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"Nothing's Lost," Styrofoam

Reviewed by Alex Slawson and Herman Snell

Relatively obscure to American electronica fans, Arne van Petegem aka Styrofoam has been somewhat of a fixture in the German and Belgian glitch-pop scenes. Luckily, The American Analog Set gave …

[Music] Po' Folks

Sometimes you need to get back to basics. That's what took former Squirrel Nut Zippers frontman Jimbo Mathus back to his Mississippi home.

[Band In A Box] Justin Patterson & the Lost Causes

Justin Patterson & the Lost Causes

Principals: Justin Patterson - vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica; Ashton Burge - lead guitar, backing vocals; John Reeder - bass guitar, backing vocals; Wesley

"Wire on the Box: 1979," Wire

This DVD and accompanying remastered audio CD set features rare archival footage of a live show on German TV from 1979 during which the European Alternative world was transitioning from …

"Arular," M.I.A.

Setting the music world on fire, Maya Arulpragasam's (M.I.A.) debut release is a futuristic urban monolith. Having released two singles in 2004 and a mixed tape (on which she collaborated …

Johnson, Ladd to Be Honored at Friendship Ball, March 4

E&P Editorial: Clarion-Ledger Violating First Amendment

Farish Street Blues: Rebuilding A ‘Music Town," by Scott Barretta

I wouldn't have a gal on Farish Street, I wouldn't speak to one that lived on Mill

— Doodleville Blues, by John Henry "Bubba" Brown & Cary Lee Simmons

Herman's Picks

Local indie-pop, all-ages extravaganza is on this Monday night at Hal & Mal's, as The Rockwells return to the Red Room with King Elementary and the Louisiana Hip-Hop newcomer Futuro …

Wells Fest

21st Annual WellsFest Alcohol/drug-free family festival. Sept. 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jamie Fowler Boyll Park, Lakeland Dr. next to Smith Wills Stadium. Free. Music, food, pony rides, arts, crafts, a …

"A Strangely Isolated Place," Ulrich Schnauss

Germany's newest whiz kid offers up a plate of electronic shoegaze and synth driven dance pop (or synthgaze) that is a lush feast for the ears. Where M83 is heavily …

Open Letter to the Publisher of The Clarion-Ledger

"Make Me Wiser," DayBreakDown

Oxford-based DayBreakDown, after over a year and a half of relentless touring in legendary live shows have released a fantastic record, "Make Me Wiser" on Dirt Road Records. Folks familiar …

Roots/Soul Music Fest in New Orleans

The soul origins of Detroit, Houston and L.A. set to explode onstage at New Orleans' Mid City Rock'n'Bowl. Ponderosa Stomp is more than an insane two-night roots music festival between …

Herman's Picks

The tour de force big rock & roll spinning toe hold of a show will happen tonight, Wednesday, August 29 at Club Fire. The $10 cover will get you Evans …

Stand By Your (Indicted) Man

Panhandlers in Police Peril?

Herman's Picks

Mark your calendar now for Thursday, Dec. 2 for the Hal & Mal's Operation Shoestring Benefit Concert. From 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. your $15 donation to Operation Shoestring gets …

Lali Puna- "I Thought I Was Over That"

German lap-pop icons Lali Puna have enthralled many in their 6 year tenure, including Radiohead, Two Lone Swordsmen and Boom Bip. The lovely voice of chanteuse Valerie Trebeljahr floats in …