Some bands -- one in a thousand, maybe -- are really, truly, absolutely impossible to resist. There's no real formula for it, no, but they hit this magical sweet spot where it's damned near required that you wear this goofy, wide-open, childlike grin on your face every time you hear that band play. The Wild Moccasins, well, they're that band... (The Wild Moccasins are playing their tour kickoff show Thursday, June 11th, at Mango's, along with Caddywhompus, B L A C K I E, & Urbane Guerrilla Sound System.) [more] || [Jeremy Hart] || [06/11/09]

What a difference a year makes. Just last summer, The All-American Rejects were performing in malls and taking upÊwee parts in films. Now they're headlining a tour that is to take them to 26 cities across the U.S and Europe. "We've been lucky enough to play every kind of room imaginable," says Mike Kennerty, the band's guitarist and backup vocalist... [more] || [Rafael Rivas] || [06/11/09]