Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Greenland is Melting is a three piece folk band born and bred in Gainesville. It consists of a stand-up bass, a banjo, an electric and acoustic guitar and a suitcase thats used to keep a beat.
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Folk band uses old-time instruments for bluegrass feel
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
Despite the hundreds (if not thousands) of subgenres within metal, virtually all of them stand up and give a tip of the hat to what is known as "The Big Four": Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Genres and styles may come and go but the Big Four are forever.
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The Big Four Cinema Simulcast: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
It was a night of protest rock 'n' roll in a pure form: angry, relevant lyrics over simple guitar-bass-drum tracks. And it was outstanding.
More here: Rage Against the Machine -- Concert Review
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Creed's 20-10 tour kicks off next week. Dawn Marie caught up with Mark Tremonti as he prepared to hit the road. Check out the great interview that conversation produced. Some of your preconceived notions about Creed may just be shattered.
More here: Creed Interview
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Jazzy Jamzorz Move over D Numbers and Venus Bogardus: My heart has been taken by someone else. Dont get me wrong, I still love you guys and all, but it looks like I might just have a new favorite local band.
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A Sharp
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
On the surface, the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival had a relatively brief life of just over four years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Creedence still enjoying the ride
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - July 19, 2010) - Atlantic recording group Stone Temple Pilots are teaming up with JVC to offer "The Perfect VIP Experience" sweepstakes to one winner and a guest at each date on their upcoming North American tour. The eagerly anticipated tour begins August 10th at Denver's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre and then continues through early September, with more dates to ...
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Two songs into Gov't Mule's set at last night's Artscape, bassist Jorgen Carlsson's amp started crackling. The four-piece paused for a minute while the roadies swapped it out, and then resumed the song, "Steppin' Lightly."
More here: Concert review: Gov't Mule & Cold War Kids at Artscape
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
I'm throwing whatever tiny bit of impartiality I may typically posses out the window. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were the first concert I ever saw, way back when the Verizon Amphitheater first opened as the Riverport Amphitheater.
Continue here: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers put Mojo on display at Verizon Amphitheater
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
By way of historical context, Laurie Andersons last studio album, Life on a String, was released a month before 9/11, largely written and recorded in the earliest months of Bush Lites fi
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Laurie Anderson, Marah, Paul Thorn, Robert Randolph, Wovenhand and Stars
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