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With two drummers, no synth player, and Bon Iver among its biggest fans, Minneapolis-based electronic quartet Polica (pronounced "poe-lisa") sounds like a mainstream pop band - one from the year 2030. In a way, Polica is similar to contemporary groups that are slightly ahead of their time, like Portishead.
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My admiration for Malian music began with two of the big three: Boubacar Traore (check out his 1992 CD "Kar Kar") and Amadou & Mariam (is there a cooler group on the planet)? The late Ali Farka Toure is also considered a legend, and his cousin Khaira Arby has
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Plenty of bands have pitched a tent in the indie campground, but few have managed sleepovers and achieved BFF status as quickly as Boston's Passion Pit. Formed in 2007, this love child of lead singer Michael Angelakos evolved from a Valentine's Day present for an ex-girlfriend into a quintet
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Lou Gramm started out as a drummer, and when he moved to the front of the stage, that's when it became obvious that the Rochester native had the gift. As Foreigner's lead singer and as a solo performer, Gramm became one of rock's greatest vocalists. He's still a cut
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Like a skilled performer that can simultaneously balance on one wheel and blow you kisses, Chicago's Unicycle Loves You juggles the full-bodied sweet pop of bands like Belle & Sebastian with the noisy guitar-driven garage rock of groups including The Raveonettes and The Strokes. These modern-day minstrels of romance
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It would be difficult to find a better one-two combination than Gym Class Heroes's 2005 and 2006 CDs, "The Papercut Chronicles" and "As Cruel as School Children." Both albums were rooted in MC Travie McCoy's hip-hop vocals but crossed over into rock and R&B territories thanks to the band's
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NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SHOW HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. WE WILL UPDATE WITH THE NEW DATE AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. Maybe you caught Judas Priest's farewell gig at the Main Street Armory last year, or just wish you had. All-girl tribute group Judas Priestess could be your next best
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Sao Paulo, Brazil's Some Community used to be a girl group, but with the addition of a couple of dudes, the quintet is now lined up like a south-of-the-border ABBA plus one. That's more of a testament to the band's classic good looks than musical influences, as Some Community
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Chemicals of Creation was not formed in a laboratory test tube, but at an audio-production class at Syracuse University. DJs Devon James (formerly a guitarist for the legendary Jamaican ska band The Skatalites) and John Kunz, a.k.a. Dr. Teeth, stir up a sonic experiment of catchy samples and drop
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It might seem unlikely, but even death-metal bands can have a sense of humor and offer first-rate tips in case you're ever planning a tour. The young Columbus, Ohio, quintet Legion shares its name with other like-minded hardcore/thrash/dark ambient/goth/heavy-metal groups, and creates a brutal - meaning good - high-energy
