When the guitars are finally tuned, the drum kit is set and the microphone sits by its lonely self on stage, only one band can take these simple instruments and play them to their breaking
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Explosions in the Sky do just that – they detonate like a burning star. Their music consists of moving instrumental passages that not only demand attention, but leave the listener at its mercy, experiencing a
The orange walls of University City’s Mokas seemed to pulse as the lead singer of Among Criminals, Ryan Gaughan, dipped forward with his guitar, a mess of curls and baby dreadlocks swinging in front of
Even though they really dig Jesus, don’t label Switchfoot as a Christian band. The group uses religion as inspiration, but has a universal message that interpretively transcends it. Simply said, Switchfoot is successful because they
‘From Toledo to Tokyo,’ Taco Bell to Target, Tooth and Nail to Capitol, and “Destination: Beautiful” and “Singularity,” we find Mae primed to move to the forefront of rock as one of the most infectious
They’ve played on the Warped Tour, gotten air-time on TRL and will play at Bamboozle. Consider Meg & Dia one in a slew of up-and-coming acts whose popularity is the result of free promotion courtesy
A set of rickety wooden stairs carries you to the dance floor, where David Bowie and Madonna are on heavy rotation. The shaggy-haired bartender hands out fluorescent yellow and pink cupcakes for free. Cute boys
“There is no possible way that global warming exists,” I think to myself, descending a flight of concrete stairs into the cold, dimly-lit basement of the First Unitarian Church at 12:45 p.m. While there, several