I love happy endings.

Well-known New Jersey-based drummer needs a band, big time New Jersey-based band needs a drummer.

And the two came together in 2006, when Chris Pennie grew tired of providing the relentlessly aggressive beats for metallic hard-core…

Before you head over to AMP for the those after-hour cocktails…

The Alternative Music Pub (4199 Manchester Ave.) has closed down, according to sources. I haven’t been able to reach an owner as of yet to find out if it’s…

Here is the funeral notice that will run in the paper Friday and Saturday.

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Fleming, Michael J. suddenly on Wed. May 14, 2008.

Dear son of Daniel and Clarice Fleming; dear brother of Daniel J. Fleming Jr.; dear grandson of Mary Fleming;…

Evan Foster, bossman for the Boss Martians, is one intense dude.

His voice was going a mile a minute as his band’s van did the same between Denver and Lincoln , Neb., yesterday. I had asked him how the Martians’ recent…

After a week or so on the road I begin to have a particularly strange feeling that I recognize everyone. The more often I have it, the more I begin to think that this is just a function of the…

Black Thorn Pub bartender and manager Michael “Miko” Fleming was found dead at the pub this morning, according to several sources. He was in his early 30s and a resident of the Tower Grove South neighborhood, according to Black Thorn owner…

A note from Lucas at the Drive Agency:

On Friday from 5:30-11:00 PM, Drive Agency will open its doors for the Sailor’s Grave Tattoo Art Show. We will be featuring original works submitted by tattoo artists across the nation. Original…

Mounds, Oklahoma’s Junior Brown returns to town with his Guit-steel in tow — a “double-necked machine that marries the six-stringed guitar with its steel counterpart.”

Brown blasts through a lively mix of tunes spanning country, blues, Tex-Mex, Western swing and rock…

KDHX DJ Paul Stark (“Ska’s The Limit” Fridays 8-10 pm) has curated another show set for this Saturday as part of his “Jumpstarting Ska’s Fourth Wave” series.

Stark’s 17th anniversary concert in February at the now smoke-free Off Broadway was…

Source: AMG

Featured Albums:

Death Cab for Cutie “Narrow Stairs” (Atlantic/WEA)

Mixing pop melodies with dark themes, crunchy production, and 5-minute instrumental intros, Death Cab for Cutie presents a mature follow-up to 2005’s Plans. Those looking for the next “I…