Snaith has artfully branded himself has somewhat of a musical enigma. Past albums have explored everything from shoegaze to krautrock to '60s pop, and trying to peg which direction he takes next is a fool's errand. Chances are even he doesn't know.

It's likely that only the Beatles have more fans who've never had the chance to see them in concert, but the surviving members of Sublime are bent on giving fans a taste of what they missed after the sudden death of Bradley Knowell in 1996.

If you want to synthesize, Jeff Cueller can empathize. As director of marketing and business development for AC Entertainent, he's one of the minds behind MoogFest, Asheville's celebration of the legacy of Bob Moog (rhymes with vogue), an event that could potentially be the biggest Halloween party of 2010.

Between the rich history of Motown, the underground beginnings of techno, and all the garage rock and hip-hop stuffed in between, Detroits music scene has for decades been a lightning rod for national attention.

Its not at all surprising to listen to Jolie Hollands music and find out she has relatively obscure influences; then again, you could also look at the label that she calls home and know that ANTIdoesnt stock generic brands.

There's not much rhyme or reason to the scheduling for the ninth installment of Greensboro Fest, the annual four-day tour of local music and small venues, but that's the way organizer Mike Wallace likes it.

For an event that was supposed to put an ambitious spotlight on great bands from all over North Carolina along with select national touring acts, the total omission of Triad bands was rather disconcerting. That said, its success shows just what can happen when right-minded people come together for a common cause.

With his first solo album in 2003, Waylon Albright Jennings promised to Put the O Back In Country, but with his latest release Black Ribbons, this time hes putting it into concept. The maverick son of Waylon Jennings Sr.

In 1977 I saw Led Zeppelin in concert at the Greensboro Coliseum. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Flash forward to fall 2009. The place: The Carolina Theatre. The band: Zoso, a Led Zeppelin cover band complete with appropriate hair and outfits to recreate the glory days of these rock gods.

What is it about the last day of August that feels like the end of a new romance? There are technically still three weeks of summertime left, but September isnt the first month that comes to mind when plotting out a warm-weather concert-hopping itinerary.

While rooted in everything from Miles Davis Fillmore sound to New Orleans funky-butt to Afrocuban rhythm to bebop/hip-hop, The Brand New Lifes self-titled debut album is neither a jazz record nor a funk record, but rather an amalgam of the two that blurs the lines so thoroughly that it ends up sounding like something else altogether.

Though they were born in Reidsville. and live in Raleigh, American Aquarium have grown up on the road. With nearly 700 shows under their collective belt by the end of this year, its clear the country-rock septet bleeds the blue-collar ethic of...

Ed E. Ruger, the Iconoclast Crew, E-Dub 30/30, Barber Q w/ St. Francis, ILLPO, the Authentics, Logik, LGI Ent. DJ Phillie Phresh Johnny Junes Saloon (W-S):.

1. Eminem feat. Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie" 2. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg "California Gurls" 3. Taio Cruz "Dynamite" 4. B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore "Airplanes" 5. Enrique Iglsias feat. Pitbull "I Like It" 6. Mike Posner "Cooler Than Me" 7. Katy Perry "Teenage Dream" 8.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. From the early '70s until Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band saw it out on Nov. 25, 2007, Ziggy's Tavern held court as king of the live music venue in Winston-Salem. On March 17, 2011 it will look to once again reign absolute.

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Ziggy's Winston Incorporated is proud to announce the opening of a new Ziggy's in downtown Winston-Salem.

1. Eminem feat. Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie" 2. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg "California Gurls" 3. Taio Cruz "Dynamite" 4. B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore "Airplanes" 5. Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars "Billionaire" 6. Enrique Iglsias feat. Pitbull "I Like It" 7.

In the days when venues like Pablo's were ephemerally emblematic of an honest-to-God underground hardcore scene in the Triad, Codeseven used it not only to garner local cult status, but to launch themselves into a pervasive national following as well.

When he's not holding down the bass duties for acclaimed metalcore act Between the Buried and Me, Greensboro native Dan Briggs explores the nexus of classical, metal and experimental as the guitarist for Orbs.