This Sunday, after you’ve gorged yourself on hot dogs, apple pie, fireworks and all things star-spangled, the international psychedelic soul sensation King Khan and the Shrines will be at the Mohawk, waiting to transport you from the Land of the Free to the Land of the Freak. ...

Beerland, known for music, old school video games, and, um, beer, will host a kind and compact cluster of five bands this Friday night, with all five bands making names for themselves within the confines of our fine city. Headlining will be The Diagonals, a subtle and scratchy outfit that, despite their somewhat workmanlike stylings while on stage, carries an innate danceability. Beyond that, Diagonals vocalist Steve Garcia, in some of his more speed-speak moments, has been compared to a young Michael Stipe...you know, before Michael Stipe had that whole fifteen years of boredom thing. ...