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INTERVIEW: Allen Stone shoots for authenticity on new tour
Allen Stone has a lot to be excited about. He’s kept himself very busy in the time gearing up for his forthcoming album—two new singles, high-profile TV performances, and a new fall tour that starts…
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INTERVIEW: Noah Cyrus shares her sadness on ‘Good Cry,’ moves past hectic summer
The biggest, most heart-breaking break-up of Noah Cyrus’ life is not the one the internet has been talking about for the past month. While a three-month celebrity romance crashed and burned in a storm of…
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INTERVIEW: Freya Ridings finds a musical Rosetta Stone in public pianos
SAN FRANCISCO — “Introverted teen turns to music rather than her friends to entertain herself through school.” It may be a cinematic device, but it’s not the story of U.K. singer-songwriter-pianist Freya Ridings. She didn’t…
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INTERVIEW: Default reunites for final ‘dream tour’ with Stone Temple Pilots, ‘Re-Cut’ release
Canadian post-grunge rockers Default have announced their plan to reunite on tour this fall, joining Stone Temple Pilots and Seether on a tour across Canada, as well as mixing in a string of their own…
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Tony Award winner Gavin Creel to make solo debut in San Francisco
Harkening back to a golden age of musical theater, Gavin Creel will present his debut solo concert on Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Fairmont San Francisco’s Venetian Room–but don’t call it cabaret. An Evening with Gavin…
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INTERVIEW: Ariel Engle of Broken Social Scene steps out on her own as La Force
When she’s in the van with the Toronto indie rock collective Broken Social Scene, Ariel Engle doesn’t keep track of days of the week anymore. “Well, there’s no difference between a Saturday or a Monday…
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INTERVIEW: Soccer Mommy finds the color in the mundane
Sophie Allison has been writing songs since she was 5. Allison, who records and performs as Soccer Mommy, writes with jarring specificity about everyday life, interactions with the people around her and her own life.…
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Martin Johnson releases his inner rock child with The Night Game
NAPA — Despite having penned and produced Top 40 singles for the likes of Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Christina Perri, Gavin Degraw and others; despite a promising career as the frontman of Boys Like Girls; and…
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Matt Maeson found the straight and narrow on a long and winding road
The forearms of Matt Maeson are tattooed with a foreboding message: “Born a sinner,” says one. “Die a martyr,” concludes the other. The statement itself may be pure rock and roll, but that was not the…
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INTERVIEW: St. Lucia searches for the gods, holds out for a brighter future
Jean-Philip Grobler still dreams of having the biggest band in the world. The St. Lucia frontman acknowledges that the time may not be right for his earnest, heart-on-sleeve pop music. Even when he was in the…
