Smile Politely catches up with members of Detroit’s newest thunder-psych outfit prior to gigging at Mike N Molly’s Friday.
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World class in the heart of downtown Champaign
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Pogo Studio’s Mark Rubel might just have the only profession where not being a homicidal maniac is a bad thing.
Ten questions with Maps and Atlases
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Math rock? Prog rock? Art rock? We’ll take the safe way and call Chicago’s Maps and Atlases experimental rock.
Horror with a twist of romance?
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Mark had the chance to catch up with Mr. Dynamite jack-of-all-rock-and-roll-trades Jon Spencer recently to discuss his work with Heavy Trash and muse about his career.
Five Questions with…
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What happens when you prompt the same five questions to Alaya Conscious, Hot Cops, and Take Care? Lots. Check ’em out Friday at Mike N Molly’s.
The KISS of folkgrass
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A treatise from a mildly insincere fan about Thursday’s show from the Avett Brothers.
Eclectic, electric, eccentric
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Boston’s Hallelujah the Hills hosts a night of intense emotional symphonies Saturday at Cowboy Monkey.
Times New Viking become a self-caged animal
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Check out the “garage” sound of self-actualization Friday night at Courtyard Café.
Brighton MA headlines geographically confusing bill
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Kansas was from Kansas. Alabama was from Alabama. Chicago was from Chicago, but Brighton MA also calls it home.
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers teach America a lesson in America
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Baseball. Hot Dogs. Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.