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Our critics give you the lowdown on some local notable discs. Acoustic guitar virtuoso Darrin Kobetich has traveled quite a few miles both figuratively and literally since he first mixed folk and bluegrass with his metal back in the early aughts as a member of Amillion Pounds.
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Killer or Filler?
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Canada Daniel Boczarski, Redferns The Calgary Folk Festival closed out its Sunday daytime program with an eclectic combination of indie, dance and African rhythms, as Man Man , St. Vincent , DJ Logic and Etran Finatawa joined together under the ambitiously-named 'Mysteries of the Universe Unravelled' workshop. It was the conclusion of a day program that ...
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St. Vincent, Man Man Underwhelm at Calgary Folk Fest Workshop
Photo by Sam Holden Afghan Whigs / Twilight Singers / Gutter Twins Lothario Greg Dulli is embarking on what's being billed as his first ever solo tour this fall, with dates across the U.S. and Europe. It's called "An Evening With Greg Dulli" and, as these "Evening With" affairs usually go, the show will feature austere sets, with just Twilight Singers guitarist Dave Rosser and multi ...
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
Many people catch the music bug after theyve learned how to play an instrument. For Hugh Pool of the blues duo Mulebone, he literally had to catch the bug before he picked up a guitar. As a teenager, Pool said he contracted a bad case of pneumonia, an read more
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Mulebone brings the blues to G-A
Here's our look at some of the most noteworthy music events scheduled for the coming week. July 23 Lyle Lovett [ tickets ] and his Large Band, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles ...continued Lyle Lovett news at SoundSpike Warpaint news at SoundSpike Jimmy Cliff news at SoundSpike Phosphorescent news at SoundSpike
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The week ahead in music: July 23 - July 29
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.
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Sunny Ledfurd is one of those rare musicians who went from having to play cover songs in bars to one whose fans demand his original tunes.
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Redneck Renaissance
Ashmont Records (2010) This reissue compiles two out-of-print albums from British songwriter John Cunningham 1998's Homeless House and 2002's Happy-Go-Unlucky .
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Movies Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer was hearing things. As he wrote the score for the new summer blockbuster ' Inception ,' a sound started rumbling around in his head, but he couldn't quite place it. Then, a few days later, it hit him. "I couldn't figure out the sound that I was chasing and I realized it was Johnny [Marr] ," Zimmer tells Spinner ...
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