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Buck Bowen released his EP, "Neuterection," Friday night at The Waiting Room. We encourage you to listen to a track streaming here, but whatever you do, don't call it hip-hop.

Lock your feet down to a spot on the floor that isn't beer-slick and sharpen your elbows: Here's Criteria performing the first track from their debut album at The Waiting Room's fifth-anniversary concert.

Dirty Beaches frontman Alex Zhang Hungtai talks about his dissonant past and scoring a film about an indoor waterpark.

When nothing sounds good anymore, Blue Bird refreshes us in the joy of music.

Lydia Loveless performed her soulful country tunes last night at The Waiting Room Lounge with The Filter King's Gerald Lee Jr. Check out John Shartrand's photos from the evening.

Stalking his crowd intensely while pantomiming his lyrics, Future Islands' frontman Samuel T. Herring performed as if he was on Broadway Nov. 2, rather than the Waiting Room Lounge stage playing to a few dozen people.

HN intern Steven Ashford gets real with the West Coast hip-hop pioneer.

"The King of Surf," Dick Dale, played a "Bitchin'" set Thursday night at The Waiting Room with local favorites The Mezcal Brothers opening the show to a packed house. 

HN's Shannon Claire captured the high kicks from the band featuring members of Sleater Kinney, The Minders and Helium.

The Matador took over The Waiting Room Sept. 30 to drop their EP, Once Upon a Sinking Ship. HN contributor Shannon Claire captured the metal party.