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Fans of resonant, genre-bending, experimental heavy music take note: long-running Florida stoner rock meets sludge metal meets doom pop outfit Torche, celebrating the recent release of fifth LP Admission, return to town Sept. 4, to headline Mercy Lounge with Texas experimental, synthy psych/goth/doom duo Pinkish Black, and buzzy, dreamy shoegazing electropop artist SRSQ. A super cool lineup for fans of the…
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Local supergroup The Raconteurs, made up of Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler, returned earlier this year with a long-awaited third LP- their first in over a decade- Help Us Stranger, and have steadily been roaring back to life since, first with a hometown return to stage in honor of White’s Third Man Records’…
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Versatile, genre-bending, timeless, and prolific, with a solo career spanning 20 years, prominent and beloved collaborative groups like She & Him and Monsters of Folk, and a seasoned run as a producer, songwriter, and composer, Portland’s M. Ward is, without a doubt, one of the indie folk scene’s most important modern fixtures. Still buzzing from last…
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Celebrating the brand new release of their best, most experimental, personal, and uninhibited album yet, Pep Talks, local folk pop turned alternative/hip hop/pop rock genre-benders Judah & the Lion, still riding high on the buzz and acclaim from their massive past few years, are set to play their biggest hometown headliner to date tonight, Aug. 24 at Ascend Amphitheater!…
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Bringing together a spread of some of the best local bands making punk, indie, post-hardcore, metal, pop punk, hardcore, metalcore, emo, ambient rock, alt rock, post-rock, and more, as well as a handful of touring acts with a national presence, for 24 sets across three stages over two nights this Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24, DIY, annual,…
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What originally began as a sort of songwriting exercise to get over a hump writing for the beloved emo/indie punk group he co-fronts, Modern Baseball, Philly musician Jake Ewald’s solo songs soon gave way to a full album’s worth of material, and new project Slaughter Beach, Dog was born. 2016 debut Welcome was warmly received, and, the following year, after…
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Beloved late ’90s and early ’00s indie fixture and emo pioneers Pedro the Lion first mounted an official reunion a couple years ago, but it was only this year that the David Bazan-led outfit finally released their first full-length in 15 years, Phoenix. Their legacy, of course, is reason enough to make them a must-see for any…
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A true pioneer of funk thanks to his seminal ’60s and ’70s group The Meters (who remain intermittently active to this day), legendary artist George Porter Jr. has, over his six decade spanning career, cemented his legacy as one of the preeminent performers of his generation, prolifically weaving between high-profile session and collaborative work, several great post-Meters…
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After an excellent season opener last week, Live on the Green is rolling on with some serious momentum, as the second week of the 11th season of the annual, free outdoor fest goes down tonight, Aug. 22 at Public Square Park. Once again boasting an exciting and stacked lineup, this season will feature performances from the likes of Grace Potter,…