Music

With slim chances for stardom, New York’s CMJ fest is a dingy walk on the indie side.

The sister act Les Nubians cozies up with world music and hip-hop.

A Bad Brains tribute album gives the band its due. Sort of.

L7 gets slap happy; just don’t call it slow.

Royal Trux goes back to the indies.

MC5 founder Wayne Kramer constantly competes with his revolutionary past and can still kick out the jams.

A peek inside Eugene Chadbourne’s genre-bending workshop.