7 / 10 Imagine if ‘twee’ wasn’t insufferable, that sunshine and tra-la-las could co-exist with articulate thought. Wouldn’t it be magical? Wouldn’t it just be… pop? Soko started recording in her bedroom, just a girl with an acoustic guitar and GarageBand

It’s said that Phil Collins would never have left Genesis and ventured out on his own if his relationship with his first wife hadn’t crumbled. If Adele’s boyfriend hadn’t smashed her heart, her hit 21 may have never have made its way to the top of the ch

Cindy Riesselman (L) and Deborah Meiners discuss the effects that the closing of the local post office would have on their town, in Dedham, Iowa, January 31, 2012. Dedham is not alone in its dependence on the Postal Service. Some of America's poorest com

Everyone from Rilo Kiley and the White Stripes to the New York Dolls and Gossip has played at this indie-rock bastion, which for many years was known as Spaceland but is now called the Satellite. The Silver Lake bar has had several distinct incarnations,

No other club in Los Angeles has quite the same vibe as Largo. Music events and comedy revues alternate on the booking schedule, but on most nights the two combine for a uniquely daft yet tuneful blur of entertainment. Such stellar personalities as Jon B

I've been listening to Bowerbirds' upcoming album The Clearing on repeat the past week, and one of the songs I always put on first is actually... the first track, "Tuck The Darkness In." It's just so good. Naturally, I am now sitting here thinking of all

ROBINSON — Shelbyville-Sullivan’s wrestling program is not only making history for having the most participants in the Illinois High School Association Class 1A sectional today at Robinson, but it is also doing so with four freshmen. Overall, the Rams ha

Rob Sacher, onetime co-owner of the long lost Luna Lounge, is set to release a memoir on March 1. Wake Me When It’s Over centers on his life as a club owner, from Sanctuary and Mission to the Luna Lounge. Through his eyes, we see encounters with many roc

William Elliott Whitmore performs Friday, Feb. 9 at the Granada with longstanding Kansas friends from local band Horse Weapons and Denver act Me For Radness. He’s an accomplished musician who’s toured with Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave), City an

By Grantland staff on February 8, 2012 2:49 PM ET Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand (1980) Bill Simmons: Here are four minutes that will make you ask yourself things like, "Why am I enjoying this so much?" "Are these two just going to start humping o

(Classical Detours meanders through stylistic byways, exploring new recordings from the fringes of classical music.) Classical musicians don't thrive on Mozart and Beethoven alone; they've long been drawn to popular music. Bach scholar and keyboardist Jo

Everyone from Rilo Kiley and the White Stripes to the New York Dolls and Gossip has played at this indie-rock bastion, which for many years was known as Spaceland but is now called the Satellite. The Silver Lake bar has had several distinct incarnations,

No other club in Los Angeles has quite the same vibe as Largo. Music events and comedy revues alternate on the booking schedule, but on most nights the two combine for a uniquely daft yet tuneful blur of entertainment. Such stellar personalities as Jon B

Everyone from Rilo Kiley and the White Stripes to the New York Dolls and Gossip has played at this indie-rock bastion, which for many years was known as Spaceland but is now called the Satellite. The Silver Lake bar has had several distinct incarnations,

The SXSW Film Festival announced this week that they will show a special Sneak Preview of the forthcoming , a feature-length documentary about the legendary cult band Big Star. The directorial debut of Drew DeNicola, will screen as an Official Selection

When Cardinal’s seminal first album was released in 1994, its chamber pop stood in valiant opposition to grunge, which was then covering the land like a swarm of plaid-clad locusts. Eighteen years later, with grunge a slightly whiffy memory, Cardinal ret

Elliott Smith wrote some of the prettiest pop songs ever written. Of course, writing a pretty pop song isn’t the same thing as writing an upbeat pop song. “Between the Bars” is a perfect example. The melody is touchingly beautiful and unthreateningly gen

Portland’s Blind Pilot began as a duo that toured the West Coast on bikes, developing a batch of humble and solidly melodic songs for its 2008 debut, 3 Rounds And A Sound. The band first started picking up considerable buzz for that album’s single, “Go O

No other club in Los Angeles has quite the same vibe as Largo. Music events and comedy revues alternate on the booking schedule, but on most nights the two combine for a uniquely daft yet tuneful blur of entertainment. Such stellar personalities as Jon B