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Kanrocksas: Day 2

-by Fally Afani   On the second day of the Kanrocksas music festival, the confetti from the Flaming Lips show the night before had barely

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Kanrocksas: Day 1

-by Fally Afani   The first day of Kanrocksas is something I can only describe as a smorgasbord of music. The lineup brought all types

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OK Go Making the Impossible Possible

There will be more than thirty bands gracing the stages at Kanrocksas this weekend, but OK Go’s set is not one to miss. The band

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Win tickets to Kanrocksas from I Heart Local Music

Update: Congratulations to our winners Lindsey Frye and Ian T. McFarland! Thanks for playing, everyone! We have two pairs of tickets to the upcoming Kanrocksas

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A hot hoopla: Mammoth Life, Cowboy Indian Bear, Cloud Dog entertain at the Jackpot

On Thursday night, Mammoth Life, Cowboy Indian Bear and Cloud Dog braved a muggy venue to bring a night of dancing, sweating and celebration to

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Album Review: The Magentlemen – The Magentlemen

Editor’s note: Bethany Smith is an experienced rock journalist, and has graciously agreed to review The Magentlemen for I Heart Local Music. We are grateful

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Harvey Milk lead night of heavy rock at the Jackpot

Wednesday night’s show at the Jackpot was not for the faint at heart. Four very loud bands took the stage, each progressive and aggressive. Ponyboy

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Electronic acts impress at the Replay

On Tuesday night all sorts of electronic music goodness was oozing out of the Replay. To some people, all electronic music sounds the same. But

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Dr. Octor changes it up at the Replay

I’ve enjoyed watching Dr. Octor transform over the past few weeks. The first time I saw them, they were heavy on the acoustic guitar and