Beck

07.08.08 9:16 AM

What? From his slack 1994 clunker "Beercan" to 2004's full-size fuzz "E-Pro," Beck Hansen has forged a flourishing career out of the obscure, the ever-morphing. And after all these years -- thankfully -- not much has changed.

Son Ambulance

07.07.08 9:13 AM

What? The indie rock apple never falls too far from the Saddle Creek tree, and Son Ambulance sit in a similar fruit bowl as their Nebraskan contemporaries.

The Melvins

07.03.08 9:12 AM

What? On July 8, the Melvins will release their 23rd album in 24 years, Nude With Boots, on Ipecac Recordings. The sludge-rock mainstays are known for consistently crafting the gnarliest of slow-tempo metal offerings, a tradition triumphantly upheld throughout Nude.

Albert Hammond Jr.

07.02.08 9:08 AM

What? With the Strokes on an unofficial hiatus, ragamuffin rhythm guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has turned efforts inward, developing into quite the self-determined songwriter. And less than a year after the U.S.

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    The Mae Shi Tear Apart Minneapolis' Uptown Bar

    07.08.08 12:42 PM

    Making their entrance by weaving through the crowd to the stage, L.A. noise rockers the Mae Shi brought their loud, spastic, and over-reactive sound to Minneapolis’ Uptown Bar last night (July 7th). The set's second song, “I Get (Almost) Everything I Want,” was barebones instrumentally but full of cathartic harmonies and buoyed by a powerful chorus.

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    The Long Winters Come Home to Seattle

    07.07.08 2:08 PM

    "There will be no witty banter tonight," Long Winters frontman/renowned purveyor of witty banter, John Roderick, announced at the band's eagerly awaited Seattle homecoming show last night (July 5) at the Showbox.

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Brooklyn's eclectic electronica duo return with more U.S. dates behind LP3, which drops stateside today (July 8).
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