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Brave Baby is South Carolina's next best shot at indie music fame. The sweeping synth textures and punchy hooks point to bands like Passion Pit or Local Natives, but the Charleston outfit outstrips both in its capacity to build breezy melodies into huge pop explosions.

By the time Ornette Coleman released his 1959 album The Shape of Jazz to Come, a watershed moment in the genesis of forward-thinking free music, jazz was beginning to fracture.

This is your study album, your road trip playlist, your playing-hooky-from-work soundtrack, your beach excursion go-to or whatever else you want it to be.

It was late spring 2012, and a scraggly band clutched acoustic guitars and a washboard in the middle of Deep Ellum Brewing Company's beer garden.

Not to brag, but being a woman is pretty awesome. Especially when you have these badass chicks that got your back.

Justin Timberlake has added an additional Southland date to his extended 20/20 Experience world tour.

Brown's trial had been set for Monday but was postponed while lawyers tried to work out whether his bodyguard will testify.

FMF FRIDAY: THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND PRESENTS ROADKILL GHOST CHOIR, with Case Work, American Party Machine, Good Graeff, E-Turn and DJ SPS Orlando Weekly live music columnist Bao Le-Huu was invited to curate a critic's choice showcase at this year's Florida Music Festival .

The Blue Monk is closing its doors, the bar and venue announced on Facebook on Tuesday.

Melissa Etheridge is coming to Ridgefield for an intimate solo performance which she said is one of her favorite ways to play.

Who's headlining this year's Austin City Limits festival? Utah band Neon Trees was among the first to purchase its new LP, and Selena Gomez seems to be telling us something on Instagram.

Questioned about the difference between the instrumental expanse of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and 19-year-old side project Thee Silver Mt.

The top music festivals in Ontario for 2014 will take you all around the province.

Master recordings from Roc-A-Fella Records may have been held hostage, with a producer allegedly planning to use them to bilk money out of Jay Z .

This April 19, 2014 file photo shows Pharrell Williams performing at the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.

Malaysian pop singer Yuna is already a success at home. Now she has her sights on the world.

Tickets hit the streets at 10am, and the curtain's now up. Festival czars C3 Presents revealed the line-up for the 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival this morning, Oct. 3-5 and 10-12.

The Flaming Lips, led by Coyne, Dashboard Confessional and Matt & Kim are a few of the 19 acts scheduled to perform at the fairgrounds for Aug. 16's Silopanna Music Festival.

The rock singer releases his new album, 'Give Em Hell' and premieres the video for 'All My Friends Are Dead' on USA TODAY.