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The Kills London, Brixton Academy, October 29, 2004. Two figures, under dim lights, which obscure more than illuminate. One, his jacket zippered up to his...
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Nirvana Prior to Nirvana, alternative music was consigned to specialty sections of record stores, and major labels considered it to be, at the very most,...
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Tricky Originally, Tricky was a member of the Wild Bunch, a Bristol-based rap troupe that eventually metamorphosed into Massive Attack during the early...
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Nick Cave After goth pioneers the Birthday Party called it quits in 1983, singer/songwriter Nick Cave assembled the Bad Seeds, a post-punk supergroup...
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Tracy Bonham Tracy Bonham is a singer and classically trained violinist who incorporates both skills into her pop compositions. Her debut EP, The Liverpool...
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Denali After witnessing the power of her brother Keeley's band, Engine Down, Maura Davis (singer/songwriter) decided she too wanted to do the rock & roll...
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The Kills London, Brixton Academy, October 29, 2004. Two figures, under dim lights, which obscure more than illuminate. One, his jacket zippered up to his...
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Panda and Angel Seattle's Panda & Angel feature Josh Wackerly (guitar), Carrie Murphy (guitar/vocals), Zaun Zehner (drums), Laura Enderle (bass), and Kara Kikuchi...
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Carina Round Singer/songwriter Carina Round got her start with a short stint at Birmingham's famed Ronnie Scott's club in 1996. Within a few years, she gained...
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KT Tunstall Born in 1975, Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall -- not short for anything, the KT is just an alternate spelling of Katie -- comes from the...
