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Aviary Interesting

Egged on by a soaring Tallahassee following, Zombie Birdhouse flies in your face with invention

The History of Rock and Roll, Part 34

If Chet Atkins never met Herbie, there'd be no Dire Straits

Rock and Roll Graveyard

Jimi Hendrix's guitar. John Lennon's furniture. Bono's sunglasses. Hope I die before I get sold.

Savage Found

Three decades after, Miami's great rock bands hit the spotlight again

See How We Are

When the Miami Coalition for the Homeless wanted a photo study of the area's street people population, it commissioned the homeless themselves

Howard and Ron Albert Are Analog Kings

Their Audio Vision recording studio counts Lil Wayne as a client.

Rachel Goodrich, Your New Favorite Singer

She shakes, rattles, and rolls on down her own road.

The Strummer Who Changed the World

The Wolfsonian pays homage to Les Paul

Earl Greyhound

The Wolfsonian pays homage to Les Paul

World Got the Blues

Jon Paris doesn't need the government to ratify his music or his memories

Love at Last

Rilo Kiley brings a bountiful breadbasket from the heartland

Dead To Fall

Everything I Touch Falls to Pieces (Victory Records)

Polka Mania!

From his modest headquarters in Little Haiti, polka legend Li'l Wally Jagiello spreads happiness the world over

Rotations

From his modest headquarters in Little Haiti, polka legend Li'l Wally Jagiello spreads happiness the world over

Straight Jacquet

The Texas Tenor train keeps a-rollin', next stop Illinois

Saturday Night: Kevin Rudolf at Fourth on Flagler

Jeff StrattonKevin Rudolf at Fourth on Flagler on Saturday night.Kevin RudolfSaturday, July 4, 2009Fourth on Flagler, West Palm BeachOpportunity struck for Kevin Rudolf at this Fourth of July showcase, a chance to deploy an abbreviated set of songs from In The City, his solo debut. Best known for pr ... More >>

Cuts Like a Knife

Lita Ford hasn't lost her edge — metal or otherwise — out of the spotlight.

Video: Tristan Clopet Covers Vampire Weekend's "Cousins"

The handsome Canadian transplant Tristan Clopet is something of a musical anomaly on the local scene. With his band, the Juice, he skips both the indie flavors of the week and the super-commercial aspirations of others around town. Instead, his music recalls those heady days of the early '90s, when ... More >>

Concert Review and Set List: Paul McCartney at Sun Life Stadium, April 3

photo by Sayre Berman​To view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here.Paul McCartneySun Life Stadium, Miami GardensSaturday, April 3, 2010Better Than: Everything, ever.The Review:I'll drop all pretense of "criticism" here and will preface this by saying it's written from the perspect ... More >>

Concert Review: The Black Keys at the Fillmore Miami Beach, April 18

​The Black KeysThe Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason TheaterApril 18, 2010Better Than: Being stuck between rock and a hard placeThe Review:There was one moment during The Black Keys' Fillmore Miami Beach set that entirely defined what the Akron combo does to and for this thing called rock ... More >>

Torche Gear Stolen in Chicago; Band Accepting Donations, Scrambling to Continue Tour

via myspace.com/torche​Gear theft is a sad reality of the touring life, but despite its many, many months on the road, Miami-birthed Torche had been lucky enough to avoid a major incident -- until this past Friday. The band is currently on tour with Circa Survive and Coheed and Cambria, a package ... More >>

Free Credit Report Band Contest Finalists On TV Tonight; We Handicap Their Chances

The Free Credit Report band is out, and a new act will be the face of Free Credit Score.​It's no surprise, but when we announced this past May that the Free Credit Report (dot-com) band was kaput, people had some pretty strong reactions. What is a surprise, though, is that some of those strong rea ... More >>

Ten Winning Band Names for Charlie Sheen's Inevitable Debut Album

Winning! Charlie Sheen is a freaking rock star.​If you've paid any attention to television, radio, internet, or even smoke signals rising from a faraway tribe, you've no doubt heard a little bit about Charlie Sheen in the news lately. But let us go on record right here and now as saying that the m ... More >>

Jacobs Ladder Visits L.A., Avoids the Tar Pits, and Returns With a New Album

The boys of Jacobs Ladder, clockwise from top: Oren, Sammy, and Brian.​Even 207 years after Lewis and Clark dared to make that first incredibly dangerous cross-continental trip, millions of Americans -- like local prog-punk trio Jacobs Ladder --continue to head West, looking for fame, inspiration ... More >>

Jacobs Ladder's Back to Life album release at Churchill's Pub April 8

The boys of Jacobs Ladder, clockwise from top: Oren, Sammy, and Brian.​Even 207 years after Lewis and Clark dared to make that first incredibly dangerous cross-continental trip, millions of Americans -- like local prog-punk trio Jacobs Ladder --continue to head West, looking for fame, inspiration ... More >>

Chromeo's Dave 1 Talks Daryl Hall, Weird Al Yankovic, and the Miami Sound Machine

​Enter Crossfade's contest for free Chromeo tickets! With the 2004 debut release She's In Control, an original sense of humor, and supersexy songs, Canadian duo Chromeo managed to delight bored folks stranded on lonely dance floors in megaclubs all across the globe. Friends since high school, ... More >>

Chromeo at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 20

​Enter Crossfade's contest for free Chromeo tickets! With the 2004 debut release She's In Control, an original sense of humor, and supersexy songs, Canadian duo Chromeo managed to delight bored folks stranded on lonely dance floors in megaclubs all across the globe. Friends since high school, ... More >>