Essential New Music: Alice Coltrane's "The Carnegie Hall Concert"

Essential New Music: Alice Coltrane’s “The Carnegie Hall Concert”

The Carnegie Hall Concert inaugurates The Year Of Alice, a series of concerts, exhibits and publications celebrating the legacy of
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Ballroom Thieves' "Casual" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Ballroom Thieves’ “Casual” Video

They say kids are resilient. But the Ballroom Thieves’ Calin Peters isn’t so sure. “They’re adaptable, but it’s not the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of How???'s "This Is How (Remove It)" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of How???’s “This Is How (Remove It)” Video

Initially, How???’s new single was about movement. “The refrain was actually, ‘We’re movin’, we’re movin’” … instead of, ‘Remove it,
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Bar Italia At The Blue Room, Nashville

Bar Italia At The Blue Room, Nashville

Bar Italia at the Blue Room, Nashville. Photos by Skylar Watkins.
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Kim Gordon At Knockdown Center, Queens

Kim Gordon At Knockdown Center, Queens

Kim Gordon at Knockdown Center, Queens. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 783: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 783: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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SXSW 2024: 10 Artists Worth Checking Out Now

SXSW 2024: 10 Artists Worth Checking Out Now

Though the annual SXSW Conference & Festivals is more manageable now than it was at its frenetic peak a decade
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of King Youngblood's "Thread" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of King Youngblood’s “Thread” Video

“It’s the closest we’ve gotten to just straight-up making a movie,” says King Youngblood’s Cameron Lavi-Jones of the bracingly cinematic
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David Gray At City Winery, New York City

David Gray At City Winery, New York City

David Gray at City Winery, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Essential New Music: Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra/Small Unit's "Spectral Fiction"

Essential New Music: Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra/Small Unit’s “Spectral Fiction”

On March 24 of last year, Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra used Chicago’s Adler Planetarium as a launch pad for
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Waterparks, Loveless And Sophie Powers At The Fillmore, Philadelphia

Waterparks, Loveless And Sophie Powers At The Fillmore, Philadelphia

Waterparks, Loveless and Sophie Powers at the Fillmore, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck. Loveless Sophie Powers
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Live Review: Sleater-Kinney, Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2024

Live Review: Sleater-Kinney, Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2024

Even if you’ve paid scant attention to all things riot grrrl, ’90s past or 21st-century present, you know that the
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Normal History Vol. 782: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 782: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Star City Survivor's "Wilderness"

Essential New Music: Star City Survivor’s “Wilderness”

The members of this guitar/drums duo live in North Carolina’s Triangle, a conglomeration of metropolitan areas that contains three major
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Raven Drum Foundation Benefit Show Featuring Lauren Monroe, Rick Allen, Peter Criss, Jim Keltner, Will Lee And More At The Cutting Room, New York City

Raven Drum Foundation Benefit Show Featuring Lauren Monroe, Rick Allen, Peter Criss, Jim Keltner, Will Lee And More At The Cutting Room, New York City

Raven Drum Foundation benefit show for Friends Of Firefighters featuring Lauren Monroe, Rick Allen, Peter Criss, Jim Keltner, Will Lee
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Wesley Dean's "Blood Brothers" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Wesley Dean’s “Blood Brothers” Video

We all can remember a time in life when we didn’t know any better. “You think you’ll live forever, and
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Sleater-Kinney At Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn

Sleater-Kinney At Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn

Sleater-Kinney at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Offset At The Fillmore, Philadelphia

Offset At The Fillmore, Philadelphia

Offset at the Fillmore, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck.
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Porno For Pyros At Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City

Porno For Pyros At Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City

Porno For Pyros at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 781: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 781: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Alastair Galbraith's "Talisman"

Essential New Music: Alastair Galbraith’s “Talisman”

Full disclosure: The album under consideration and I go way back. My old micro-label put one of its songs on
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Amistat's "Still Believe" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Amistat’s “Still Believe” Video

The gist of Amistat’s therapeutic musical philosophy is hardly revelatory, but it is unabashedly sincere. Amistat is lead by well-traveled,
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jon Muq's "One You Love" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jon Muq’s “One You Love” Video

Jon Muq’s career so far has been a stunning exercise in perseverance—from busking in his Ugandan village to making the
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Escape Artist Lovers' "Out Where I Can Wander" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Escape Artist Lovers’ “Out Where I Can Wander” Video

Propelling earworm-inducing pop music into avant-garde territory is not easy, but it seems effortless for Escape Artist Lovers. The duo
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