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I chose this one in part because you can see Tina Weymouth playin' her bass. I remember wearing this song out in grad school, late 70s.

This month's party features 3 bands and a special guest DJ all brought to you by Future Sounds, Neon Reverb, Indigenous and WOXY.

Binary Sunrise and the Good Records family. a In last week's dead tree version of DC9 , I chatted up Polyphonic Spree leader Tim DeLaughter about the resurgence of his Good Records Recordings label, which, after a three-year absence in terms of releases, is returning to the market in a big way with upcoming releases scheduled from the Spree, ...

This timeless masterpiece is little known, but it has inspired almost as many bands as The Modern Lovers' own inspiration -- and only slightly better known -- The Velvet Underground & Nico .

This timeless masterpiece is little known, but it has inspired almost as many bands as The Modern Lovers' own inspiration -- and only slightly better known -- The Velvet Underground & Nico .

While she didn't always have the best taste in song selection, Aretha Franklin is a must-study for anyone with interest in the human voice.

While she didn't always have the best taste in song selection, Aretha Franklin is a must-study for anyone with interest in the human voice.

It's been a while since Gila Bend last jammed together. So long that we had to dig into the archives to find an article that mentioned the band.

Poetrya 'whether on stage, in print, or in songa 'plays an essential role in San Francisco's literary history.

What? Only four stars, you stingy bastard? I'm asking myself the same question, so let me explain myself to myself... If I compare the new Another Day on Earth Brian Eno In his first proper solo release since 1996's relatively cold "The Drop," Brian Eno has constructed a whimsical and ecclectic masterpiece which is arguably one of the year's ...

Black Sabbath, The White Stripes, The Stooges. There aren't many bands worth their salt that want to be compared to other bands, but when I listen to Wolfmother's self-titled American debut, I can Velocifero Ladytron "Back to the future" isn't the right turn of phrase for Ladytron's newest album, Priest = Aura The Church Another of my all-time ...

Jonathan Richman Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Lion's Lair Better than: Seeing an energetic and earnest singer/songwriter play at the Bluebird or the Fillmore.

In the long series of R.E.M.'s evolution, this album showcases their ability to capture on tape what had been happening in the live for years: heartfelt, sweat-filled performances that just Rock Spectacle Barenaked Ladies Go Away White 10 out of 10 Bauhaus Go Away White is an album I've been waiting more than 20 years to hear, and the good news is ...

Each week, the following local music experts pick the top shows coming to Indy. David Lindquist, pop music writer, Indy.com; Steve Hayes and Ryan Williams, IndianapolisMusic.net editors; Nora Spitznogle, Broad Ripple Gazette/Queen Bee Music; Dan McNeal, Indy's Music Channel; Jeff Napier, freelance music journalist; Dodge, My Old Kentucky Blog; Tim ...

Three years and a once-in-a-lifetime residency in Banff later, they've returned with the lushly orchestrated Beacons.

2112 finally showed Rush out on their own, doing their own thing, and doing it well, IMHO.

Take the voice of a young Billie Holiday and stuff it into a svelte, petite body with the face of an angel, and you have some idea of what it's like to experience the music of Billy Miles in her self- Wolfmother Wolfmother Black Sabbath, The White Stripes, The Stooges.

Jonathan Richman's first group, the Modern Lovers, distilled the early hipster scene at CBGB down to punk.

It s been a year since New York s favorite nursery-rhyme punk dropped the sorely underrated Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild .

Jonathan Richman is often called "the godfather of punk," but you wouldn't know it to look at the thin, goateed singer-songwriter. Heck, you wouldn't know it to listen to him, either.