Live Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Philadelphia, PA, April 26, 2025

Live Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Philadelphia, PA, April 26, 2025

Have you ever witnessed a more smiling Nick Cave—his Bad Seeds, too—than you have during his 2025 tour for latest
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ryan Lee Crosby's "Catfish" (Featuring Jimmy "Duck" Holmes)

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ryan Lee Crosby’s “Catfish” (Featuring Jimmy “Duck” Holmes)

The roots of “Catfish” go back at least as far as Robert Petway’s 1941 version—one of only 16 songs he
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Orla Gartland And Fightmaster At Underground Arts, Philadelphia

Orla Gartland And Fightmaster At Underground Arts, Philadelphia

Orla Gartland and Fightmaster at Underground Arts, Philadelphia, Photos by Chris Sikich. Fightmaster
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Normal History Vol. 840: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 840: 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: Various Artists "Tsapiky! Modern Music From Southwest Madagascar"

Essential New Music: Various Artists “Tsapiky! Modern Music From Southwest Madagascar”

About a month ago, producer/author Joe Boyd came to Chicago to promote his new book. And The Roots Of Rhythm
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Larry Peace-Love Yes' "Everyone On This Planet Is Family (Free)"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Larry Peace-Love Yes’ “Everyone On This Planet Is Family (Free)”

For Portland, Ore., multidisciplinary artist Larry Peace-Love Yes, the message behind his latest single couldn’t be more obvious. “This song
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MAGNET Exclusive: Brian D'Addario Of The Lemon Twigs Goes Track By Track On "Till The Morning"

MAGNET Exclusive: Brian D’Addario Of The Lemon Twigs Goes Track By Track On “Till The Morning”

Mere months after the Lemon Twigs’ A Dream Is All We Know made it onto numerous year-end lists, the New
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Mallett Brothers Band's "Nothin's Working" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of The Mallett Brothers Band’s “Nothin’s Working” Video

Even today, if you get far enough into the hinterlands of Maine, it feels like uncharted territory. And while most
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Five Questions With Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Five Questions With Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have never been big on subtlety. The new Death Hilarious (Missing Piece) is
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pretty Rude's "Call Me, Ishmael"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Pretty Rude’s “Call Me, Ishmael”

Full-time jobs don’t come easily for any musician who hopes to get somewhere. “The idea of having something to depend
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kendra Morris' "Dear Buddy" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Kendra Morris’ “Dear Buddy” Video

“I wanted to create a video that matched the nostalgic, bittersweet undertones of the song,” says Kendra Morris of the homespun
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of A.M. Boys' "Frictional" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of A.M. Boys’ “Frictional” Video

A.M. Boys are acutely aware of technology’s primary drawback: It’s pretty much useless without a little imagination. “Most of our
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MAGNET Exclusive: Peter Holsapple Goes Track By Track On "The Face Of 68"

MAGNET Exclusive: Peter Holsapple Goes Track By Track On “The Face Of 68”

For his first proper solo album in seven years, Peter Holsapple reconvened with an old friend: influential ’80s producer Don
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The Brothers At Madison Square Garden, New York City

The Brothers At Madison Square Garden, New York City

The Brothers at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.
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Live Review: Lucy Dacus, Katie Gavin, jasmine.4.t, Philadelphia, PA, April 16, 2025

Live Review: Lucy Dacus, Katie Gavin, jasmine.4.t, Philadelphia, PA, April 16, 2025

Lucy Dacus is the sound of young love. I know this because as soon as Dacus—one-time Philadelphian, one-time boygenius—began to
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Normal History Vol. 839: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 839: 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 Strange Neighbors' "People Pleasers Pleasing People"

MAGNET Exclusive: Full-Album Premiere Of Strange Neighbors’ “People Pleasers Pleasing People”

MAGNET first came across Strange Neighbors by way of their 2023 single, “Quiet Beat,” a beautifully executed rendition of a
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ruby Friedman Orchestra's "Four Day Muse" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ruby Friedman Orchestra’s “Four Day Muse” Video

Ruby Friedman Orchestra’s new single was inspired by a run-in with an ex-Beach Boy’s touring entourage. “I was with Brian
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania