Not sure about the name on this one; it sounds like they’re saying “When She’s High.” This was the first new song the Flaming Lips played last night during their headlining set at Pitchfork 2009. The second one, with the chorus that repeated “That’s the difference between us,” sounded a lot better, but this one’s [...]

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For nearly every year at Pitchfork, there’s been a fantastic trend. The first band I see on Saturday always blows me away, both with the quality of their show and the energy which they throw into it. I can’t remember every example of this, but I do know the trend started with Thunderbirds Are Now! [...]

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Before their Forecastle show, it had been probably two years since I last saw the Black Keys. But unlike I do with some bands, I never once forgot how good they were live. I had their live DVDs and albums to tide me over; but even though they kept my love of the band going, [...]

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Just got in to Chicago and have stumbled along the rail system to Union Park. why oh why don’t more major cities have trains/subways going from their airports to their downtown areas? I made it here for $2.25. Anyway, the fest is going great. To celebrate, here’s a video off thy David Bowie VH1 Storytellers [...]

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Big thanks to Peenko for originally posting this bootleg. I was going to pick through and post my favorite covers from it, but there are just too many (Harry Nilsson and the Magnetic Fields in the same set. Whaaaat?). So I decided just to share the whole thing with you. It’s great quality and a [...]

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After getting bumped last time, Grizzly Bear went back on Letterman to perform “Ready, Able.” They were joined by a string quartet, making it one of the more memorable of their late night performances. Fantastic song and a beautiful performance. It’s videos like this that make me not the least bit surprised that they seem [...]

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And party king Girl Talk will be there as well. You may commence having fun Sept 12 Monolith has really set up a great festival this year. After announcing their full lineup, they’re frankly in strong contention with Pitchfork for best mid-sized festival. Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Mars Volta are headlining Saturday and Sunday [...]

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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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Bad Veins must’ve been pretty happy on Friday when they played Louisville’s Forecastle Festival. They have a new album coming out on an internationally known record label, they had a big crowd and they sounded great. I really dug them when I saw them a year or so ago, but they’ve even raised their game [...]

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