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  Gettin’ Lowercase Sad With Dj Constant Shame

  May 23 at 6:09 a.m.

  Forget your troubles, c'mon get sad - and, by extension, happy - with Dj Constant Shame. Houston music veteran Roger Medina has crafted an emo night that brings together uncommon music genres like Tejano, new wave and ranchera with the traditional emo night fare for something unique. He says he'll even provide tissues, just in case any song hits close to home.

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  The Japanese House on Beyoncé, Pop Music and Being Good at Falling

  May 16 at 4 a.m.

  Amber Bain, who performs her solo indie pop music under the moniker The Japanese House, has had to contemplate the idea of pop music. She said she bucked against the notion that her songs fit into that category in some way, which, she thinks, has made them even better. She’s...

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  Pete Yorn: One Man, One Mike, Two Guitars, and a Lot of Stories

  May 13 at 4 a.m.

  Contemporary musicians can certainly have an interesting relationship with social media – or at least those who actually handle their own Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram accounts and don’t leave it up to a publicist. Some find it a great way to keep in touch with their fans personally and get...

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  Nils Lofgren Gets Blue with Lou, Hits the Road with Band

  May 9 at 4 a.m.

  Even in terms of rock and roll pairings, they seemed like a truly odd couple of musical collaborators. But more than 40 years ago, singer/guitarists Lou Reed and Nils Lofgren worked on a baker’s dozen of tunes, and nearly half of those are making their public debut on Lofgren’s new...

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  The Revolution's Lisa Goes Solo (on Piano)

  May 7 at 4 a.m.

  Pianist/Keyboardist Lisa Coleman is pretty far into her musical career to be releasing her first solo album just now, but then again she’s been kind of busy. Most famously as a member of Prince’s band the Revolution from 1980-86, and also as a still-existing duo with that group’s rhythm guitarist...

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  The Allman Betts Band Sets Out to Stake Their Own Musical Claims

  May 3 at 4 a.m.

  Devon Allman remembers very clearly the first time he met future bandmate Duane Betts. It was 1989 and the two were thrown together on a bus that was taking the group that their fathers belonged to – a little act called the Allman Brothers Band – on a reunion tour...