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Brian Calhoun (right) makes guitars for musicians like Dave Matthews, but his newest creation is a board game called Chickapig — and he had a board custom-installed in Matthews' tour bus.

A Farm-To-Table Board Game, For Manure Audiences Only

5:12pm September 12, 2018

by Desiré Moses

Virginia guitar maker Brian Calhoun devised a strategy game called Chickapig. (It features pooping chicken-pig hybrids.) Now he's getting some friends — like Dave Matthews — to spread the word.

Joni Mitchell performs at the Isle of Wight Festival in England on August 29, 1970.

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'They Fed Me To The Beast': Joni Mitchell At The Isle Of Wight Festival

4:52pm September 12, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

Watch Joni Mitchell sing "Both Sides Now" in 1970, from a new film that documents her controversial performance at England's biggest music event.

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Roger Miller: The Honky-Tonk Hero You Should Know

4:41pm September 12, 2018

Dang him.

The late Algerian-born, France-based singer Rachid Taha, performing in Lille, France in 2004.

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He Rocked The Casbah: Singer Rachid Taha Has Died At Age 59

3:55pm September 12, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Algerian singer loudly proclaimed his outsider status in France as a punk-bred vocalist who culled from Algerian tradition. He died of a heart attack during the overnight of Sept. 11 -12.

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Hear Wildhoney's Blissed-Out 'Naive Castle' For Slumberland's Singles Series

1:00pm September 12, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

For its contribution to the 7-inch single series, Wildhoney offers densely-layered dream-pop wrapped in a cheery melancholy.

A still from Marc Ribot's "Bella Ciao" video.

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Tom Waits Sings 'Bella Ciao' For Marc Ribot As An Act Of 'Resistance'

12:40pm September 12, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

Ribot's new collection, Songs of Resistance 1948-2018, is a collection of protest music with special guests — including Tom Waits, who makes his first recorded appearance in two years.

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Tanger Center Books Greensboro Opera Performance With Rhiannon Giddens

12:12pm September 12, 2018

by Neal Charnoff

Greensboro's Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts isn't scheduled to open for another year and a half. But the venue has lined up a local favorite for its first booking.

Joan Jett has just released a new single called "Fresh Start."

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On The Eve Of A New Documentary, Joan Jett Gets A 'Fresh Start'

11:58am September 12, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

"Fresh Start" sets epically crunching guitar riffs against a larger message about learning from your mistakes, starting over and seizing the opportunities in front of you.

Brody Dalle of The Distillers performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival.

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Hear Two New Songs From The Distillers: 'Man vs. Magnet' And 'Blood In Gutters'

11:29am September 12, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

The L.A. punk band is back with its first new songs in 15 years.

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The Latest Video From Illuminati Hotties Is A Portrait Of Hope

11:17am September 12, 2018

by Lyndsey McKenna

The band's new video, for the song "Cuff," features a humble fish that dreams of of a better, bigger life.