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2:54 The Troubadour 6/26/12 Better than... a PBR-fueled mosh pit. Shoegaze is back in a big way. 2:54, the dreamy UK act founded by sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow, is at the forefront of the genre's overseas revitalization. They offer a lush, saturated sound, but their live act presents a......

Top 20 Greatest L.A. Punk Albums of All Time Top Ten Metal Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Metal Josh Landau has just eaten shit while skateboarding in the deep end of an empty pool somewhere in Burbank. His bandmates, bassist Court Murphy and drummer Jeff Murray, sit......

It's a Friday night, and Venice-based roots rock band Uncle Daddy are performing at the Troubadour for their album release show. They're set to take the stage in an hour, but mandolin player Andrew Jed is missing. It seems like a stereotypical rockstar-in-training move, but Jed's got a legit excuse......

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Lana Del Rey -angeles-2401171-l/" target="_blank">El Rey Theatre 6/4/12 See also: The Problem With Lana Del Rey (Is You) Better than... a certain SNL taping. It seems that the yearning need for Lana Del Rey's brand of gauzy Americana that racked the country five months ago hasn't slowed, at least here......

See also: If You Don't Like Country Music You're a Blue State Elitist It's time for the much-anticipated annual CMT Awards, held tomorrow night on Country Music Television. But even those who don't know much about country -- or think the whole thing is little more than a red state......

For a true country aficionado, mentioning Tim McGraw in the same breath as Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard or any country great is the holiest of sins. It's like mixing your moonshine with Sprite. Fans of country before 1992, which was McGraw's introductory year, reserve every right to harbor ill will......