Have you made it out to Fort Reno yet this summer? Only six more shows remain in the season's line-up, but Flickr user stgermh made it out to last Thursday's performance to see Scanner Freaks, who loved this photo so much they asked stgermh if they could use them on their MySpace page. We particularly love the contrast of the serene summer sunset with the silhouettes doing some serious rocking out. Stop by Fort Reno tonight, if the weather holds up, to see Garland of Hours, The Aerialist, and Lady in the Radiator. EXIF. more ›

>> Fort Reno has Antelope, Scanner Freaks, and OmegaBand tonight, at the usual 7:15 p.m. start time. Check out our Three Stars interview with Scanner Freaks and album review of Antelope for a preview of the show. >> The Bang -- featuring Three Stars veteran Anthony Pirog -- is playing at Wonderland Ballroom with Pilesar and the Quagmire, 10 p.m. >> Former Washington Post writer Jeffrey Frank, now a senior editor at The New... more ›

The currency of "rocking out," once a rock and roll staple, has been severely undervalued in recent years. There was a time when throwing yourself wildly around a stage, suffering endorphin-masked injury, and smearing your bloodied body with peanut butter wasn't a particularly noteworthy night. That was just Topeka, and those wounds would magically heal themselves to be reopened again by the time you got to Omaha. Somewhere along the line rock went and... more ›

FRIDAY: >> It may be that we've simply gotten so, so, so many press releases about The Horrors show tonight at the Rock and Roll Hotel, and we've been beaten into submission to mention it. Give the punky-garage rock revivalists a chance for $12 at 8:30 p.m., and let us know if they're worth all the fuss. Seattle's Schoolyard Heroes open, plus locals Scanner Freaks. >> One of the most anticipated new hip hop albums... more ›