Music Bryan Mangieri
Ra Ra Riot thrust itself upon the Syracuse, N.Y., music scene as somewhat of an anomaly. The indie-rock group formed over winter break and lined up a show at a Syracuse University architecture b...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Despite signing a publishing deal and moving to Nashville, Tenn., in 2006, Luke Dick hasn't broken ties with the band he left behind. Returning to the state a few times a year, the singer/songwriter o...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Nada Surf emerged in 1996 when alternative rock ruled the airwaves with the ironic ode to high school, "Popular." The band found a modest hit in the song, but trends changed a few years later, and Nad...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Illinois grunge band Local H will play in Oklahoma City Friday. Although it would seem easy to dismiss the duo as such, Local H is far more than a one-hit wonder. Sure, the group may be best known fo...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Illinois rock band Deconstructing Jim has two sides: " one that displays a knack for catchy, uplifting numbers to hum along to, and " the other, which wants to pull the listener beneath, into the dang...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Perhaps if not for the tough times, Slow Car Crash front man Omarr Escoffie' still would be singing about wizards and dragons. The Los Angeles musician joked that his first song attempt featured th...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Rock 'n' roll just might save a language that is in danger of dying out. The man that made this part of his mission is American Indian recording artist and Grammy winner Robert Mirabal. "In the Bloo...
Music Bryan Mangieri
The eclectic, roots-rock-flavored music of Derek James takes style notes from singer/songwriters like Jack Johnson and John Mayer, and rings of rock 'n' roll bands like Coldplay. Interestingly enough...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Although many might recognize the California-based indie-rock band Pinback because of a song they did for Fox network's teen television drama "The O.C," the themes the band explores in other tunes mig...
Music Bryan Mangieri
With St. Louis-based Riddle of Steel having finished recording its third album, guitarist and vocalist Andrew Elstner expounded upon the task of choosing a moniker for the new release through a simile...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Reaching the ten-year milestone of recording prompted Texan and country music artist Cory Morrow to release "Ten Years," a collection of previously recorded songs, now revamped for fans old and new. ...
Music Bryan Mangieri
Upside just likes to get wasted and party, said the band's lead singer, Sid Goldsmith. "It fits in the lifestyle. I think it's definitely part of our everyday life," he said. "It shows on stage, on r...
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Many people only know it as a title to a Nirvana song, but lithium is a hell of a drug, usually used to treat mental disorders. Matt Jones, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, said alt...