low-end thumping extraordinaire...
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Listen to Tracy Shedd and Tampa's own Rec Center take on an NYE classic on...
CL music editor Leilani Polk has a nice smattering of live music New Year's Eve choices for you today, but that doesn't mean we're not going to ask you the age old question: "What Are You Doing New...
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Tonight in live music: Prisoner, Rock the Park & more
The first day of the New Year brings some interesting live music highlights. Check 'em below...Prisoner with Landbridge, God Harvest, Permanent Makeup, Kodama, Eliot Mayo Planet Retro kicks off the...
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This weekend in live music: Charles Bradley, Propagandhi, La Lucha album...
A look at live music happening this Fri.-Sun., Jan. 2-4. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2Gilby Clarke with Rockstarr Bentley, Nova Rex, Three Killer Buds, Wicked Revolution, Shore Dogs Gilby Clarke enjoyed a...
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Tonight in live music: Snarky Puppy at State Theatre
There was a line of people stretched around the block trying to get into Snarky Puppy’s sold-out Crowbar show last year. This time around, the Brooklyn instrumental funk-jazz fusionists – a rotating...
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Good morning! Here's two dudes playing Slayer tunes on children's instruments...
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Set and Setting announces East Coast dates in support of A Vivid Memory
St. Petersburg's Set and Setting had a great 2014, what with their signing to LA's respected LA-based heavy music label Prosthetic Records, national tours with Mouth of the Architect and Pallbearer,...
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An Earful: Joe Popp's philanthropic TV show, Parquet Courts on Letterman, and...
Joe Popp's Kickstarter campaign still has 38 days to go, and while he's just inched past the $2,000 mark, the self-described musician and motorcyclist still has a ways to go to reach his goal of...
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Tonight in live music: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah, Jeremy Gloff Album...
A breakdown of live music happening on this Thurs., Jan. 8...Jeremy Gloff 40th Birthday Celebration & Album Release Party with Y Los Dos Pistoles & more If any local independent artist has...
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Action Bronson announces major label LP, Mr. Wonderful, out March 24
As CL’s resident ActionBronsonfanboy, it doesn’t take much to profess my love for the big, Albanian MC and everything he brings to hip hop today — a fine taste for gourmet foods, a lack of...
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Tonight in live music: Marcia Ball, The Sharp Lads, DMX & more
From country music to hip hop to New Orleans-fueled R&B, there's alot on tap this Friday night. Breakdown below... Marcia Ball with Lipbone Redding Speaking of multiple-award-living female blues...
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Iggy Azalea’s minstrel show is imploding
Iggy Azalea, the white Australian rapper who hit it big with “Fancy” over the summer, had a rough December. Music critics have never liked her, but when Americans were riveted and torn over events in...
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This weekend in live music: Raury, Plastic Pinks & more
Some rather varied offerings in live music this weekend. Our breakdown of highlights below...SATURDAY, JANUARY 10‘70s Soul Jam with The Spinners, The Stylistics, Cuba Gooding Sr., Jimmie Walker Did...
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Tonight in live music: Graham Nash, Jeffrey Foucault
A few singer-songwriters hitting either side of the Bay on this Mon., Jan. 12...Graham NashYou won’t be seeing him play alongside David Crosby, Stephen Stills, or Neil Young anytime soon, so you might...
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