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A man born in South Africa, raised in Philadelphia and now living in Boulder, Col. could make nothing less than beautiful music. Gregory Alan Isakov, who names Bruce Springsteen and Iron and Wine as two of his main influences, released his most recent album, This Empty Northern Hemisphere, last summer, […]

It must be a tough gig opening up for Cage the Elephant at House of Blues in San Diego. All of the anxious future mosh pitters judging your level of hardcore, while waiting for the headliner’s lead singer to begin screaming into a microphone whilst sweatily thrashing about the stage. […]

The Sasquatch Festival returned to the Gorge Amphitheater of George, Washington for its 9th annual affair.  The famously gorgeous vantage of the Columbia River Gorge played background to another stellar lineup of tunes for the 3-day Memorial Weekend Festival. Headliners amongst the dozens of acts playing on four different stages […]

With sounds varying greatly from that of the horns and violins of a mariachi band, what better way to spend a Cinco de Mayo in San Diego than at UCSD’s The Loft with the Tallest Man on Earth. A native of the North Pole, Kristian Matsson delivered a thrilling yet […]

Big wave surfer Jamie Sterling has proved himself to be one of the most well known surfers on the beach today for good reason. He has top placed in all the big name surfing events from Mavericks to the Aikau Waimea Bay event. This weekend however, you’ll find Sterling helping […]

If you haven’t heard of Broken Bells, chances are you’ve already heard their music. The musical duo consists of Shins’ front man James Mercer and artist/producer Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse. While Mercers’ acoustic folk and Burton’s predominantly hip-hop based work may seem unlikely ingredients of a succesful […]

Seeing The Beatles perform is something any lover of music would like to cross off their bucket list. However, this is not possible.  One can see a Beatle perform today, via Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr, but the Fab Four will never again be united. There is something that might […]

The last time Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli and Cincinnati DJ Hi-Tek partnered under the Reflection Eternal moniker, it was back in 2000 with their critically acclaimed album, Train of Thought. It captured the essence of hip hop as Kweli and Tek sketched their lives as artists and young men. Train […]

Mountain Jam represents the epitome gathering of rock, folk and jam bands in the Northeast. Performed in the beautiful setting of upstate New York’s Hunter Mountain (approximately one hour north of Albany) on June 4-6, it brings a great mix of classic and new artists alike to the stage. Though […]

The state of hip hop in 2006 was in complete disarray, especially when Nas professed that “Hip Hop Is Dead.” The phrase became a musical SOS for a new generation of emcees to arrive and make their own mark in the hip hop industry. The golden age of the late […]