I found this one through the Wolf Parade Forums. Magic Weapon is a Montreal band made up of members of Sunset Rubdown, Miracle Fortress and Shapes n Sizes. If you haven’t already skipped below to download it, nothing I can say here will do any more to encourage you.
MP3: Magic Weapon - Cloudy People
MP3: Magic […]

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Two Gallants just announced a long string of headlining dates to go well with their Against Me! dates. Catch them if you’re able!
MP3 Two Gallants - Seems Like Home To Me
Two Gallants Tour Dates
8/2 Rees-Haldern, Germany
8/5 Omaha, NE Slowdown*
8/7 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom*
8/8 Ft. Worth, TX Ridglea Theater*
8/9 Corpus Christi, TX House of Rock*
8/10 […]

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I really can’t decide if I want to see this movie or not. I’m sure morbid curiosity will overcome me, as it did when I ran across this theme song on Youtube.

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No dates near me again, but at least I got to see them at Pitchfork! Be sure to check it out if Grizzly Bear are in your neighborhood! (dates via P4K)
MP3: Grizzly Bear - He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (The Crystals)
Grizzly Bear Tour Dates
08-26 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre (826NYC […]

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Of all the acts Ted Leo’s covered, I never would have thought the next would be Daft Punk. Of all the recordings I’ve found, he’s never done more than a minute’s tease of their hit “One More Time,” but this one is fairly special. Though the Daft Punk portion is just 30 seconds long, he […]

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VHS or Beta DJing… not being a band
Louisville dance-rockers VHS or Beta are set to release their new album Bring on the Comets on August 28. Here’s an early look at it as well as some tour dates.
MP3: VHS or Beta - Can’t Believe a Single Word
VHS or Beta Tour Dates
8/2 San Francisco […]

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I think I forgot to post on Paolo Nutini after Bonnaroo, but he was actually really good. He’s doing a co-headlining North American tour with Amy Winehouse (no comment). Here are the tour dates, as well as Paolo covering Winehouse’ “Rehab.”
Paolo covering “Rehab”

Paolo Nutini North American Tour
9/7 […]

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This is really, really good. YANP-fav Oh No! Oh My! just released their cover of Huey Lewis’ “Finally Found a Home.” It’s to be featured on the upcoming Are You Still With Me?! tribute to Lewis. In addition to being a sweet song, this also gives me the chance to point out that Oh No! […]

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