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Soldier On
posted: June 20, 2012
It takes a mighty presence to hold an arena-sized audience captive. And though Kat Robichaud, who fronts Raleigh-based band The Design, has spent the bulk of her career on smaller stages, she’s the kind of…
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Wrangled Up & Bruised
posted: June 4, 2012
Brothers Nicholas and Lucas James may have had a wholesome upbringing”home school, Quaker school, Connecticut suburbs”but they didn’t let that corrupt their rock and roll souls. The brothers stood by their hot sauce-lovin’, God-fearin’, skinny…
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All About It
posted: May 28, 2012
There’s a pantheon of music constructed of staccato guitars, thrashing drums, and searching, volatile vocals. Some call it emo, some call it pop-punk, some call it alternative. The name itself isn’t important. What matters…
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TKO
posted: December 19, 2011
Attention, those trying to define the music of Get Back Loretta: Cease and desist. Give it up. Save yourself the trouble. The San Diego band defies categorization at every turn, deftly weaving elements of ˜60s…
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Prime Time
posted: November 16, 2011
New York’s TV/TV has had its fair share of broadcasts on shows like The Hills, Flash Gordon and, yes, Living Lohan. But it was lead singer Josh Ocean’s appearance as a mentor on Made that…
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Under Pressure
posted: October 26, 2011
If you doubt the healing power of rock, look no further than the musicians who travel overseas and the troops who flock to see them. Whether or not the treacle lasts, at least for…
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