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24 Years Later, Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch Still Doesn’t Have It Figured Out

In Music, Music Stories by Mike GibsonJune 8, 2016leave a COMMENT

After 24 years, the Boise, Idaho-based Built to Spill is still carrying the torch for ’90s-style indie rock. The band’s latest release, Untethered Moon, is a loose yet tuneful affair …

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The Damned Angels Remain Faithful to the Sunset Strip and Dirty Rock ‘n’ Roll

In Music Stories by Mike GibsonMay 18, 2016leave a COMMENT

Like Vince Neil on Shout at the Devil, Adam Matthews and Donnie Thunders were too young to fall in love. Smitten with the sleazy six-strings and tattooed excess of Sunset …

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The Sword’s Loose Approach Pays Off on ‘High Country’

In Music Stories by Mike GibsonMay 3, 2016leave a COMMENT

When Austin, Tex.-based rock outfit the Sword released its fifth album, High Country, in 2015, some fans groused that the band was selling out, having jettisoned the doom-y proto-metal vibe …

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Celtic Farewell: Cutthroat Shamrock Gets Ready for One Last Show

In Music Stories, Program Notes by Mike GibsonMarch 3, 2016leave a COMMENT

Sevier County-based Irish/punk-rock hybrid outfit Cutthroat Shamrock is calling it quits, at least for now, with one final performance on St. Patrick’s Day on Market Square. The 13-year-old Shamrock came …

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Ex-Dirty Guv’nahs Explore “Soul-Tinged Rock ’n’ Roll” in Electric Darling

In Music Stories by Mike GibsonDecember 2, 2015leave a COMMENT

When Kevin Hyfantis hinted he didn’t have to be the lead singer in a new project he was founding with fellow former Dirty Guv’nah Cozmo Holloway, he set the stage …

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