Last night St Vincent shared the first video from her Record Club session with Beck, Liars and Os Mutantes. The choice is a bit of an odd one, INXS’ “Guns in the Sky,” but you really can’t go wrong with a lineup like this.

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MP3: The Ruby Suns – Cranberry I’ve got to confess that I like the Ruby Suns more on record than I do in concert. The gap, however, seems to be widening. I’m not as big into the new record as I was their last one, but their live show seems to have improved since I [...]

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After walking around for a long while only to find that my two choices for noontime activities had hugely long lines, I decided to stop and have a drink while I recalculated my SXSW options. I decided that instead of going to the I Guess I’m Floating party later in the day, I’d stop by [...]

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You never know what youtubing the phrase “sxsw cover” is going to turn up. This time it was These United States doing a version of the Violent Femmes’ “American Music.” It’s a great cover, but I can’t figure out if it makes me sadder or more OK with the fact that I have to miss [...]

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After the disappointing one-two punch of Salem and jj, Holy Fuck really couldn’t have helped but bowl over the Mohawk crowd on Thursday. But they didn’t phone this one it; in fact it might have been the best show I’ve ever seen them put on. MP3: Holy Fuck – Latin America I kept being asked [...]

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I only got to see Man Man for a few minutes at SXSW, but it looks like I’ll get a second chance in a few short months when they swing by Cosmic Charlie’s in Lexington. No word on whether or not their new record will be in stores by then, but we can hope. MP3: [...]

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I hate to kick someone when they’re down, but jj’s set at the Mohawk was one of the most boring shows I’ve seen in a long time. After playing guitar for two short songs, jj put it down and pretty much sang karaoke to some pre-recorded backing tracks. Her hands weren’t empty, though, as she [...]

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Blitzen Trapper have just given us our first listen to their new record Destroyer of the Void. As a big Blitzen Trapper fan, this couldn’t be better news for me. Oh but wait, they’re also playing Bonnaroo and Cincinnati. Good just got better. MP3: Blitzen Trapper – Heaven and Earth Destroyer of the Void is [...]

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I’ve never really been a fan of Fucked Up, but I’m aware that there are a good number of people out there who are. Still, I think it was a testament to how weak this year’s SXSW lineup was that Fucked Up were headlining all sorts of shows, including the Fader Fort’s Thursday lineup. They’re [...]

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