Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty gritty memories Formed in 1966, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been a part of the American lexicon for more than 50 years and is still trucking. “I’m going [...]
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Posted February 28, 2018in The Sound
Posted January 31, 2018in The Sound
Matisyahu
The Jewish reggae rapper returns Matisyahu looks different today than he did when fans were first introduced to him. The singer broke through in 2005 with the live version of [...]
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Posted January 03, 2018in The Sound
The Wailers
Bob Marley’s legacy lives on It has been 36 years since Bob Marley passed away, but his band The Wailers is still going strong. In fact, it was Marley’s dying [...]
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Posted December 06, 2017in The Sound
Jewel
Still saving souls In 1995, an Alaskan named Jewel Kilcher released her debut album “Pieces of You.” The songs “Who Will Save Your Soul” and “You Were Meant for Me” [...]
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Posted October 19, 2017in The Sound
David Crosby
Deja Vu all over again Over the last four years, David Crosby has released three solo albums. The latest of which, “Sky Trails,” came out in September. Nash wasn’t hesitant [...]
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Posted October 04, 2017in The Sound
Har Mar Superstar gets personal
“Personal Boy,” the titular song on Har Mar Superstar’s new EP is epic. Like eight-minutes-long epic. It’s like a mini “Lemonade” by a chubby white boy from Minneapolis, though Beyonce [...]
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Posted September 06, 2017in The Sound
Listen to the clown
Slipknot unleashes new concert film For the last three months, M. Shawn Crahan, better known as Clown from Slipknot, has been living on a houseboat with his family. When you’re [...]
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Posted August 02, 2017in The Sound
Get spoiled by Foxygen at Hinterland
Ryan Adams, alt-J, Gary Clark Jr., The Head and the Heart, Dwight Yoakam and others will descend on St. Charles this month for the third annual Hinterland Music Festival. Among [...]
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Posted July 05, 2017in The Sound
The secure attachment of Matthew Sweet
For fans of iconic alt rock singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet, it’s been a long wait for new original music since his 2011 album “Modern Art.” During that time, he moved back [...]
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Posted June 01, 2017in The Sound
Avenged Sevenfold brings astrophysics to a Metallica show
Avenged Sevenfold is a big band, but when a band like Metallica comes knocking, it’s easy to see why they would take an opening gig slot. The California metal band [...]
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