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Local Review: Boxwood - Sun Garden City EP; County Grind Live Performance on Saturday!

By Christopher Lopez
Jan 13, 2012

Hollywood-based singer-songwriter Jose Ferrer, better known as Boxwood, has earned a reputation for his uncommon performance approach, using a loop pedal to singlehandedly layer tracks live. But his second release, the EP Sun Garden City, leaves no doubt, the studio is his playground.Which isn't to say you should expect frisky,...
Q&A: 311's S.A. Martinez on the Pow Wow Festival, and Universal Pulse

By Christopher Lopez
Aug 4, 2011

It's not easy to maintain the same energy, verve and passion you started out with when you've been doing something for 20 years. Just ask 311. They've been at it for more than two decades. What was once five starry-eyed kids in Omaha became a platinum-selling, genre-smashing entity. Now, scores...
Don't Stay Home: Behold the Majesty of the 311 Pow Wow Festival

By Christopher Lopez
Aug 4, 2011

Much of the career and extensive catalog of 311 has been devoted to promoting positive values and unity. This means facing sea after churning sea of diehard fans with a smile. The Los Angeles-based band with Omaha roots hasn't been content to merely establish a fan base and spread its...
311's Pow Wow Festival is What the Spirit of Suwannee is All About

By Christopher Lopez
Jun 6, 2011

Over the weekend, a colleague posted less than a shining endorsement of the recently announced 311 Pow Wow Festival slated for August 4-6 in the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park. And readers had reactions that ranged from sadness to contempt to an occasional hateful outburst that somewhat played into her...
XBL Beer League Competition (Beer Pong, Flip Cup, etc.) This Saturday

By Christopher Lopez
Feb 16, 2011

Do you take your drinking seriously? Do you drink first and ask questions later? Or perhaps you perpetually invoke axioms of drunkard wisdom like, "I only drink on days that end in 'y'," "I'm not an alcoholic; alcoholics go to meetings" and "it's five o'clock somewhere?" Well, you might have...

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