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This Saturday in live music: Rising Appalachia, Kamelot, Loudon Wainwright...
As lacking in live music options as Friday was, this Sat., Dec. 12 proves jam-packed with a diversity of concert options. Breakdown below.Rising Appalachia Multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and...
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Weekly Tune-Up: Best Albums of 2015, Shortlist Part 2, from Tame Impala to...
Leilani and I are back to present Part 2 of the Best of 2015 Weekly Tune-Up, where we survey noteworthy LPs that dropped this year via the songs featured on them; last week's edition encompassed...
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Tonight in live music: Dogs on Acid, Possessed By Paul James, Tory Lanez
Here are some shows happening this Wed., Dec. 16... Dogs On Acid with Year Of Glad Philly outfit Dogs on Acid draws clear influence from the ‘90s with hooky, jangly punk and college rock sounds...
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Never Sleep Alone: the sexy self-help cabaret (and book it inspired)
I’ve known NYC-by-way-of-Odessa multi-talent Roslyn Hart since we were awkward fourth graders, then more awkward teenagers. She was the straitlaced, outspoken geek to my unruly alternative freak,...
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Tonight in live music: The Weeknd, High on Fire, Matisyahu + more
Lots happening on the concert front this Thurs., Dec. 17, from arena-level PB&R jams to seasonal a capella harmonies. More info below.The Weeknd“The Hills” could very well be the most...
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Tonight in live music: Jesse Smith Project, Four Year Ventureversary,...
A nice slate of concerts is happening on this Fri., Dec. 18. Take a look at the breakdown below, then peep what's coming up in the weekend ahead.Jesse Smith Project North Florida-born, New...
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Concert review: The Weeknd brings sin, good times to Amalie Arena in Tampa
Abel Tesfaye didn’t owe Tampa anything at the end of his 90-plus minute set last night. And as the lights dimmed on a demented take of “The Hills” for a fired-up, near sell-out crowd at Amalie Arena,...
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Listen: A$AP Ferg ft. Future, "New Level"
What a Time To Be Alive wasn’t just the name of Future and Drake’s much-anticipated, but just-kinda-ok EP, it was practically the tagline to the movie that was Hip Hop in 2015. Genre-bending,...
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This Saturday in live music: Hallucination Before Christmas, Jingle Ball with...
Lots happening on this last Saturday before the Christmas holiday. Check out the breakdown below.Hallucination Before Christmas Every year for the past 21, Hallucination Recordings throws a big ol’...
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Tonight in live music: Mele Kalikimaka Luau with Twisty Chris & the Puddin'...
Just looking at the title of this Hawaiian-themed solstice/holiday party evokes that scene from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, where Chevy Chase is staring longingly out the window, imagining...
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Listen/Watch: Dent May, "I'll Be Stoned for Christmas"
Tim and I have collaborated on a rather diverse playlist of holiday-hued music for Weekly Tune-Up — make sure to return to Ear Buds tomorrow to check it out — but Dent May's new track about seasonal...
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Weekly Tune-Up: 2015 Holiday Edition with Paul McCartney, My Morning Jacket,...
The week of Christmas has finally arrived and I couldn't be more excited. Those close to me are well aware of my love for the holiday and all that it encompasses. So naturally, I was eager to...
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This week in live music: Brokenmold Holiday Party with Hank & Cupcakes, New...
Since the holidays are almost upon us and the CL offices will be closed on Thursday (Christmas Eve) and Friday (Christmas Day), I've put together a breakdown of noteworthy live music happening...
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The Year in Lists 2015: 15 Terrific Tributes, from Bob Dylan to Sexwitch
An abundance of superb original music dropped in 2015, but even more extraordinary was the profusion of exceptional tribute and covers albums, which found an array of artists putting their own...
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This Saturday in live music: SWIMM, Marshmello, Reverend Billy C. Wirtz & more
It's a nice looking night in live music on this Sat., Dec. 26, the day after Christmas. You made it through alive — time to celebrate!SWIMM with FayRoy SWIMM might have left the sandy shores of...
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Best Album of 2015: Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
While his hip-hop peers have been caught up in beefs or throwing cross-eyed drug parades, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar has been sailing through the year low-key yet sky-high. His third album To Pimp...
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Best Albums of 2015, Editor's Picks: From Kurt Vile to Thundercat + more
Earlier this month, I collabed with Tim on a few Best of 2015 shortlists for the Weekly Tune-Up, looking at albums released January through June, and then July through December, as much to brush up on...
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Weekly Tune-Up: Best of 2015 Finale
Christmas just passed and the last days of 2015 are all that's left of what turned out to be a stellar year in music. No time in recent memory has there been so many potential album of the year...
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Tonight in live music: Permanent Makeup, Fever Hands + Bimbo at The...
A few shows are happening on the eve of New Year's Eve. Take a look at the breakdown below.Permanent Makeup, Fever Hands, Bimbo Providing a nice segue into the looming NYE weekend are three Florida...
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This New Year's Eve in live music: People's Blues of Richmond, Butch Trucks,...
We have an impressive slate of live music happening on this Thurs., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve, y'all. Take a look at the breakdown below...New Year's Eve with People’s Blues of Richmond, Poetry N’...
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