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Available Now - Songbirds: A Tribute to the Women of Modern Rock

1. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2. Help I'm Alive  - Metric 3. 1234 - Feist 4. Dancing On My Own - Robyn 5. I Follow Rivers - Lykke Li 6. Myth - Beach House 7. The Greatest - Cat Power 8. Video Games...

From the Vault Friday: Metallica

Say Your Prayers, Little One: The String Quartet Tribute to Metallica Loyal head-banging Metallica fans, prepare to mosh for joy. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning band just announced that they w...

From The Vault Friday: No Doubt

No Doubt fans, rejoice! Last week, the band announced their new album's release date, (the first since 2001,) which is slated for  September 25th. While we eagerly await the album's arrival, the ...

One-Man Bands

I recently read a quote (from the early 1900s) in which the speaker theorized that the rapid growth of technology would lead to a world in which people would only have to work two or three hours ...

Out Now! Vitamin String Quartet Performs Modern Rock Hits 2011 Vol. 2

Available now! Vitamin String Quartet Performs Modern Rock Hits 2011 Vol. 2. Including masterfully crafted string renditions of The Black Keys’ “Lonely Boy”, Foster the People’s “Pump...

Old Reviews of Classic Albums: Nevermind and Blood Sugar Sex Magik

We know now, twenty years after their releases that Nirvana’s Nevermind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik were game changing feats of sonic achievement. However, when the albums ...

Best Upcoming Summer Releases

Summer is almost upon us and many of VSQ’s favorite artists are releasing albums just in time to make our backyeard BBQ playlists. Here are the best of early summer’s album releases. Raphael Sa...

Vitamin String Quartet Performs Decemberists

Description: The Decemberists have earned their spot as forerunners in the indie music scene with their alt-country, folk and baroque pop. Whimsical or epic, each song  is a grand tale in itself ...

Vitamin String Quartet Performs Gorillaz

Description: Gorillaz have easily become the world’s most famous virtual band and Vitamin String Quartet takes on their innovative orchestrations, touching on alternative hip hop, rock and pop – ...

VSQ Tribute to Modern Rock Hits 2010

Description: The VSQ Tribute: Modern Rock Hits 2010 highlights some of the year’s biggest tunes with lush and vibrant string arrangements. Hear the lilting pop melodies of Florence + The Machine’...