POSTED // Oct 27,2011 - The studio at Midnight Records on Main Steet has a loose connection to serial killer Ted Bundy, but only through the local five-piece rock band Max Pain & The Groovies.

POSTED // Oct 27,2011 - We like to portray songwriters as craftspeople, hailing their craftsmanship as though they make canoes instead of songs.

POSTED // Oct 20,2011 - This is the all-ages venue that Jason Allen built and is now bidding adieu to, as The Basement moves to a new, larger location

POSTED // Oct 20,2011 - Against a backdrop of smokestacks and refineries, Fox Van Cleef sits at a sturdy, oak table at The Garage

POSTED // Oct 13,2011 - For her next performance, Crystal Young-Otterstrom will slip out of her typical black stage dress and into something a little more comfortable—a kitchen apron and a curly, brown wig.

POSTED // Oct 13,2011 - Producing a set of songs used to require the skills of real people, like drummers, bassists, guitarists and vocalists.

POSTED // Oct 6,2011 - Over that period, Hanks and co-founder Michael MacKay have booked iconic artists Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock and Ahmad Jamal...

POSTED // Oct 6,2011 - The Superman-like quick costume change into the alter ego actually has played out before, when Mariachi El Bronx opened for The Bronx for a tour.

POSTED // Oct 4,2011 - Tune your radio dial to 90.9 FM on a weekday afternoon and you’re bound to hear KRCL DJ Bad Brad Wheeler play lo-fi garage rocker Ty Segall.

POSTED // Sep 29,2011 - Joshua Payne’s music is inspired by a veritable yin-yang of influences. The local jazz-guitar giant gets his yin fix in the world of pop music, while he gets his yang off with experimental jazz configurations.