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CD REVIEW | St. Vincent’s follow-up to ‘Marry Me’ has complex guitar playing
St. Vincent crafts a beautiful, catchy and sometimes raucous batch of tunes that is sure to please fans of her debut and...
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WEISSENBORN | Album sometimes fails to catch listener’s attention
Nine solid tracks of funky folk-rock. That’s what Midland-based singer-songwriter Dan Vaillancourt offers on his latest...
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Death Cab for Cutie will not win over skeptics with new album
Death Cab for Cutie’s new album finds the band moving further from their emotional indie rock roots and closer to a...
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From cheap shows to big tickets, here’s a few concerts to keep in mind
Summer will soon be here, and with it comes cook-outs, barefoot walks and big concerts. If you associate May, June, July...
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Wet Hair’s new album, ‘Dream,’ an intense, raucous delight
Wet Hair’s “Dream”, the band’s debut full-length album, is an ambitious and exciting droney synth-punk...
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Dark electronic mood music on artist’s solo debut
On the self-titled solo effort debut from Fever Ray, Karin Dreijer Andersson offers solid electronic tunes, similar in sound...
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Dan Deacon’s album, ‘Bromst,’ a bold and challenging listen
On “Bromst,” the follow-up to Dan Deacon’s 2007 breakthrough album, “Spiderman of the Rings,”...
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Blacktop Musical crafts unmistakable sound
On their debut full-length album, local folk-rockers, Blacktop Musical, combine a traditionally hushed folk sound with an...
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Bob Saget bringing raunchy act to Rose in April
Comedian and sitcom star Bob Saget is headed to Central Michigan University to perform his R-rated stand-up routine at Rose...
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Bob Saget on schedule for April performance
Comedian and sitcom star Bob Saget will perform at Central Michigan University with his R-rated stand-up routine. The performance...
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Brooklyn-based group’s influences shine through in debut album
On the self-titled debut album from the Brooklyn-based band, Here We Go Magic, the group mixes a traditional indie-pop aesthetic...
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Psychedelic band makes statement
On their eighth studio album in as many years, the experimental-pop weirdos Animal Collective have married their unique psychedelic...
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