In a perfect world without the constraints of money and rules set by 'the Man,' Kevin Coffrin and his wily biker gang bros would be lying dead in some club, killed at the hands of murderous stripper zombies.

Conor Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band took to the stage at the Roxy on Nov. 5, playing to a packed house of hipsters-in-training, who awkwardly angled past each other to get inches closer to their indie god.

Swedish pop chanteuse Lykke Li took to the stage of the Paradise Rock Club Thursday night for an electrifying yet far-too brief set.

'Yeah, I'm that scumbag who drinks Heineken in McDonald's,' laughs The Bronx frontman Matt Caughthran as he whips out a half-empty can of beer from inside his jacket.

With her plastic neon bracelets and flirty mod minidress, Yelle boasts a fashion sense just as bright and punchy as the beats to her songs.

Not since the Spice Girls in the late '90s has a girl band been able to capture the hearts of American audiences quite like the British five-piece.

Take some riffs from Nirvana, mix in a dash of Kylie Minogue's glitter and run it through Daft Punk's decks and only then will you have a product that sounds remotely like anything on Walter Meego's debut album, Voyager.

It has been more than four years since Phish last played a show, but next Wednesday their music will once again be bouncing around the room at the Cavern Club in Boston's Hard Rock Caf'eacute;.

Oasis shoves their greatness into the faces of all the fans that gave up on them after their long string of mediocre albums with Dig Out Your Soul.

In a time when celebrities are spinning their publicity for beneficial causes like finding a cure for AIDS or saving Darfur, Death Cab for Cutie is no exception '-'- using their influence on teenagers to promote political activism and encourage voter registration.

There are few people in the world who can control the emotion of a crowd '-'- from body-shaking elation to almost tearful captivation and back again '-'- all in two hours.

The Kings of Leon's latest release, 'Only by the Night,' in stores Sept. 23,' is, stylistically, miles away from their first album 'Youth & Young Manhood.'