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Long night last night? Us too.

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And just to show off, we've created the best local music coverage one day earlier.

Drink some ice-cold beers, chain-smoke to your heart's content (or discontent), and take a gander at the sonic goodness coming at you in print and online in this week's Volcano. ...

FEATURE: DEREK KELLEY AND THE SPEEDWOBBLES

"I guess, if we were stars, you'd call it an all-star band, but I don't know if we are," laughs Derek Kelley.

Even though Kelley's being modest in his assessment of the Speedwobbles, that's about as close to an apt description of the band as you'll find. Not only is it fronted by Kelley, who found success with his earlier band, Wallpaper, but the rest of the seven-member group features performers from the Vells, the Brite Futures (formerly Natalie Portman's Shaved Head), Abraham and the New Faces. It's a sort of local super-group, an assembly of preternaturally talented and charismatic musicians who have successful projects in their own rights. The document that has been produced by this group - the Speedwobbles' debut LP, Bourgeoisie Marmalade - is representative of this kind of talent. ... – Rev. Adam McKinney

HIP-HOP: DJ MANPREET & R.I. PRODUCTIONS

Bhangra and Bollywood - two types of music that originate in the Punjab section of India. Bhangra is roughly 80-90 beats-per-minute (BPM), and Bollywood is around 130 BPM. In the United States, Bhangra is the more popular of the two because it mirrors the same speed as American hip-hop, so MCs that rhyme over world music like to spit to Bhangra. A good example of this would be the Punjabi MC song with Jay-Z. How does this global aspect of hip-hop impact Tacoma? Well ... – Josh Rizeberg

WE RECOMMEND: MAN WITHOUT WAX

In a manner similar to fellow bombastic locals Roman Holiday, Man Without Wax sounds perfectly radio-ready, a band just lying around, waiting for someone to discover them and throw them on the modern rock station. They've captured the sound of bands like Kings of Leon and even groups from the Glasgow scene (Frightened Rabbit, Glasvegas) - bands that revel in drama, and never shy from shooting for the rafters. – Rev. AM

BETTER LIVING THROUGH MUSIC: THE DUSTY 45s, PARIS SPLEEN, SCOUT NIBLETT ...

The moment you tour as the great Wanda Jackson's backing band, as the Dusty 45s recently did, I'd say all bets are off. That's a lifetime of argument-ending, "Oh yeah, well, we were Wanda Jackson's backing band," moments. As a band in their own right, the Dusty 45s produce mostly faithful approximations of classic country, blues rock and honky-tonk, with a kind of rollicking flair that helps iron out any initial hesitance one may have regarding sincerity or credentials (and hey, pal, they were Wanda fucking Jackon's backing band). Lead singer Billy Joe Huels' voice has a very pleasant quality about it, something reminiscent of the crooning vocalists who dabbled in Latin-flavored pop in the early '60s (think "Take a Letter Maria"). It's a potent combination. – Rev. AM

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