If it’s December at You Ain’t No Picasso, then it’s time for Mixmas! Every year I like to turn YANP over to some of my favorite bands to showcase some of their favorite songs through a themed mix. They pick a theme, five songs that fit the theme and then share a little about why [...]

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Buried in a Brooklyn Vegan news post was this fun little tidbit: Kevin Barnes has contributed to an upcoming GZA album. It’s presumably backing instrumental contribution on his next record, but with Kevin you never really know. Add that to rumors of Beyonce, Jon Brion, Janelle Monae and Solange and it looks like he’s got [...]

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I’d never heard of Tennessee’s Big Ears festival before, but it looks like I’ll have to drag myself down to Knoxville next March. They’ve got Vampire Weekend, Joanna Newsom, St Vincent, the XX and a ton more. See the full lineup below or go to their website to order a weekend pass!

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As a 23-year-old, this last decade was special to me. Not only did I “come of age” during it, but its also the first in which I started listening to music that beyond the Beatles. I graduated high school in 2004, graduated college in 2008 and along the way heard some of the best music [...]

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Here’s a recording of the XX making their US television debut on Last Call with Carson Daily. The video’s great, but you have to wade through Carson’s introduction to get through the performance. It’s worth it, though. Thanks to the Audio Perv for this one.

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If it’s December at You Ain’t No Picasso, then it’s time for Mixmas! Every year I like to turn YANP over to some of my favorite bands to showcase some of their favorite songs through a themed mix. They pick a theme, five songs that fit the theme and then share a little about why [...]

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Hey you guys! Looks like Black Diamond Heavies are playing live in Lexington in a little over a week. I’m not absolutely sure I’ll be in attendance, but I really hope I can get my act together that day. Black Diamond Heavies w/the Vibrolas at the Green Lantern Lexington, KY Dec 19 – 8pm Black [...]

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If it’s December at You Ain’t No Picasso, then it’s time for Mixmas! Every year I like to turn YANP over to some of my favorite bands to showcase some of their favorite songs through a themed mix. They pick a theme, five songs that fit the theme and then share a little about why [...]

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Sometimes I forget that, as a music blog, it wouldn’t really be out of the question for me to write about Glee. My girlfriend got me hooked three episodes in and I’ve been a fan ever since. Some episodes are good for the music, others are good for the plot — last night’s was good [...]

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