Hey! What a fun Monday this has already turned out to be. Aside from waking up with a sinus headache, everything’s going pretty well. We’ve got those two new MMJ songs and now we’ve got two new Wolf Parade songs to enjoy. Stream Wolf Parade’s two new songs at Pitchfork Wolf Parade’s EXPO 86 is [...]

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Unfortunately my plans to see My Morning Jacket with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in either Atlanta or Nashville fell through. I’ve been listening to the bootlegs from those shows, though, and it seems that anyone who made it out was in for a real treat. For starters, the group gave us our first taste [...]

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Is it already May? Man, festival season is right around the corner. So while we’re all loading up our playlists and burning CDs for trips to Bonnaroo, Pitchfork and everywhere in between this summer, here’s a fistful of jams to help make the sunny months go a little smoother. These are some of the best [...]

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I think Phoenix might have made the biggest leap in 2009 of any band I follow. Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective made some big strides last year too, but I don’t know that even they could pack a huge theater in Lexington, Kentucky at over $30 per ticket. But really, it’s hard to think of [...]

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So today is Free Comic Book Day — aka the “Record Store Day” of the print side of the nerd spectrum. Comic book stores all around the globe are having sales, giveaways and signings, so go here to locate and support a store near you.

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