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Song Premiere: Every Avenue, 'No One But You'Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:20AMCredit: Gene Smirnov Michigan pop-punk band Every Avenue have barely rested since the 2009 release of their second album, Picture Perfect. Now, we've got the exclusive premiere of "No One But You," the lead single from the band's upcoming album, Bad Habits. Last time we checked in with the guys, they were being held hostage by an [...]

Happy Together Tour 2011 reviewMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:11AMTurtles and company conjure golden memories, but loss of singer makes Grass Roots a cover band

Barley Station Releases A New Kind Of Country Genre Blend In Their Contagious Debut Single 'I Found You'Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:48AMThey coined the term "pop-a-billy" referring to their bending, mixing, and blending of genres - the paradoxical, if not paradisiacal, combination of rockabilly with pop on some songs. However, Barley Station's music is punctuated throughout with elements of alternative pop/rock, folk, experimental at times, and rootsy alternative country. Their music features two and three part harmonies, catchy ...

Pitchfork Music Festival 2011: Day 3 in reviewMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:28AMThe Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 is a wrap. And here’s our wrap-up of Sunday’s action in Union Park, with reporting once again from your truly (GK), the tireless Bob Gendron (BG) and the ever-vigilant Kevin Pang handling video and editing.

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Steve Coleman - The Mancy of Sound (Pi Recordings, 2011)Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:18AMMancy is defined as "Divination by a specified means: ex. "geomancy." This suits saxophonist and composer Steve Coleman perfectly, as he has long been interested in numbers, symbols and their relationship to music. This wide ranging album features Jen Shyu on vocals, Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, T...

Rock against human trafficking: West Michigan band Sargent Avenue travels, plays Southeast Asia to raise awareness of ...Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:11AMSinger Jordan Moore never fully grasped the scope and horror of the world’s human trafficking crisis until he traveled to Thailand recently to see it firsthand with his Grand Rapids rock band, Sargent Avenue.

Kenya: Muungano Choir Leader to Be Laid to Rest TodayMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:14AMOn Saturday, Kenya buries one of its greatest musical luminaries.

Deportees shedding positive light — UWI professorMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:02AMBEING deported seems like a degrading experience that often leaves deportees disoriented. Issues such as the unavailability of jobs, the struggle to fit into a positive niche in society and pipedreams about going back to "foreign" often clips the wings of men and women so labelled.

Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts is Going to Get All Shook up with Chris MacDonald's Memories ...Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:27AMFor one night only, Chris MacDonald will bring back the magic of the King of Rock-n-Roll in a truly dynamic multi-media performance complete with costumes, back up singer’s dancers and high-energy concert band. Join us at Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts for this Rockin memorial tribute celebrating the life and music of one of the greatest entertainers and pop culture ...