Lexington’s Boomslang festival finally has its lineup and ticket info posted. You can score day passes from $15 – 23 and weekend pass for $40. Hit up Buster’s web site for ticket info and check below for the full lineup. Boomslang runs from Sept 10-12 in Lexington, KY.

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Here’s another great track from the good people at Friends Records. Enjoy Soft Cat and enjoy the accompanying video! MP3: Soft Cat – It Wont Be Long

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Thanks to TBP for pointing out this interview where Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal revealed that he’ll be releasing the “Controller Sphere” EP next year. It’s a collection of songs that Kevin recorded with Jon Brion that didn’t make the cut for next month’s False Priest.

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Have we all been pranked? Was this the “massive career trajectory” Ted Leo warned us about? A music video for “Bottled in Cork” wherein they launch a Ted Leo broadway musical? Either way, count me in. Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman and Titus Andronicus’ Patrick Stickles guest star.

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The Arcade Fire’s headlining set at Lollapalooza proved that no matter how you feel about their latest record, they’ve still got it where it counts — their live show. They’ve quickly grown up (six years ago they were playing at the Dame in Lexington, KY) but they’ve raised their game in proportion to their audience. [...]

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I was looking through some Youtube videos and came across this video of Matt and Kim playing the chorus of Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend.” I walked past their show just as they were doing this and it’s nice to get to see it again. My one wish is that when they do hip hop [...]

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Whoa! Sufjan surprised the hell out of us today by dropping an 8-song, 60-minute EP that’s available for download already. $5 gets you the “All Delighted People” EP. Head over and snag it now! Hear/download the “All Delighted People” EP

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I think that there was nothing wrong with Soundgarden’s Lollapalooza show. If you were a big Soundgarden fan and you went to that show, I’m sure you came out of it with a big grin. My problem is that I thought I was a bigger Soundgarden fan that I turned out to be. Because it [...]

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MP3: The Morning Benders – Promises For a few months now I’ve seen the sales of the Morning Benders’ album Big Echo slowly increase at the record store where I work. Partly it’s due to word of mouth, partly their opening slow for the Black Keys at their KY date and partly because I’ve been [...]

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