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Diego’s Umbrella Could Totally Take Gogol Bordello In A Fight

By Zooey Mae Diego’s Umbrella, the self-designated “Ambassadors of Gypsy Rock,” are fresh off their debut at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music Festival. Described as a vibrant ...

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Agent Orange: SoCal Surf Punk Legends

By Eric Wendt Any fan of punk rock could write a book about Agent Orange. For over 30 years the band has ...

Say Hello To Goodnight Caulfield

By Eric Wendt Goodnight Caulfield took a minute to grow on me. You can see their talent a mile away ( soaring ...

Chico, CA Press and Promotion Contacts

Since I'm sick of looking it up every time a band asks me, here is a fairly complete list of Chico's ...

Then Secret Handshake Tour Dates/New Album

Luis Dubuc, the brains and brawn behind Texas' The Secret Handshake, has been putting out some quality electronic pop-rock since about 2004, ...

Fortress Of Attitude SXSW and Tour Dates

Practice has gone smoothly down here in Rocktropolis, the new material is coming along nicely. Here, for your education, are some ...

Synthesis Band of the Day Band You’ve Never Heard of: The Amblers

Written by Dustin Bennett in November of 2008 The house was almost emptyâ€”random items strewn about, half-packed boxes and a few pieces ...

Kanye Can’t Sing

If you've been hiding under a rock recently, let me give you a little insight into what's absolutely raping the music ...

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Wolves in the Throne Room

By Eric Wendt For people unfamiliar with Wolves in the Throne Room, diving into their oeuvre might feel kind ...

Hi-Ho! Hi-Ho! An interview with Mike Coykendall

By Jacob Sprecher Mike Coykendall is a name that very well deserves to be on the tips of Americana ...

Beats Antique

By Tommy Diestel Not familiar with Beats Antique? First of all, shame on you! Second of all, here’s a ...

After Hours Poetry

By Eric Wendt Born of bar tabs and jukebox marathons, Six Ft. Swells is the indie press boozy, lovelorn ...

Gift of Gab

By Bob Waegner Whether solo or as one half of the classic MC/DJ duo Blackalicious, mic master Gift of ...

Protest The Hero

By Brian Leak It might seem strange to call a band that’s been around for 12 years up-and-coming, but ...

Between the Buried and Me

By Brian Leak For the past decade, Between the Buried and Me have dominated the progressive metal scene with ...

Real Estate Live at Slim’s

words by Jacob Sprecher photo by Terence Hofstad NOVEMBER 11 -- Getting out of town and going to a ...

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