Todd Rundgren planted a tentpole for power pop. Sure, 333 isn't as dramatic as 666, but the song in question, “Couldn’t I Just Tell You,” was nothing less than a rock and roll classic.

Cheap Trick formed in the mid-'70s in Illinois with a bag of power-pop tricks cribbed from bands like the Beatles and Badfinger. But guitarist Rick Nielsen was also a fan and student of the era's ...

Veteran Bay Area power-pop band the Rubinoos play a month of Monday shows in March with a special residency at the Make-Out ...