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Normal History Vol. 560: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 560: 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: Premiere Of Marshall Crenshaw's "Twenty-Five Forty-One"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Marshall Crenshaw’s “Twenty-Five Forty-One”

Marshall Crenshaw has regained ownership of the five albums he issued on Razor & Tie Records. So the longtime MAGNET
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Days Of Future Past: Maggie Rogers Shows Why She Is One To Watch

Days Of Future Past: Maggie Rogers Shows Why She Is One To Watch

2019 has been quite the year for 25-year-old singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers. Not only has her debut LP, Heard It In
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Lux Interior: Karen O & Danger Mouse Dazzle At Brooklyn's Kings Theatre

Lux Interior: Karen O & Danger Mouse Dazzle At Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre

Karen O, Danger Mouse and their 10-piece live band brought a spectacular stage show to Brooklyn's Kings Theatre in support
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The House Of Vans Philly Pop-Up (The Portraits): Tierra Whack, Y La Bamba, Hop Along, Phantogram, Orion Sun, Channel Tres

The House Of Vans Philly Pop-Up (The Portraits): Tierra Whack, Y La Bamba, Hop Along, Phantogram, Orion Sun, Channel Tres

Tierra Whack The House Of Vans Philly pop-up featured DJs, art/photography installations, retrospectives and workshops—and, of course, skateboarding. While all
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The House Of Vans Philly Pop-Up (The Performances): Y La Bamba, Tierra Whack, Phantogram, Hop Along, Channel Tres, Orion Sun

The House Of Vans Philly Pop-Up (The Performances): Y La Bamba, Tierra Whack, Phantogram, Hop Along, Channel Tres, Orion Sun

La Bamba The House Of Vans Philly pop-up featured DJs, art/photography installations, retrospectives and workshops—and, of course, skateboarding. While all
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Essential New Music: The High Sheriffs' "High Sheriffs"

Essential New Music: The High Sheriffs’ “High Sheriffs”

And you thought the cops were selling all that confiscated greenery. Nope, they’ve been holed up behind locked doors, dampened
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Normal History Vol. 559: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 559: 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: Made To Break's "F4 Fake"

Essential New Music: Made To Break’s “F4 Fake”

In Ken Vandermark’s music, method matters. While the Chicago-based saxophone and clarinet player never performs like it doesn’t matter, each
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R.I.P. Slayer: The Thrash Legends Take One Last Bite Out Of The Big Apple

R.I.P. Slayer: The Thrash Legends Take One Last Bite Out Of The Big Apple

Slayer—as of this past Saturday night, a band no more—played its last New York City show at Madison Square Garden.
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Live Review: Wilco, New York City, Oct. 12, 2019

Live Review: Wilco, New York City, Oct. 12, 2019

For my 20th Wilco show in 20 years, it was a veritable feast to see and hear the band at
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A Conversation With Shoes

A Conversation With Shoes

Whether you call them rock, pop or (that much-maligned label) power pop, Shoes have made some of the most crunchy-yet-melodic
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Live Review: Rhett Miller, Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 2019

Live Review: Rhett Miller, Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 2019

In his first appearance at Philly’s new City Winery, Rhett Miller treated the toasty crowd to rarities like “Meteor Shower”
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Lights Out: UFO Says Goodbye To New York City With Help From Last In Line

Lights Out: UFO Says Goodbye To New York City With Help From Last In Line

51 years into a career that helped define British hard rock throughout the '70s, UFO is calling its quits. Phil
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Normal History Vol. 558: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 558: 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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Live Review: Team Dresch, Screaming Females, Des Ark, Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 2019

Live Review: Team Dresch, Screaming Females, Des Ark, Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 2019

Where better to be on Donna Dresch’s 53rd birthday than finally seeing Team Dresch, 20-plus years after I fell for
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Essential New Music: Swans' "Leaving Meaning"

Essential New Music: Swans’ “Leaving Meaning”

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The last Swans album, 2016's The Glowing Man, looked for a moment like it might really be
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Still Kicking Up A Racket: Stiff Little Fingers Celebrate 40 Years Of "Inflammable Material"

Still Kicking Up A Racket: Stiff Little Fingers Celebrate 40 Years Of “Inflammable Material”

Stiff Little Fingers celebrated the 40th anniversary of debut album Inflammable Material with a U.S. tour. At Brooklyn's Warsaw, the
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A Conversation With Dave Schramm (Schramms, Yo La Tengo)

A Conversation With Dave Schramm (Schramms, Yo La Tengo)

The main man behind the Schramms, Dave Schramm has a career spanning 40 years. His band's latest (and seventh overall)
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Speedy Ortiz And Frontwoman Sadie Dupuis Galvanize A Philly Crowd Ready To Rock

Speedy Ortiz And Frontwoman Sadie Dupuis Galvanize A Philly Crowd Ready To Rock

As Speedy Ortiz gets set to play the House Of Independents’ four-year-anniversary party the day after Thanksgiving with Beach Rats,
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Essential New Music: Various Artists "Pakistan: Folk And Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976"

Essential New Music: Various Artists “Pakistan: Folk And Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976”

Rock 'n' roll is pretty easy to find around the globe, but it hasn’t been the global lingua franca for
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The Sons Also Rise: The Allman Betts Band Are Making Their Fathers Proud

The Sons Also Rise: The Allman Betts Band Are Making Their Fathers Proud

Devon Allman (son of Gregg) and Duane Betts (son of Dickey) are the Allman Betts Band. Debut Down To The
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Instant Pot: Cheech And Chong Will Now Lead Your Sunday Safety Meeting

Instant Pot: Cheech And Chong Will Now Lead Your Sunday Safety Meeting

Nothing like a little Cheech And Chong to end the weed-end, man. Photos for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski, taken at
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