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With darkness encircling the nation, what better time to get lost in our southernmost major city?

If it feels like you’ve heard the lyrics on “Slugger” somewhere before, it’s probably because you’re a woman and you’ve thought them all.

The LA duo and comedian Liza Treyger talk crocheting caps for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and taking babies on tour.

For the married duo behind the Charleston, South Carolina, Americana act, there is no line between music and life.

These dudes could blow smoke right in your face, and you’d just have to sit there, groovin’ on it.

The mysterious Aussie singer-songwriter channels Suicide, Nick Cave, and David Lynch on Secretly Canadian’s re-release of his 2014 debut.

Oakland unity metal with a splash of sunshine.

The only Brooklyn post-punk quartet with a yakety sax and a devotion to Japanese disco are ready to offer you a dose of “Convenience.”

With a strong debut EP to their name, the LA trio MUNA are ready to get serious.

This ain’t no recap, it’s a reenactment.

It’s got no place else to be, and it’s happy to be here.

In his new book “Juggalo,” Steve Miller grapples with what it means to be a fan of the most hated band in the world.

“No Burden” is what would happen if your quietest, most thoughtful friend from college ran her journal through an electric guitar and a distortion pedal.

Given who’s involved here, there was no doubting that “case/lang/veirs” would be powerful. The only question is how they’d choose to use their power.

There are hints of Judy Garland and Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu, but Xenia Rubinos has created something all her own with her second album.

“Light Upon the Lake” is, understandably, an album about breakups and the many forms they take.

Like Robyn’s “Body Talk,” the solo debut from the erstwhile Dum Dum Girl is packed full of dreamy synth-pop that’s far from shallow.

The Chicago quintet may want you, but they don’t need you.

The LA-based illustrator turned heads last summer when he reimagined the outcome of a shocking incident of police brutality. With his debut book of illustrations, “B.R.U.H.,” he’s taking things even further.

The Aussie jangle-punk quintet harness the daylight on their just-released mini-LP “Talk Tight.”