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Our picks include the Stinkfoot Orchestra's tribute to former San Diegan Frank Zappa at Winstons, jazz trumpet standout Ambrose Akinmusire and his band at The Jai, and Sleater-Kinney rocking out at the Observatory North Park

This month’s issue zeroes in on what The Beatles were doing 60 years ago, in the first two months of 1964: the demos they were recording, the films they

From the outset, British jazz-fusion and progressive rock guitarist (as well as violinist and composer) Allan Holdsworth chose to adopt a technique that

By RL Thornton: Introduction: When we think about speculative fiction (i.e. science fiction and fantasy), we usually think about novels, movies, or TV. But there are authors and musicians who try to expand those visions into sound. Ursula K. Le Guin was one of those people. This week, we will look at two of Le

Rock legend Jimi Hendrix played in Davenport in 1968, and a local fan says he left with a one-of-a-kind souvenir.

By RL Thornton: Introduction: When we think about speculative fiction (i.e. science fiction and fantasy), we usually think about novels, movies, or TV. But there are authors and musicians who try to expand those visions into sound. Ursula K. Le Guin was one of those people. This week, we will look at two of Le

WALDOBORO — For the first time ever in Maine, Andy Summers will be performing his live, solo multi-media show, “The Cracked Lens and A Missing String,” at The Waldo, on Saturday, June 8, at 8 p.m. “Join us for a fantastic evening with Andy Summers,...

SAICOBAB, “Nachin Machine” (Thrill Jockey) For nearly 40 years, Japanese drummer/vocalist YoshimiO has been flying one of underground music's most garishly hued freak flags with U.F.O. or Die, Boredoms, OOIOO, Free Kitten, and other units. Her sporadic project, SAICOBAB, (formerly Psycho Baba and other variants thereof) has been subverting sonic decorum for about a quarter century....

A heavyweight drama tells the story of wrestling family the Von Erichs, while the Swedish pop singer finds the love alongside David Guetta

Haken are a modern progressive rock band hailing from London, England. Since the sextet started jamming together in 2004, they’ve been one of the genre’s...