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Islands and Ra Ra Riot Join Siren Fest
While the 2008 edition of the Siren Music Festival already featured an impressive line-up, its presenters The Village Voice decided they weren't done and added Islands and Ra Ra Riot. On July 19 in Coney Island, the free, day-long festival will...
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Street Scene '08 Line-up Announced
The two-day San Diego fest known as Street Scene will return for a 24th installment on September 19 and 20. Comprised of 30+ acts spread over 4 stages in San Diego's East Village, the headliners will be Beck, The Black Crowes. The line-up also...
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Incubus - Light Grenades
It's A DudSimply put, Incubus' Light Grenades is a disappointing album. The sixth full-length record from this once aspiring alt-rock group falls flat, lacking any real edge to highlights the band's strengths. Whereas earlier work S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and...
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31 Knots - The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere
Far From Tangled31 Knots released Talk Like Blood in 2005 on Polyvinyl Records, an auspicious entry for another stellar Portland-based band. Most comparable to the quasi-prog leanings of The Mars Volta—only perhaps bent a bit more...
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There For Tomorrow's EP and Tour
There For Tomorrow will release their self-titled EP on August 5 via Hopeless Records. It was produced by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Dashboard Confessional, Underoath). To promote the release, the band will be on tour throughout July. 7/10 -...
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System and Station's A Nation of Actors and Tour
System and Station, out of Portland, will release A Nation of Actors August 19. In support of the their fourth full-length album, the band will tour the West and Mid-west this summer. S&S have played with a variety of artists including Shiner, Built...
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Gibson's Joan Jett Signature Model
Joan Jett has become the first female in rock history to be honored with a Gibson Electric Signature Model guitar. The Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker guitar...
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Dust Galaxy - Dust Galaxy
Back from the Future?Thrust into an era of modern psychedelia, today's pop music fans are being spoon-fed their daily dose of Woodstock through indie acts like MGMT and The Black Keys. The self-titled debut of psych-rock group Dust Galaxy isn't...
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