Seems like a no-brainer, since 1/4 of the group (Ben Sollee) is from Louisville. UofL’s School of Music roped in the critically acclaimed group — which includes Bela Fleck — for a performance at the Comstock Concert Hall February 15. I’ve never seen AW&SQ, but I’ve been told some very good things about their performance. [...]

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Recently John Venderslice celebrated the 10th anniversary of his Tiny Telephone studio with a performance with a 30+ person orchestra. Below is a video of a performance of “Too Much Time” from that show. Additionally, John Vanderslice’s new album Romanian Names will be out on Dead Oceans May 19. John Vanderslice + Orchestra: “Too Much [...]

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Thanks to JP’s Blog for alerting me to this full bootleg of a Grizzly Bear show from late last year. Included are the four songs I saw them play at Lollapalooza: “Two Weeks,” “While You Wait for the Others,” “2 Hud” and “Fine For Now.” Based on these songs and the fact that Grizzly Bear [...]

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(…TVotR leaked it) In what could be the best non-headlining lineup I’ve yet attended, Bonnaroo 2009 features THE BEASTIE BOYS, NIN, Wilco, Al Green, Snoop, Of Montreal, Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear. I’ve been wanting to see the Beastie Boys forever, and I can’t imagine a better place than Bonnaroo. Check out the full lineup… [...]

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Deaf Indie Elephants just posted a great recording of Elbow playing with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Their collaboration on “Grounds For Divorce” is one of the most epic things I’ve run across this year. When the string section jumps in with that chorus riff, it’s game over. MP3: Elbow w/BBC Concert Orchestra – Grounds of [...]

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The Flaming Lips contributed a few songs to an upcoming documentary on mushrooms (“Know Your Mushrooms”) including the new song “Anything You Say Now I Believe You.” The Lips are now streaming it for your spaced-out enjoyment on their Myspace page. Stream “Anything You Say Now I Believe You on the Flaming Lips’ Myspace And [...]

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Bishop Allen’s new album Grrr… comes out in March, but I’ve got two songs off it for your advance enjoyment. I have to confess that they’re not my two favorites from the record, but they’re a good place to start. MP3: Bishop Allen – The Ancient Commonsense of Things MP3: Bishop Allen – Dimmer The [...]

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Aside from the groan-inducing question “Is there anybody alive out there?,” the Boss’ halftime show was awesome. Also I called it that the opening song would be “10th Avenue Freeze-Out.” The second half of his performance can be found at Brooklyn Vegan, or you can just watch that crotch video one more time.

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The only thing better than Bruce’s stage-slide turning into a crotch-hit to the camera is his grin after it. UPDATE: for best effect, watch this GIF while listening to The Clash’s “Police On My Back.” This should be a major motion picture…

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