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New albums reviewed: Iggy Azalea, Future and Kelis

by Grant Tillery
Published April 22, 2014

A&E rounds up this week’s crop of album releases.

Mod Sun raps fast and oozes positivity

by Zach Simon
Published April 17, 2014

The Minnesota native will open for Mac Miller at Spring Jam’s headlining concert.

Out of the void

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 17, 2014

Black Diet to debut first album and headline Hymies’ Record Store Day Block Party

José James rebels against “jazz”

by Grant Tillery
Published April 17, 2014

José James proves modern jazz transcends its constricting definition

A musical Friday night fight

by Zach Simon
Published April 17, 2014

A&E takes a look at the five acts in Spring Jam’s Battle of the Bands.

Mixing the sauce back up

Published April 17, 2014

G. Love and Special Sauce’s sloppy brand of blues rock has only gotten looser after over 20 years.

This ain’t bush league

Published April 17, 2014

Leagues prove that there’s more to Nashville than country and rockabilly

Concert review: Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks at the Triple Rock

by Zach Simon
Published April 17, 2014

I didn’t know what to expect when a solitary, nondescript man named Dustin Wong walked out on stage last night to open for Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks at the Triple Rock Social Club. Lacking...

Rock the Garden lineup announced

by Spencer Doar
Published April 16, 2014

The lineup for Rock the Garden was announced on Tuesday. This is the first time the Walker Art Center and the Current are toying with two days of music. The sponsors are going bigger and better...

Concert review: Riff Raff at First Ave

by Grant Tillery
Published April 16, 2014

Riff Raff is not a musician. You can’t call someone whose songs are droll and monotone yet recherchÃ© and danceable a musician. He’s definitely a provocateur, and a...

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