NEMO, with its mission to help boost the profile of indie artists, will also include performances from up-and-comers Black Mountain, Aqualung, Robbers on High Street and deSol. Previous NEMO events have included Linkin Park, Guster and Howie Day.

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"Alex announced to the audience that we were going to do another record, unbeknownst to me, Jon and Ken," says Stephens, referring to a 2001 show in London. Stringfellow, who along with Auer have performed in Big...

In the three years since the Posies' last album, the Seattle band has focused on playing gigs rather than making recordings. So it makes sense that the band's fourth release, Amazing Disgrace, would have louder drums and a dirtier amp sound. This shift in emphasis from pop to power hasn't obscured the Posies' juicy melodies, it merely shoves them more forcefully into your head. One such metallic...