It’s hard to call this news “horrible,” but when you consider that the New Pornographers are playing Cincinnati on the same night that the Decemberists are playing Louisville, it’s not exactly great news. But hey, at least you know you’ve got plans that night! The New Pornographers 2011 Tour Dates: 04/13 – Boulder, CO @ [...]

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Idiot Glee has been keeping busy. He recorded the score to the recently released documentary Elbow Of Light about Kentuckian Harry Dean Stanton James Baker Hall, he finished up his debut album (out May 16 on Moshi Moshi) and he’s plotted a fair amount of tour dates. Idiot Glee tour dates Feb 16 – The [...]

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I heard just the other day that there was an unannounced Decemberists show in Louisville sometime this spring — didn’t have to wait too long to find out when, though! The Decemberists are back to Kentucky in April, bringing along Justin Townes Earle and a $35 price tag. You know they’ll earn it though. The [...]

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RJD2′s John Carpenter-meets-Brian Eno project The Insane Warrior now has a video under its belt. The standout track “Water Wheel” gets matched up with some quick and paranoid visuals.

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Forget Radiohead’s “Just,” we’ve got a new best video of all time. Tom Scharpling directed this star-studded video chronicling the rise and rise of the New Pornographers. The cast features a ton of comedy greats, about half of Saturday Night Live’s male case and pretty much anyone to ever appear on the Daily Show. There’s [...]

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I knew we were about due for another Fishboy album, but this still came as an unexpected surprise. Fishboy are streaming ten tracks from their upcoming album over at their bandcamp. Like always, they’re exceptionally catchy and — as always — super quirky. Stream ten tracks from the new Fishboy album Classic Creeps

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Well this should help soften the blow of the White Stripes’ breakup. Danger Mouse’s new project Rome enlisted Jack White for some vocals and the result — as you’re about to hear — is excellent. Antiquiet is streaming the track, so head over and then read what Danger Mouse had to say about the collab. [...]

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One of my favorite albums of last year has an MP3 now available for download. Check out “She’s Bound to Get Hurt,” thanks to KCRW, and enjoy some Belle and Sebastiany goodness. Download “She’s Bound to Get Hurt” at KCRW And if you live in New York, Summer FIction are playing tomorrow night (2/5) at [...]

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One of the first “big” concerts I saw when I got to college was Low & Pedro the Lion. Ever since I caught Low’s deep, powerful set, I’ve been a slow-burning fan of theirs. Looks like 2011 is going to afford me another opportunity to enjoy their works: C’mon is out April 12. Here’s the [...]

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