POSTED // Mar 18,2009 - When punk/new-wave powerhouse The Epoxies blew a fuse in 2007, lead singer Roxy Epoxy continued down the path she stumbled upon seven years prior.

POSTED // Mar 18,2009 - All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing, which is more or less the reasoning behind the annual Take Action! Tour. Now in its eighth year, the nationwide tour combines live music performances with youth outreach, educating and inspiring audience members to get involved in charitable action.

POSTED // Mar 11,2009 - Santa Cruz’s New Thrill Parade share much in common with fellow Bay Area misfits Old Time Relijun, minus the bare-bones upright bass. Lead vocalist Amatai Heller issues a frenetic warble similar to that of Relijun ringleader Arrington de Dionyso—not so much exercising the demons as inviting them to dance.

POSTED // Mar 4,2009 - Don’t hate the playa—and don’t hate The Game, either. Like many big-time rappers, the West Coast emcee is a self-made success story, a former gang member who studied the industry ...

POSTED // Feb 26,2009 - Since forming in the early 70s, Sweet Honey in the Rock has evolved into not simply a female a cappella ensemble but a veritable institution proudly associated with the civil-rights movement and oral tradition, passing down to future generations powerful songs and ancestral pride.

POSTED // Feb 13,2009 - Friday 2.13 CITY WEEKLY MUSIC AWARDS PARTY W/ BEN KWELLER Even folks long familiar with Ben Kweller consider his new LP Changing Horses to be a 180 from his previous albums. But the seasoned artist&rs

POSTED // Feb 4,2009 - Thursday 2.5nCWMA SHOWCASESnThe action continues tonight with City Weekly Music Awards nominees Michael Gross & The Statuettes and Cavedoll at the Urban Lounge. Friday, it's Red Bennies, Tolchock Trio and The Future of the Ghost at the Urban Lounge; High Beams and Andale at Bar Deluxe; and RuRu, Kid Theodore and Neon Trees at Velour in Provo. On Saturday, God’s Revolver, Cave of Roses an...

POSTED // Jan 28,2009 - Thursday 1.29nLASER GOLDnRockers and club kids unite! Laser Gold is back on the scene, leading a revolt against sterile laptop-produced electro-house and sloppy dance music with a sound Gold member Ryan Powers describes as “Total dance rock without the pretentious punk edge,” framed as traditional live-rock songs, based around prominent bass or piano and smothered in angular guitar, ho...

POSTED // Jan 21,2009 - nFriday 1.23nADELEnBritish sensation and recently Grammy-nominated artist Adele was born in 1988! 1988! If you’re feeling old right now, don’t sweat it. Adele is just one of those preternaturally talented folks who, instead of bitching about cheating boyfriends and bad breakups on Facebook, actually write a hit song about it all and get signed to the label run by Facebook’s socia...

POSTED // Jan 14,2009 - Thursday, Jan. 15nLive Music at the Timbers, Park City MarriottnNina Storey, The Spur Bar & GrillnSlamdance opening party, Star Bar nNick Cannon, Harry O'snFriday, Jan. 16nRosi Golan, Tom Freund, Dan Wilson, Gin Blossoms, ASCAP Music CafénGhostowne, Cisero’snYoung Jeezy, Harry O's nLive Music at the Timbers, Park City Marriott nNina Storey, The Spur Bar & Grilln PCCF Presents ...