Ukulele-playing university student getting noticed From Kansas City Star When Alex Abnos wants to rock out, he grabs his ukulele. After becoming facile on the drums, a teenage Abnos realized he wanted to play more instruments. "Every time I picked up a guitar, there were too many strings and the instrument is just massive - I couldn't picture myself getting used to it," said Abnos, who graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 2004. "When I'm at home in Kansas City, I can play the ukulele really loud at 2 a.m. and waltz around the house and sing," he...

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Dinosaur Jr. coming to Israel in summer of 2008 From Ynetnews Dinosaur Jr, one of the greatest alternative rock bands around, is scheduled to appear in Tel Aviv's Zappa Club on June 9-10. The group, which was formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984, broke up in 1997, but the original lineup of guitarist J Mascis, drummer Emmett Murphy and bassist Lou Barlow reunited two years ago and released "Beyond" last May. Dinosaur Jr.

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Bob Mould, Live in Concert From NPR Bob Mould Bob Mould. Mould fronted the rock band Husker Du - one of the acts that defined alternative rock - before exploring a poppier direction with Sugar in the early '90s. As a solo artist, Mould has released everything from Sugar-style pop music to dance and electronica, even adopting a separate persona as "LoudBomb" for his electronic works.

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Our Opinion: A Reqiuem for 99X From The Emory Wheel On Jan. 25, 2008, 99X, Atlanta's prime radio source for "everything alternative," went off the airwaves for good, marking the end of a radio era. Now with 99.7 off of FM radio (the station still exists but only online and in HD format, and the shows and DJs that contributed to the frequency's success have not been carried over) Atlanta is left with a dearth of credible rock stations.

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Switched on From Malaysia Star Californian band Switchfoot is set to rock Kuala Lumpur tomorrow thanks to the efforts of local musician Kok Wing Meng. Switchfoot some able support on the night will be Wing Meng s own band Love Me Butch one of the more established bands on the local alternative and indie rock live circuit (Wing Meng plays guitar) and Altered Frequency, one of the leading lights of the local Christian rock scene. Although Switchfoot started out being labelled as a Christian alternative rock band, the band...

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