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Hip-hop icons to heat up weekend, draw fans

Elijah Watson April 5, 2012

Hip-hop heads rejoice: Thursday will feature two shows sure to appeal to both hardcore rap fans and music-savvy hipsters. Comedian and witty wordsmith Donald Glover, commonly known as Childish Gambino,...

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Paul van Dyk’s Evolution offers substance, atmosphere in dubstep-dominated genre

Elijah Watson April 3, 2012

German Grammy Award-winning DJ Paul van Dyk has been a crucial component of electronic dance music’s rise to the mainstream. Whether it be collaborating with Talking Heads frontman David Byrne or...

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Nicki Reloaded

Elijah Watson April 3, 2012

Editor's Note: This article contains explicit content. Did anyone think pop-rap songstress Nicki Minaj would fully turn away from her erratic persona? As soon as we all witnessed her baffling performance...

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Whimsically political group to play at Frank

Daniel Munoz April 2, 2012

  CHAIN AND THE GANG There is no figure in independent music today more paradoxical than Ian Svenonius, whose latest project, Chain and the Gang, will be playing at Frank this Friday. Svenonius...

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Latest Bieber single shows signs of gradual maturity

Elijah Watson March 29, 2012

Justin Bieber. Say the name in a crowded room and you’re bound to get an assortment of responses: “He looks like a girl.” “He flips his hair too much.” “I love him.”...

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Songstress switches to softer sound

Elizabeth Hinojos March 27, 2012

Better known for her music collective Vivian Girls, bassist Katy Goodman, who records under the name La Sera, tones down the aggressive noise pop of her punkish trio and advances with a 1950’s candy-coated...

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Swedish band hits right and wrong notes

Chris Nguyen March 27, 2012

Swedish indie-pop trip band Miike Snow, known for their 2009 breakout hit “Animal,” stay close to their sugar-induced pop equation on their follow-up album, Happy to You. Composed of Andrew...

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Rapper stays true to roots with latest album

Elijah Watson March 27, 2012

Unlike those who have claimed to have paid their dues in hip-hop, Timothy Parker, more commonly known as rapper Gift of Gab, has done so since his days in hip-hop duo Blackalicious. His impenetrable rhyming...

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Singer’s eclectic covers album foreshadows potential comeback

Elijah Watson March 27, 2012

The cover art for R&B/soul songstress Macy Gray’s latest album, Covered, says it all. Naked, but veiled in darkness and hidden under wild hair, the singer-songwriter has a sullen look on her...

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Mars Volta releases experimental record

Elijah Watson March 27, 2012

There is no group that has taken up the progressive rock torch quite like The Mars Volta. In their 11-year career, the band has gone from prog-rock toddlers to masters of the genre, channeling the spirit...

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Madonna’s longevity provides base for new album’s success

Chris Nguyen March 27, 2012

Madonna’s age looms large over her latest album, MDNA. At 53, she has remained relevant (despite protests from her critics to the contrary) in the world of entertainment where celebrities are edged...

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Eisley-Tallhart tour to show lush vocals, new sounds

Daniel Munoz March 26, 2012

EISLEY The first thing bloggers and PR drones point out about indie vets Eisley is that four out of five band members are siblings. While the family-band aspect is certainly novel, listeners would...

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