I think most of these dates were already announced, but here they are all collected to get you excited (you know, if you’re a Features fan near any of these cities). MP3: The Features – GMF The Features are a fantastic band on record (pick up Exhibit A and you won’t be sorry) and a [...]

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Stereogum just alerted me to the fact that Regina Spektor is streaming a new song on her Myspace page. “Laughing With” is another song of hers that examines religion, this time in a fairly positive, lighthearted view. Stream “Laughing With” at Regina Spektor’s Myspace And if you want the MP3… good luck figuring that out.

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While I was watching Star Trek (pretty good!) I checked my phone and discovered that Gorilla vs Bear had linked to some new Cass McCombs tunes. Immediately I wished I was home. Catacombs leads with two quick hits: “Dreams Come True Girl,” which is streaming on his Myspace, and “Jonsey Boy,” which comes gratis when [...]

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It’s time again for another installment of My First Time, the series where I ask some of my favorite bands to share stories about their musical “firsts.” Everything from the first song they ever wrote to the response they got when they first played their songs for their family. It’s all here. This time we’re [...]

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The big question leading up to Bonnaroo (besides what day each headliner gets) is who’s going to fill the late-night Saturday slot. In the past it’s been reigned over by My Morning Jacket and laser-pointered by the Flaming Lips. But now that the Bonnaroo schedule has been posted, all questions are answered. Nine Inch Nails [...]

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I have no problem saying that the Starlight Mints are one of the most underappreciated bands out there today. I love all their albums and was delighted today to find that they’re keeping the three-years-between-albums streak alive with Change Remains. Fingers crossed that it also keeps up the awesome albums streak. It’s out in June [...]

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Man, I’ve been listening to the Dirty Projectors for years now — ever since Owen Pallett suggested them to me after a Final Fantasy show in 2006 — but 2009 is the year that they completely hijacked my brain. I still don’t have anything on Amrit‘s fandom, but they’re far and away one of my [...]

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Immaculate Machine’s High on Jackson Hill really snuck up on me. Like, to the point where I didn’t know about it until it was in stores. But this first song and video from the album sounds like it might live up to its predecessors. Song’s solid and the video is a good example of how [...]

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So apparently some copies of the vinyl reissue of Check Your Head came with a bonus 7″ that had two never before heard songs. At first you might think that they were unheard songs from the CYH sessions, but as Mic to Mic points out “Lee Majors Come Again” contains a reference to Mix Master [...]

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