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RIFFS: Amanda Palmer pays her own wages

Friday, Nov. 13, 2009

Having once made her living as a busker, Amanda Palmer knows a thing or two about connecting with her audience.

RIFFS: Le Loup returns from national tour

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

For most bands, the rise from local recognition to national prominence is a sluggish process. Many groups never get that far, while those that do often find themselves logging several years on the District's bar circuit first, playing to uninterested crowds while pining for their big break.

RIFFS: Loveless goes Appalachian on new album

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Country music neo-traditionalists like Patty Loveless seldom top the charts nowadays, but the Kentucky native still maintains a healthy touring schedule and substantial audience.

RIFFS: Guster revisits old album

Preps new release

Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

For the first time in Guster's history, the four musicians will take the stage for two separate sets, one of which will be devoted entirely to the "Lost and Gone Forever" track list. The second set will include selections from the band's upcoming album.

RIFFS: Hanson records, tours, ages gracefully

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Young stars ruled the airwaves during the late 1990s, when groups like 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys parlayed their boyish charisma into platinum-selling albums. It was a good time to be young and talented, and <b>Hanson</b> easily fit the bill.

RIFFS: Marc Broussard invites audience into his Living Room

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Drawing equally from blues, roots rock and Louisiana's Cajun heritage, Marc Broussard has distinguished himself from other crooners over the course of three albums, all of which display his swampy grooves and Southern grit to tuneful effect.

RIFFS: Pop veteran Marshall Crenshaw hasn't lost touch

Taps sounds of old bands with focus of 'dream team'

Friday, Oct. 2, 2009

Marshall Crenshaw released his debut album in 1982. Nearly three decades later, he's still making music, although the pop hooks of albums past share equal space with mature, topical lyrics.

RIFFS: Out of Tenn tour taps 10 artists

Musicians play 2 songs each, then backup

Friday, Sept. 25, 2009

Ten Out of Tenn, currently in its third year, the tour shuttles its crop of Southeastern musicians from city to city, traversing much of the Atlantic Seaboard in the process.

Two pop bands for the price of one

Miniature Tigers, Fun restyle pop at Java

Friday, Sept. 18, 2009

Pop music will receive a makeover Friday, when Miniature Tigers and Fun bring their polished pep to Jammin' Java.