A rock triple-header for the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington and a pair of Central Illinois dates for comedian-singer Rodney Carrington are in the offing this winter.

9 Jan 2009

Mudvayne, Nonpoint and In This Moment: Feb. 20; Murat Egyptian Room, Indianapolis; $27.50 plus applicable fees; 1-877-598-8703 or www.livenation.com. On sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

9 Jan 2009

What better way to greet a new year than to embrace what it promises? And we don’t mean the bad stuff we all know is part and parcel of every New Year deal. Let us turn, instead, to celebrating what we know will be the good stuff — especially as it relates to the frankly escapist world of GO!.

8 Jan 2009

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8 Jan 2009

Tom Kimmel's Never Saw Blue Les Kerr's New Orleans Set Erin McCarley's Love, Save The Empty Punisher War Zone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Various Artists Soul Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Various Artists

7 Jan 2009

Not sure what inspired mustachioed Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay to release a solo album. The guy's been plenty busy with his day job (the Hold Steady toured relentlessly after the release of last year's terrific Stay Positive). But Nicolay, whose solo debut, Major General, comes out this week, goes for broke, mimicking the Hold Steady's call-and-response vocals on "Jeff Penalty," a ...

7 Jan 2009