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Music Connection

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Music ConnectionIndustryReverend Horton Heat at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC Web: reverendhortonheat.com Contact: [email protected] Players: Jim Heath aka Rev. Horton Heat, guitars, vocals, preachin’; Jimbo Wallace, bass, double bass, vocals; Jonathan Jeter…

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Music ConnectionIndustry"…And Out Comes The Wolf" By By Danny Peykoff, Jamie Neese, Jason Neese, Kevin Mellon (hardcover) $34.99 Inspired by characters from Rancid ’s 1995 album ...And Out Come the Wolves , this graphic novel follows three young punk outcasts named Willy, Brixton, and Ruby as they attempt to…

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Music ConnectionIndustry"Newly Sentient Being" By Swans Young God Records /Mute Producer: Michael Gira This marathon two-hours and 41-minute live album, recorded in Berlin last November, captures Michael Gira and his gloriously perplexing experimental…

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Music ConnectionIndustryV. Torres at The Mint, Los Angeles, CA Web: vtorresmusic.com Contact: [email protected] Players: V. Torres, vocals, acoustic guitar; Kira Lingman, backing vocals, acoustic guitar Playing a packed house on a Wednesday night, Los Angeles…

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Music ConnectionIndustryTrueblood Signs With Mercury Records Date Signed: January 2026 Label: Mercury Records Band Members: Cameron Trueblood, drums; Dylan Trueblood, guitar; Mason Trueblood, vocals, guitars; Ethan Trueblood, bass Genre: Alternative Rock…

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Music ConnectionIndustryGayC/DC and Friends Twinkle at Whisky Benefit for MS We're not usually big on tribute bands, but there was a ton of fun to be had at the Whisky a GoGo on the last Wednesday in October.

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Music ConnectionIndustryShining a DIY Spotlight on Troubles Helsinki, Finland-based punk ‘n’ roll rabble-rousers Troubles formed when bassist Laura (who uses one name) was in the hardcore punk outfit Karkaisu.

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Music ConnectionIndustryInside the Osbourne's 'Back to the Beginning' Premiere and What to Expect from the Film A couple of weeks ago, the Osbourne family welcomed some of the biggest rockstars in the world and some ardent fans for a celebratory event to watch a preview of the new Back to the Beginning film…

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Music ConnectionIndustryLauren Halsey Imagines All That at the Hollywood Bowl Put this woman in charge of the Olympics opening ceremony, like right now, today. Transforming the iconic stage and grounds of the Hollywood Bowl into a sprawling monument to civic imagination…

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Music ConnectionIndustryMy Favorite Album: Agnes Obel Journeys to Plantasia Mort Garson Mother Earth’s Plantasia (Homewood Records/Sacred Bones) Agnel Obel told us about her love for a Mort Garson gem...

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