A&E sat down with local electronica act Tender Meat to get down to the bone of what makes their instrumental sound work.

The playlist was speckled with anthemic and confessional songs that reached deep back into lead singer John Darnielle’s canon.

Surprise, surprise, “Raditude” isn’t Weezer’s coming-of-age album.

A&E talks to music insiders about the closing of the Uptown Bar, one of the two Uptown music venues.

Alec Ounsworth's "Mo Beauty" and 60 Watt Kids' “Welcome from the Bright Side”

Ian Anderson’s first book, the very solid “Here Come the Regulars,” shows readers the indie label ropes.

With their inventive art rock and love-charged harmony, Red Pens are leaving their mark on the local music scene.

Exuding both prowess and boredom (often in the same song), Sufjan Stevens' instrumental effort "The BQE" is, if nothing else, creative as hell.

Wayne Coyne and the gang dive into a denser realm of psychedelia.