An AmericanaFest Six-Pack: Jon Muq, Jess Williamson, Logan Ledger, Tyler Ramsey, Emily Nenni and Szlachetka

An AmericanaFest Six-Pack: Jon Muq, Jess Williamson, Logan Ledger, Tyler Ramsey, Emily Nenni and Szlachetka

For the 23rd year in a row, Nashville embraced the indie aesthetic, hosting more than 200 acts at nearly 50
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Essential New Music: Hello Whirled’s “No Use Crying Over Spilled Blood”

Essential New Music: Hello Whirled’s “No Use Crying Over Spilled Blood”

Whenever anyone writes about Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, it’s a fair bet they mention that he’s prolific. (You
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A Conversation With Brent Cobb

A Conversation With Brent Cobb

Brent Cobb couldn’t be happier with the state of country music. On his new album, Southern Star (Ol’ Buddy/Thirty Tigers),
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Metallica Released "...And Justice For All" 35 Years Ago Today

Metallica Released “…And Justice For All” 35 Years Ago Today

35 years ago today, Metallica released ...And Justice For All. We can’t remember anything. Read our review of Metallica’s essential
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Duran Duran At Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY

Duran Duran At Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY

Duran Duran at Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Normal History Vol. 757: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 757: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Yes At The Met, Philadelphia

Yes At The Met, Philadelphia

Yes at the Met, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck.
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Essential New Music: James Brandon Lewis/Red Lily Quintet's "For Mahalia, With Love"

Essential New Music: James Brandon Lewis/Red Lily Quintet’s “For Mahalia, With Love”

For Mahalia, With Love is a record that gets down to fundamentals, but not just in the way that its
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Live Review: Peter Gabriel, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 16, 2023

Live Review: Peter Gabriel, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 16, 2023

Quite famously, Peter Gabriel has been the English eccentric whose early work embraced the most dramatic corners of progressive rock,
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A Conversation With Carter Brady

A Conversation With Carter Brady

New York-based singer/songwriter Carter Brady draws on an eclectic and disparate range of artists for inspiration on latest single “Lover’s
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Arctic Monkeys And Fontaines D.C. At The Mann Center For The Performing Arts, Philadelphia

Arctic Monkeys And Fontaines D.C. At The Mann Center For The Performing Arts, Philadelphia

Arctic Monkeys and Fontaines D.C. at the Mann Center For The Performing Arts, Philadelphia. Photos by Evan Albuck.
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Normal History Vol. 756: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 756: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: P.G. Six's "Murmurs & Whispers"

Essential New Music: P.G. Six’s “Murmurs & Whispers”

Pat Gubler is the kind of guy who can intuit fellow musicians’ ideals and help them sound like better versions
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Normal History Vol. 755: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 755: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of ZZ Ward's "Dirty Shine"

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of ZZ Ward’s “Dirty Shine”

For the past decade, ZZ Ward played the major-label game, and she was quite good at it. The blues/hip-hop/R&B singer/songwriter
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Normal History Vol. 754: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 754: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense"

Essential New Music: Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense”

The movie Stop Making Sense constitutes an undeniable high for Talking Heads. The Jonathan Demme-directed documentary of the band’s 1983
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A Conversation With Hiss Golden Messenger's M.C. Taylor

A Conversation With Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor

The cover of Hiss Golden Messenger’s latest LP pretty much says it all: If the world is indeed headed for
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John Cale At BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY

John Cale At BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY

John Cale at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Let’s Play Two: The Baseball Project At World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, And The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. 

Let’s Play Two: The Baseball Project At World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, And The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. 

The Baseball Project—Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Mike Mills, Linda Pitmon and Steve Wynn—at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, and the Ridgefield
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania