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Album Review: Mammoth Life – “Mammoth Life”

by Nathan Cardiff I’m not sure if the term “dream pop” was given to Mammoth Life or if the band adopted it themselves, but I

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Album Review: Red Kate – “When The Troubles Come”

by Nathan Cardiff Red Kate’s full length record When The Troubles Come is a rough and tumble, bare knuckle brawler, ready to romp and stomp

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Leading by example: Cowboy Indian Bear celebrates new album with fellow musicians

Cowboy Indian Bear is finally seeing the fruits of their labor, and it’s coming in the form of love and support from their community. They

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Soft Reeds nails it with Blank City

Ben Grims is finally in the place where he wants to be. After a couple of different musical projects and moves, the Soft Reeds frontman

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Raw Rockers Skating Polly Coming to the Replay

Music surrounds the lives of the girls behind the righteous rock group Skating Polly. When we talked to stepsisters Kelli Mayo, 13, and Peyton Bighorse,

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A Quiet Ferocity: The Caves rock Middle of the Map Fest

by Nathan Cardiff Golden Sound Records has a helluva a line-up and any time that the label hosts a show, it’s a gift to us,

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Album Review: Ponyboy. – “Dick Dick Dick” EP

by Nathan Cardiff In a past life, Charles McVey and I worked together. As a matter of fact, Ponyboy. was just a newborn when we

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Clairaudients rock Midcoast Takeover

The Midwest Music Foundation’s showcase, Midcoast Takeover, raged all week at Austin’s Shangri-La. Friday night was no exception when KC boys Clairaudients took the stage

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Broncho, Skating Polly deliver aggressive set at the Riot Room

by Fally Afani If you’re not a fan of the Grammys, then the Riot Room was the place to be on Sunday night. The Empty

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Seven years on the stage: Muddy Udders throw down hard

We heard February is a great time of year to visit Wisconsin, so I Heart Local Music took a little road trip up there over