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R.I.P. Davy Jones, 1945 - 2012

​Davy Jones of the Monkees, who sang such widely known hits as "Daydream Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville," and "Valleri," died of a heart attack this morning. He was 66. Already a renowned stage performer who'd scored a Tony nomination, Jones auditioned in 1965 to be on a TV show based on t ... More >>

Top 8 Songs To Listen To During the Next Earthquake

Like us, there's a good chance that when the emergency sirens went off last Thursday as part of The Great California Shake-Out, you wondered if some sort of Red Dawn-style invasion was at hand, since it was clear that an earthquake was definitely not occurring. Seriously -- having a gigantic alarm g ... More >>

Super Sideman

Rusty Anderson has learned a lot playing with Paul McCartney.

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

Oakland's High on Fire to Release Next Album on Koch

Good news for Bay Area metalheads: High on Fire just signed to Koch Records. The Oakland trio is now in the process of writing their next album due in 2009 that will be released by the aforementioned juggernaut of an indie label. High on Fire joins an ecclectic label roster that puts them alongside ... More >>

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Pools Together Roots Music Enthusiasts

Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

Sixties Flashback

Sounds of the Summer of Love echo through today

Mountain Goats graze through three sold out shows

Sounds of the Summer of Love echo through today

The Big Bang

Entering Comets on Fire's blazing parallel universes

Josh Rouse

Nashville

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Vienna Teng

Warm Strangers

The Post-Jaded Life

Singer/songwriter Bart Davenport dares to ditch irony for the downright soft

Margo Guryan

Take a Picture (Oglio)

Pump It Up

Take a Picture (Oglio)

A Maki Among Maki

Take a Picture (Oglio)

Dunciad and Illeanad

Take a Picture (Oglio)