My peers and I spent our formative years seeking out the hardest, heaviest, fastest music we could find. We considered it a rite of passage, a way to rebel against the bloated arena rock and pillowy AM gold of our parents’ generation, much like they rebelled against their own folks’ Pat Boone with the Beatles […]
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Art-rockers Ono commit to cassette the joyfully defiant noise of their live show
Art-rockers Ono commit to cassette the joyfully defiant noise of their live show, brand-new label Fine Prints launches with a triple release party at the Empty Bottle, and more.
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Former Smith Westerns front man Cullen Omori makes live solo debut, announces first album
Almost a year after Smith Westerns broke up, Cullen Omori plays Schubas and announces his first solo album, due early next year on Sub Pop.
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Smith Westerns break up: An exclusive interview with front man Cullen Omori
Omori discusses the dissolution of the local garage-rock act and his future music plans with the Reader.
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Gossip Wolf: Jimmy Whispers throws a basketball tournament to benefit CeaseFire
Jimmy Whispers’s basketball tournament for CeaseFire, suburban death metal from Starkill, and Fred Schneider of the B-52s at the Fall Ball
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 7/31: 3Peat, Smith Westerns, and Wreck & Reference
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, July 31
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Best shows to see: Trinidad James, Smith Westerns, Wreck & Reference
Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include Trinidad James, Smith Westerns, Wreck & Reference, Psalm One, and a Baby Teeth reunion.
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12 O’Clock Track: Touching Voids’ dreamy “Like Dust”
New sounds from a former member of Stranger Waves
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12 O’Clock Track: Brand-new dreamy pop from Smith Westerns
Beautiful, brand-new music from locals Smith Westerns.
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The post-high school prog of Les Rhinocéros
Les Rhinoceros, a D.C. prog band who made their first record in high school, play Township on Wednesday
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HoZac nation
A tale of four record labels: HoZac’s healthy catalog of rock, garage, and scuzz
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HoZac’s got junk in the trunk
A HoZac comp of one-off bands, another Smith Westerns record, and a Dylan cover with Tim Heidecker
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Photo gallery: Lollapalooza 20th Anniversary
Crystal Castles, Lykke Li, Black Lips, and more.
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Lollapalooza Survival Guide
Twenty nine acts to see—even if you have to fight the crowds