I stumbled upon this song a week or so ago and just knew that I had to save it for when I was was in Denver (and possibly wasted. Hey, it’s that kind of town). I get in to Denver today for the Monolith Music Festival, which takes place this week. I’ll be snapping photos [...]

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Is there a better last minute video to catch before your trip to Denver than this Grizzly Bear video directed by Sean Peknold? What a pleasant surprise. And really, as a previous fencing enthusiast, this video really calls out to me. Thanks for finally appeasing that very limited demographic, guys.

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Born Ruffians recorded a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s classic song “I’m On Fire” for Fader/SoCo. It’s Born Ruffian’s lead singer, Luke LaLonde, who tackles the tune solo acoustic while sitting at a bar, and he does a pretty impressive job. He takes a bit of liberty with the melody, but it’s all in the name [...]

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Sugar and Gold (who you might remember as having opened for Of Montreal earlier this year) have a new 12″ coming out soon. The a-side is this cover of Fancy’s song “Slice Me Nice” and the b-side is a remix of one of their songs by Justin Van Der Volgen of !!!. MP3: Sugar and [...]

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Just got the fantastic news that Beach House has signed to Sub Pop and has an album on the way for early 2010! I was slow to jump on the Beach House bandwagon, but it’s a great place to be. Their albums are fantastic and their live show is just beautiful. In fact, you can [...]

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Vandaveer Monday was CD Central’s annual Labor Day party in Lexington, KY. I spent the whole day cooking hot dogs and veggie dogs, but managed to photograph and listen to the bands playing inside the store. The Yesterday Trees were first up for the day. There was lot of promise floating around between the two [...]

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Dark Meat have a new record coming out October 20 and it sounds like it’s going to be pretty wild — which, for a group that’s already wild, is really saying something. I’m basing that off one track, which isn’t always the best idea, but at least I won’t have to make my assumptions alone. [...]

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Capping off a night of great local talent was one of the most local group of them all. Chico Fellini has recently hit a peak of popularity by releasing a fantastic album and making sure not a month goes by without some activity from them. So even though no one in Lexington has a good [...]

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Last night I was doing a bit of youtubing and ran across this selection from “Around the World with the Beatles.” It’s Paul, John, George and Ringo in 1963 doing the Pyramus & Thisbe play-within-a-play bit from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. George is the moonlight, Ringo’s the lion, Paul is Pyramus and John is a [...]

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