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Bass Kleph drummed in Loki, a rock-focused band that achieved modest success in Australia several years back, before turning his focus toward electronic music. The electro virtuoso incorporates some elements of house in his sound and is well-known for blending live drum-machine components into his DJ sets, resulting in a…

THE UNCLUDED @ MARQUIS THEATER | 7/5/13 The heaviest part of any show that Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson play together is almost always “Walk Like Thunder.” There’s a raw, poetic honesty and heaviness to the track, which comes from Kimya Dawson’s Thunder Thighs, and this performance certainly proved to…

ROBERT PLANT @ RED ROCKS | WEDS, 7/10/13 Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant returns to town this week with his newest backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters. The lineup features members of his early-’00s band the Strange Sensation and has Plant revisiting both blues-rock and world-music influences after exploring…

MAYHEM FESTIVAL @ FIDDLER’S GREEN | SUN, 7/7/13 Established in part by Kevin Lyman, one of the founders of the Warped Tour, this traveling showcase features a stacked lineup that caters to metal fans, with side activities for your downtime throughout the day. With a roster including acts as diverse…

JOSH WINK @ NORAD | SAT, 7/6/13 Before the days of CDJs and beat-matching software, mix masters spun sets on vinyl turntables for packed warehouse parties filled with dancers. Those were the days when Josh Wink first rose to prominence. The legend’s Philadelphia roots have been well documented elsewhere, and…

It seemed that at its core, it had this sense of honesty about it,” says Dan Treanor of the blues and how it has become a lifelong obsession. “It seemed like it touched something inside of me that allowed me to look at things from a different perspective. “The blues…

This Wednesday, Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant returns to town with his newest backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters. The lineup features members of his early-’00s band the Strange Sensation, and has Plant revisiting both blues-rock and world-music influences; this after exploring Americana the last few years through collaborations…

On the Whiskey Bottles’ 2010 debut, Ain’t No Crime, the act showed that it had enough grit, twang and heartfelt roots to appeal to fans of both Southern-flavored alt-country and Midwestern Americana. There’s a whole lot more of that on Grandville, the band’s twelve-song followup. The group makes a strong…

Whatever size room he’s playing, there’s something about Gregory Alan Isakov’s voice — which feels like not much more than a whisper at times — and his engaging songs that demand attention. He creates an unmistakable intimacy with both. Recorded over the past year and a half on analog gear…

A lot of people in their mid-teens probably cut their teeth playing punk or surf or garage rock. The young guys in the Baltic, though, sound as though they’ve absorbed the expansive spirit and introspective sounds of post-rock bands like Sigur Rós, particularly on “Green Girl.” They don’t fill every…

Although Dustin Morris and Lauren Gale, both polished multi-instrumentalists, make up the core of Brave Song Circle, the band’s new full-length, Unconditional — marked by expansive harmonies, innovative guitar work and some impressive songwriting — sounds grander than the work of two people. Even on the record’s bare-bones acoustic tracks,…

GLOBAL DANCE FESTIVAL @ RED ROCKS | FRI-SUN, 7/19-7/21 Going strong for ten years, Global Dance Festival is the premier summer event for EDM fans. Changing things up in the past few years, Triad Dragons has expanded offerings to include acts like Beats Antique, EOTO, Big Gigantic and Empire of…