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Record Shows Bring Out Fanatics, Obscure Gems

You think you know music. You've transcended Carson Daly's idea of what's cool (maybe that new BSB video isn't so slammin' after all). You take your music seriously, and you feel pretty fortunate that you discovered Phish or Coldplay or De La Soul, because you've saved yourself from a lifetime of TRL purgatory.

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A Nice Ring To It

Before the birth of the MusicianRing, it was all so simple. Whichever local subgenre you happened to dig, from electronica to bluegrass to hip hop, you could fairly easily insulate yourself from the outside musical world. After all, there was no real common bond between the fingerpickers and the turntable wizards other than their shared struggle to carve out a name in a crowded scene.Enter the MusicianRing, a student-maintained Web ring that allows local musicians to commiserate, seeks gigs, advertise and build an all-inclusive community in the process.

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