Dottie, left, on stage at Bonnaroo. Big congrats are in order for Of Montreal keyboardist Dottie Alexander who got engaged last night on stage in LA. Her boyfriend Nic proposed on stage (not sure if he was in costume or not) and she accepted. Congrats, you two! MP3: Of Montreal – One Of A Very [...]

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If my memory serves me correctly (which it rarely does), Matt and Kim had the most enthusiastic front row at the whole festival. Now, in this case “enthusiastic” is defined as “looking like they were about to be crushed to death by the people behind them, but not remotely caring.” Matt and Kim had their [...]

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I really can’t believe I’ve made it as long as I have without seeing Beirut. I mean, it’s sort of understandable since he hasn’t been around that long and rarely seems to play festivals — at least not any of the five or six that I regularly attend. But even more than the unlikelihood of [...]

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Discobelle just posted this new track from the Clipse’s new record Til The Casket Drops. The production’s nice, but it’s a far cry from Hell Hath No Fury. It’s laid back and great for hot summer days. Download “Warning” by the Clipse Best line? My vote goes to “I’m married to the game / Yall [...]

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Unfortunately I didn’t get to stay at Linstrom too long. But really it’s just as well. I remember thinking his music was pretty rad when I first heard it, but nothing in the first 10 minutes really managed to grab me. I heard his show was fantastic from some friends, but it never really got [...]

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I thought that Doom’s performance at Pitchfork was going to be one of those “never going to get this chance again, also it’s very awesome” concert experiences. Unfortunately it was more like “well, at least I can check him off my ‘Bands To See’ list” shows. Not exactly inspiring. Pitchfork has a long history of [...]

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After two failed attempts at seeing them, I was finally able to take in the majority of a Yeasayer show at Pitchfork. And true to everything I’d ever read or heard about the band, they were fantastic. Finally hearing “2080″ makes me feel like a more complete music fan, however silly that might sound. After [...]

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Cymbals Eat Guitars’ debut album isn’t even in stores and they’ve already had two non-album, new songs make it out into the world. The first, “Tunguska,” was a free giveaway online; this one was recorded as part of their WOXY session. MP3: Cymbals Eat Guitars – Plainclothes (live on WOXY) Unless I’m forgetting one off [...]

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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. Because after all, [...]

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