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Rock ‘n Roll Prize Fighter: Handsome Dick Manitoba Excited to Bring Punk Rock to Texas (Interview)

For Richard Manitoba – better known as Handsome Dick Manitoba – punk rock is all about showmanship. It’s about going against the grain and...

Interview: Chicago’s Red Scarves Are Here To Cheer You On With New Album Nice Try

All this week we’re celebrating Chicago-based band Red Scarves, who will be releasing their new album Nice Try on Friday, April 26. It’s an...

Interview + Video Premieres: Mike Watt and Il Sogno del Marinaio Create Electric Synergy On Third Album, Performance Of “Purple, Orange, Green + Yellow”

Since he began performing in 1978, singer-songwriter and bassist Mike Watt has thrived in being spontaneous and creating music that didn’t always play by...

Interview: BODEGA Won’t Be Controlled On New Album Our Brand Could Be YR Life

Brooklyn based band BODEGA - which takes its name partially from bodega buildings in New York City - has been described by many fans...

Interview: Decades in The Making, Birdfeeder Is Ready To Share The Seeds Of Their Labor On Debut Album

For many music fans, the word Woodstock carries special meaning. Whether it’s personal memories for those who went to the New York-based festival, nostalgia...

Sweet Revisit: With New Live Album, Matthew Sweet Turns The Clock Back To 1893, er, 1993 (Interview)

Earlier this year, alt-rock/power pop pioneering singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet released a new live album, Live at Grant Park Chicago July 1993. It was originally...

Hope Springs Eternal: Performing As Harmless, Nacho Cano Finds Optimism Amongst The Highs and Lows of Life

Performing under the moniker Harmless, Mexican-born, Los Angeles based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nacho Cano feels he’s a bit of a stubborn optimist.  Despite having...

Creativity Overflowing: Sonny Falls Lets Loose On Latest Album (Interview)

For the better part of a decade, Chicago singer-songwriter Ryan "Hoagie” Wesley Ensley has been performing under the moniker Sonny Falls, creating a distinctly...

Wrapped In A Tapestry of Sounds and Memories: Those Darlins’ Linwood Regensburg Honors The Late Jessi Zazu With Mama Zu Debut Album

For drummer Linwood Regensburg, the late Jessi Zazu had a unique way with words, whether it be to capture the raw emotion of a...

Running With The Pack: Joe Wong Unleashes His Musical Ambition With Help From Matt Cameron and Others On New Album

Raised in Milwaukee, WI and now Los Angeles-based, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Wong has grown more adept at realizing his ambitious musical ideas. Over...

Digging Through the Past, Hello June Rediscovers Themselves

In the fall of 1758, Thomas Decker established the first settlement in present day Monongalia County in West Virginia. About fourteen years later, Colonel...

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