I think Sean from Sure Juror tried to get me into White Rabbits back when I was in town for CMJ. I’m not really sure. The point is that I have no excuse for just now getting around to listening to them. Their album Fort Nightly is a nice blend of Cold War Kids and [...]

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So I was pretty upset to learn that I would be missing Holy Fuck’s Kentucky date while at SXSW. They must’ve heard my groan, because they’re coming back twice, with !!! Thanks guys. MP3: Holy Fuck – Safari (live on XM) Holy Fuck Tour Dates 04-21 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café * 04-23 Portland, OR [...]

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I would have to try pretty hard to be any happier about Vandaveer’s (Mark Heidinger of the Apparitions) upcoming two stops in Lexington. He’s playing this Friday at the Dame with Neva Geoffrey and Petticoat Petticoat, and then at CD Central at 2PM — during which I’ll be hard at work, so say hey if [...]

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Spencer is a busy, busy man. Wolf Parade are capping off a new album and he’s busy unveiling new tunes for his side project Sunset Rubdown. Here are four new songs that he previewed earlier this month. MP3: Sunset Rubdown – Physical World (Badadum) (live; new) MP3: Sunset Rubdown – Burning Out Your Eyes (live; [...]

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Bjork was on SNL last night (no, not that time) and sang this sweet selection from her upcoming album, Volta. She also played “Wonderlust”. This is pretty low quality, and will probably not stay up very long. If you’ve got a better/working link, leave it in the comments. In the mean time, check out the [...]

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Still somewhat hot off their mindblowingly great Hot Freaks! performance, Menomena have added a series of summer dates. MP3: Menomena – Air Aid Menomena Tour Dates 4/28 Walla Walla, WA Whitman College 6/1 Seattle, WA Neumo’s 6/2 Vancouver, BC Red Room 6/6 Eugene, OR WOW Hall 6/7 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp 6/8 San Francisco, CA [...]

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Here’s the new hit from the pop aussie gods, Architecture in Helsinki, which will be due out on Polyvinyl August 7. Link removed by request MP3: Architecture in Helsinki – Heart it Races Back at CMJ I caught AiH at a headlining gig alongside the Apples in Stereo and the Blow. Honestly I wasn’t that [...]

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First of all, Andrew Bird is playing with a bassist now. Why did no one tell me that? I’ll admit that I was a bit skeptical of this move at first. Part of the wonder of an Andrew Bird show has always been watching him create each song, layer by layer, right before your eyes. [...]

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Mary Timony’s new album The Shapes We Make is soon to be released. It’s quite wonderful if you’re a fan of pop music in any form. MP3: The Mary Timony Band – Sharpshooter If I could, I would vote for the opening riff of Sharpshooter for president in 2008. That’s how much I love it. [...]

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