We All Get Together: As Strand Of Oaks Hits The Road, We Look Back At One Of Our Favorite Shows From Last Year

We All Get Together: As Strand Of Oaks Hits The Road, We Look Back At One Of Our Favorite Shows From Last Year

Strand Of Oaks is set to embark on a two-month, full-band tour of the U.S. To celebrate, we’re looking back
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A Conversation With Ben Bridwell (Band Of Horses)

A Conversation With Ben Bridwell (Band Of Horses)

Band Of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell is excited to be performing again after being sidelined for much of the pandemic.
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Live From New York (Metropolitan Area), It's ... Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, Lorde And More

Live From New York (Metropolitan Area), It’s … Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, Lorde And More

New York City declared last year that "Live Music Is Back!" But after a few false starts, that finally seems
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Jersey Beat: Screaming Females Headline Annual Garden Party With Support From Mannequin Pussy, Oceanator And Long Neck

Jersey Beat: Screaming Females Headline Annual Garden Party With Support From Mannequin Pussy, Oceanator And Long Neck

I was apprehensive about attending my first live show in two months. Each of the four bands on the bill
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Normal History Vol. 684: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 684: 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: Albert Ayler's "Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Foundation Maeght Recordings"

Essential New Music: Albert Ayler’s “Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Foundation Maeght Recordings”

There’s no mistaking jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler’s influence. The breadth and power of his tone on the tenor are unparalleled,
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of 49 Winchester's "All I Need" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of 49 Winchester’s “All I Need” Video

“It’s an account of what it’s like to step into our shoes for a day—six guys crammed inside a van
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Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" Turns 20 With String Of NYC Shows And Expanded Reissue

Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” Turns 20 With String Of NYC Shows And Expanded Reissue

Wilco just completed a five-night run at the United Palace in NYC celebrating the 20th anniversary of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
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Essential New Music: Dangerous Chairs' "Introducing Dangerous Chairs"

Essential New Music: Dangerous Chairs’ “Introducing Dangerous Chairs”

In 2005, with Guided By Voices freshly defunct, a group of Chicago musicians began playing shows as the Textbook Committee,
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The Dream Syndicate Plays Brooklyn Made, Readies New Album And Anniversary Tour

The Dream Syndicate Plays Brooklyn Made, Readies New Album And Anniversary Tour

On June 10, the Dream Syndicate will release Ultraviolet Battle Hymns And True Confessions (Fire), its fourth album since reforming.
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Normal History Vol. 683: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 683: 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
/ DAVID LESTER ART, FREE MP3s
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ben Woods’ “Hovering At Home” Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Ben Woods’ “Hovering At Home” Video

Back in the days of rotary phones, rock ‘n’ roll drew the line that demarcated the generation gap. But things
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Delta Spirit's "One Is One"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Delta Spirit’s “One Is One”

While past Delta Spirit albums have incorporated electronic beats and samples, the band’s upcoming release, One Is One (New West),
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Here With You: Chvrches Keep Bringing "Screen Violence" To A Stage Near You

Here With You: Chvrches Keep Bringing “Screen Violence” To A Stage Near You

Chvrches will be back on the road again next month supporting Screen Violence as well as the album’s Director’s Cut
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The Basement Vapes, Volume 17: A We Insist! Playlist!

The Basement Vapes, Volume 17: A We Insist! Playlist!

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers is adamant that socially conscious artists be your guide while celebrating classics by Max Roach, Charles Mingus,
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Surfbort, Smirk, Pure Adult And Dog Date Rock Philly

Surfbort, Smirk, Pure Adult And Dog Date Rock Philly

Surfbort, Smirk, Pure Adult and Dog Date brought the noise to Underground Arts in Philadelphia. MAGNET photographer Chris Sikich was
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Normal History Vol. 682: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 682: 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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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania