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Rochester's music scene will be full of familiar names over the coming months.

Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen returns to the music scene with her third studio album What Lies Beneath. Most well-known as the former frontwoman of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, after breaking with the band in 2005, Tarja has gone on to build a strong solo career that spans continents. After ...

Avid Free Times readers will have noticed that we devote a great deal of space to Columbia’s music scene. And, indeed, there is no shortage of talented players in town.

Fans of Oklahoma’s diverse music scene could find plenty to celebrate in 2008, with stand-out debuts in the alt-pop, country and folk genres.It also was the year when many big-name talents successfully reinvented themselves, whether it was Metallica returning to its thrash roots or Coldplay revealing unexpected depth.From top-sellers to indie releases, here’s the list of the compact discs that ...

It had completely escaped my notice that Capsule’s Home of Metal had its own website. It does. Whether you’re strangely attracted to Rob Halford’s bald head which gleams making him look a little like a roll-on deodorant, or it’s the poorly designed Aston Villa merchandise that adorned Napalm Death that really does it for you, then your memorabilia and memories could contribute to a fascinating digital archive of the music scene that the Midlands gave birth to. First up, you’re all invited to