I don’t know that this really counts as a “music video,” but we have the Henry Clay People’s new song “the Winter Song” set to a fight between the two brothers in the band. Weird choice, but it’s certainly an interesting first way to hear the song. THCP’s new EP “This Is a Desert” is [...]

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Pitchfork is so reliable when it comes to continuing to add excellent acts with subsequent announcements. Every year the initial announcement is great, then it only gets better with each round of additions. This year might be one of the best yet: round two adds Guided By Voices, Neko Case, Kurt Vile, the Radio Dept [...]

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I know of C Spencer Yeh/Burning Star Core through the experimental music guys in Lexington and at WRFL. They turned me on to his stuff a few years ago, but I haven’t done the best job of keeping up with him. That’s why I was fairly surprised to learn that he’d moved from Cincinnati to [...]

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Indiana is sending down one of their favorite exports next month. Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s will be playing at Busters on April 15. Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s at Buster’s in Lexington Doors 8; Show 9 $12adv; $14dos 18+ Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s: “As Tall As Cliffs” [...]

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Clem Snide frontman Eef Barzelay has posted his latest solo work on Bandcamp for download. You can stream everything, pay $4 to download the whole thing and enjoy the above video for free. I’ve got to hit the hay in a couple minutes, so I’ll save this one for the morning. Black Tin Rocket by [...]

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Thanks to a partnership with HP and Spin, we’ve been following Yellow Ostrich on their trip to SXSW> In this, the fifth and final episode, we get to see the band make it to Austin and perform “WHALE.”

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Chris Chu of the Morning Benders was born in Japan and would have played his first show in his home country this past week if it wasn’t for the recent disasters. Instead of taking the time to catch up on Breaking Bad, Chu assembled an EP of unreleased songs and remixes to benefit the island [...]

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And with that, all of Japan cried out with one voice: “Suck it, OK Go.” Here’s the must-watch video from Gaka, which I found over at BB, that combines some crazy music with an even crazier music video. If you enjoyed Matrix Ping-Pong you’ll love this.

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When I heard that the Drive-By Truckers were playing back-to-back nights at Buster’s in Lexington, I immediately told my boss at the record store to try to get them for an instore. We just got word back that they’ll be swinging by sometime on Saturday to play a free show at CD Central. No word [...]

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