Lightning Bolt While I’m a huge proponent of supporting Lexington’s music scene, the ‘ville is killing it this week, with at least four shows I really want to attend (of which I will likely attend approximately zero, seeing as how I somehow left my voice at the Ween show in Nashville last week). In their [...]

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Yesterday I was asked if I wanted to premier the new Fishboy video for “Autumn the Owl.” Duh. I love Fishboy’s unabashed poppiness and this video’s a delight. So check it out then rush over to listen to your copy of/buy a copy of Fishboy’s new record Classic Creeps. Oh yeah and Eric from Fishboy [...]

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I know nothing about Sunless and I’d just as soon keep it that way. The simplicity of their songs is so enjoyable that I don’t really feel like crowding it with any extraneous info about the people who made them. MP3: Sunless – Illuminations It seems like vocal/melody-driven bands have really taken over my playlists [...]

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I feel that over the next year or so, it’ll be hard for me to avoid slipping into the cliche “look how far Ben Sollee has come” rut when talking about his staggeringly great live shows in front of increasingly large audiences. Of course, me falling into the “remember when” pattern with Ben is kind [...]

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MP3: Oregon Bike Trails – High School Lover Oregon Bike Trails is the reason I started doing interviews again. It’d been months since I did one, but as soon as I heard these songs I knew I had to talk to the guy. So even though Zach doesn’t have a record label or any physical [...]

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Just a reminder that I’m running a contest to win two tickets to show of your choice on the Portugal. The Man spring 2011 tour. Five people already won early bird tickets, but you can enter for the remaining pairs by following the link below. Just leave a comment with your name, email address and [...]

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Hours later and I still can’t decide if Record Store Day 2011 was more stressful or more fun. There were moments where I was sure the crowd was too big, but everyone stayed respectful and had a great time. Major thanks to all the bands that played, My Morning Jacket for signing things longer than [...]

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I’ll admit that I thought it’d be a little bit before we heard any non-Broken Bells stuff from James Mercer, so this caught me a bit by surprise. James Mercer played a new — presumably Shins — song with Joe Plummer (Shins, Modest Mouse, Mister Heavenly) in Portland. MP3: James Mercer – new song (live [...]

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If you live in Lexington, here’s all the info you need. If you live elsewhere, you can find a participating store by visiting RSD’s official web site.

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