Nightlife Articles
Going out and enjoying a drink or two with friends is all fine and well, but when the sun is blazing, the joy of a good beer can be ruined by standing in a crowded bar, sweating with everyone else that's struggling to get served a cold one. Thankfully
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Joan Osborne has a distinct voice that has served her well in her music career. Equally suited for both blues and pop, she has tackled and conquered both genres, putting her creative stamp on each in the process. Not content to creatively sit in one area, Osborne continues to
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Blue October is no stranger to the ways of the road, but the band's current jaunt certainly heads into new territory by stripping down the band's arrangements and reworking its crunchy, rock-riffed catalog into more intimate and acoustic performances. Early response has been so positive that the band plans
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Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith were a constant musical duo throughout the 80's and early 90's, composing and collaborating on songs for one another's studio albums and going out on tour together, which has created a strong and lasting friendship between the two. Their current tour - titled "2
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Thirty Seconds To Mars was co-founded by siblings Jared and Shannon Leto almost 15 years ago. Jared is now as equally well known for his on-screen work (movies like "Requiem for a Dream" and "Panic Room") as he is as lead singer for the band, a post-grunge rock group that
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The massive earthquake that struck Haiti last year took an incredibly high toll on the island nation. It can be difficult for outsiders to understand the true magnitude of the need and suffering such events create - particularly after the story has fallen out of favor in the mainstream press
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Brothers Jesse and Luke Miller formed the five-piece band Lotus while in college in 1999. The group combines the lengthy grooves of a jam band with the up-tempo funk of electronic dance rock. The result is oftentimes atmospheric and fun, mesmerizing and pulsing. It's an uplifting energy, one that is
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Insane Clown Posse is a "horrorcore" duo made up of "Violent J" and "Shaggy 2 Dope" that originated in Detroit, Michigan. Violent and Shaggy paint their faces to look like demented clowns, which plays into the fantasy/horror-esque "Dark Carnival," the source of inspiration for much of their work. Lyrically the
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Cali Swag District is a hip-hop quartet that hails from Inglewood, California. Founded by Big Wy, formerly of Death Row Records, the group is out drumming up support for its upcoming debut disc, which is slated to drop in the new year. The group garnered airplay earlier this year for
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For close to 50 years Bob Dylan has maintained immense cultural, critical and mainstream success, a feat likely unmatched by any other living musician today. His influence in multiple genres is readily apparent, and many of his songs have been recorded hundreds of times by other artists. From his seminal
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Runner Runner is well positioned for a mainstream breakthrough. Mashing a solid guitar-rock base with high-energy, amped-up pop songs has yielded success for plenty of others, most recently groups like Metro Station and Good Charlotte. And while it may be possible to mistake one band for another, the musicianship on
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Rock group We The Kings struck gold with its single "Check Yes Juliet," and went on to headline the 2009 edition of the Vans Warped Tour. The band is riding on the burgeoning radio success of the propulsive "Heaven Can Wait" while distancing itself from comparisons to other similar acts,
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Big Sam's Funky Nation certainly doesn't slouch when it comes to a good time. The group hails from New Orleans, a fact one could assume two songs into the band's set, but that's a good thing - the spirit and energy of New Orleans' famous nightlife is well represented here,
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Don't let the name fool you; Sublime with Rome is simply the new name that the late 90's So-Cal rockers in Sublime now go by (similar to the Queen + Paul Rodgers thing a couple years ago). Rome Ramirez has stepped in to fill in for Brad Nowell, who died
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Asia exploded on to the music scene in the early 1980's, a group formed from members of several other successful acts - Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Buggles, and King Crimson. With hits like "Heat of the Moment" and "Sole Survivor" on its debut album, the band found massive
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It's rare for a band celebrating its 20th anniversary to be breaking new ground, but that's where Barenaked Ladies find themselves after shrinking to a quartet last year. On the heels of its first four-piece album, "All in Good Time," BNL is out on the road to show eager fans
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Maroon 5 hit it out of the ballpark with its multi-platinum "Songs About Jane" album and hasn't slowed down since, racking up hit singles, big album sales, and playing sell-out shows across the country for the better part of a decade. The band's intriguing blend of rock, pop, and R&B
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The members of Texas in July may be young, but don't write them off as amateurs. The five-piece hardcore metal act only formed in 2007, yet it just wrapped an extensive European tour, and has released its first full-length album, "I Am." The Rochester-born band has built a solid following
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Though the Goo Goo Dolls originated in Buffalo, the band has long been regarded as "local" music heroes to the entire upstate New York area. Following the band's breakthrough with the 90's single "Name," the trio has racked up an impressive list of hits and multi-platinum records. And while the
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Ringo Starr was, of course, a member of The Beatles, and as such he can attract some very distinguished and accomplished bandmates, which he does on his 11th outing with his All-Starr Band. This incarnation features Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Gregg Bissonette, Gary Wright, Richard Page, and Wally Palmar. What's
