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It's a triple-threat weekend for indie-rock fans. That's because Dressy Bessy's returning to the Fox Theatre, the Von Bondies are playing a benefit at the Rubber Room and So Many Dynamos will be rocking the Larimer Lounge. Full story »

The weather's heating up, so locals should head up to Nederland and catch the eighth-annual Soul Rebel Festival on Saturday. The event features reggae and Afro-pop bands, and focuses on cultural harmony and awareness. All the festival events will be held at Guercio Field, which is right next to Barker Reservoir. Full story »

Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears bring their loud, sweaty R&B -- the horns and guitars kind, that is -- to the Bluebird Theater on Aug. 26. Tickets for that, De La Soul and more shows are on sale starting tomorrow. Full story »

Reviews of Japandroids' "Post-Nothing" and Levon Helm's "Electric Dirt" Full story »

Death Cab for Cutie could have been content to sit atop the record charts, but the indie-gone-mainstream band instead opted to stretch its creative muscles. The rockers recently took top honors at the Los Angeles Film Festival and won the prize for Best Music Video for its animated clip for the song "Grapevine Fires." Full story »

Fear Before likes to make statements with its music, so the band's hitting the road with the Pave the Forest Tour. Thursday night's show at the Fox Theatre marks the first date on the tour, and the Denver band is looking forward to playing for its hometown crowd. Full story »

Jay Farrar doesn't like to waste time between records, so he's always ready to release a new batch of songs. The Son Volt frontman and his band are touring behind their new CD, American Central Dust. The CD dropped this week and loyal fans are ready to hear the new tunes played live. Full story »

LONDON (AP) — Fans in Asia stayed up into the wee hours, bars across Europe were holding Michael Jackson theme nights and television stations from Sydney to Paris cleared their schedules Tuesday to broadcast the King of Pop's star-studded memorial service live from Los Angeles. Full story »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A motorcade has left the home of Michael Jackson's parents, apparently heading for a private service in advance of a star-studded memorial in downtown Los Angeles. Full story »

"Wilco will love ya, baby," the band sings on the rollicking opening track of its seventh studio release, Wilco (The Album). It's tough not to crack a smile, along with a toe tap. Full story »

CDs due in stores Tuesday: Maxwell, Son Volt, Drive-By Truckers, more. Full story »

This week's sales data, compiled by Nielsen/SoundScan. Full story »

Dirty Projectors can be off-putting: Leader Dave Longstreth croons with a seemingly random sense of melody that swoops and dives, and song structures seem exploded in shards of myriad styles. Full story »

This week's "Hot Digital Tracks," from Billboard.com. Full story »

Major work on today's program by the CMF Chamber Orchestra is Richard Strauss' First Horn Concerto; on Thursday and Friday Wu Man is soloist in Tan Dun's Pipa Concerto, offering most in the audience their first experience of her 1000-year-old instrument. Full story »