POSTED // May 16,2013 - Seeing the Mariachi Divas onstage for the first time probably makes many people do a double-take. Not only is each of the 15 musicians female—rare in the male-dominated genre of mariachi music

POSTED // May 16,2013 - Tom Fec of Black Moth Super Rainbow has always been a musical chameleon, but then, his music is like the field recordings at a sanitarium—if there were an early-’70s dance party going on—with period synthesizers

POSTED // May 9,2013 - Willie Nelson had a birthday April 30—no doubt one that was filled with gifts, wrapped and/or rolled.

POSTED // May 9,2013 - Sitting around a firepit at The Woodshed with local folk-punk five-piece Folk Hogan is comparable to gathering with a troop of grizzled fisherman to swap tall tales—it’s a type of storytelling where the line

POSTED // May 9,2013 - Although today, Brazil’s proclivity for exporting hot beauty trends, Victoria’s Secret models and good music has made it commonplace for Americans to treat their tresses with formaldehyde and their nether regions with wax

POSTED // May 9,2013 - Clad in a respectable, gentlemanly suit accessorized with a smartly worn cowboy hat, Junior Brown cuts a fatherly, 1950s figure. His resonant baritone is mellow, with just a hint of don’t-fuck-with-me-and-I-won’t-fuck-with-you attitude—and a wickedly dry sense of humor.

POSTED // Apr 25,2013 - To get technical about it, Drew Lustman’s encounters with electronic music predate him having an age.

POSTED // Apr 25,2013 - When we book bands to play in our annual awards show—this year there are 22 bands in seven show-cases—we strive to match genres to make for a cohesive concert.

POSTED // Apr 25,2013 - Tim Fogarty, one half of the duo that makes up El Ten Eleven, is struggling to contain his anger. “I hope they die, honestly,” he says with a what-can-you-do sort of laugh.

POSTED // Apr 18,2013 - What’s better than having a birthday? Having a birthday and a pre-birthday, which is what I’ve considered Record Store Day to be for me during its six-year history.