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Alkaline Trio has become the standard in dark punk rock.

Saturday will mark the five-year anniversary of the death of one of Columbus’ greatest native musicians.

Chris McConnell’s arrival in Columbus was what allowed old Bowling Green music scene buddies Justin Hemminger and Nick La Russo to get their band off the ground after five years of false starts. Four years later, McConnell’s imminent departure is what motivated that band — the scruffy, scrappy, indie rock combo Speed Governor — to finally record and release an album.

If Rock on the Range performances by Soundgarden and Alice in Chains have stoked your appetite for the sounds of Seattle, the Melvins will take you back even further.

It’s been more than a year since Sonic Youth went on hiatus, but that clearly doesn’t mean the band’s former guitarist, Lee Ranaldo, isn’t still kicking out new music.

Indie-pop six-piece Of Monsters and Men came to light with 2011’s My Head is an Animal, a set of empowering tunes that seem made to raise arm hairs and form goosebumps.

Perseverance is key for many roots rock bands, especially in a modern musical landscape that caters predominantly to the ever-growing electronic and experimental music scenes.

“The last time I crowd-surfed was 1992,” said Billy Corgan.

Despite its name, A Great Big World’s music is not rampant or too superfluous. The band name, pulled from the lyrics of its song “Cheer Up!,” represents the expansive aspirations of the band’s music and of band members Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino.

EYE, Way Yes and Angela Perley & the Howlin’ Moons kick off Alive’s summer concert series

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