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Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week: Lollapalooza Edition!Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:40AMLots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week – then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: …while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine !) In honor of next weekend's Lollapalooza Music Festival, which runs from Aug. 6-8 at Chicago's Grant Park, we've been ...

Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival Set for Sep. 3-4Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:02AMThe largest indoor jazz festival in the world, the North Sea Jazz Festival has been bringing the biggest and broadest range of artists to The Netherlands for 35 years.

CD Review: Khari - Victory (Spoken Word)Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:13AMWhile shooting the breeze with a friend in Second Life about two years ago, I was given a link to the poet Khari Toure's MySpace page where I immediately fell in love with the tracks "Beauty Queen" and "Thickness," two tracks he streamed for free. This began a passionate appreciation and love of Khari's ...

CD Review: Khari - Victory (Spoken Word)Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:47PMKhari Toure is perhaps one of the better known spoken word performers in the US. Spoken Word - Arts - Games - Word Processors - Word Games

Ryan Montbleau Band's Martin Sexton-produced Album Out in SeptemberThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:08AMNew album by Boston band produced by Martin Sexton, with whom they toured for much of the year

Faerieworlds festival in Eugene is your chance to make merry as a faerieThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:13AMThe costumes! The music! The food! Did we mention the costumes? Faerieworlds is back in Eugene this weekend.

Grace Potter puts soul back in styleThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:45AMIn an age where Auto-tune, "American Idol" and anemic pop ditties are all the rage, is there a place for a retro rock 'n' soul revue fronted by a long-legged blond bombshell that can stop you in your tracks with her breathtaking good looks and stellar pipes?

Sounds: Robert Cray's 'Cookin'' leaves listener hungryThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:06AMCookin' in Mobile Robert Cray has always posed an interesting dichotomy in the blues world. On the one hand, he's capable of fiery guitar solos and can hold his own onstage with Buddy Guy or Eric Clapton. His concerts feature plenty of transcendent moments when he and his instrument appear to be in perfect sync. On the other, he can be a bit frustrating for guitar aficionados, seeming to settle ...

Liberty Silver: A silver anniversaryWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:38PM25 years after Juno wins songstress back to her roots on new album