Ben’s kept busy ever since he left our fair state. Here he is performing “Captivity” for the Subway Sessions. If nothing else, it’s worth watching for Ben’s ability to hold the cello off the floor for the entire song. Ben’s also giving away a free remix. Just go like him on Facebook to snag that.

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If only I hadn’t had a relaxing three-day trip to Atlanta, this wouldn’t be going almost back-to-back with my last Little Scream post. But hey, totally worth it. Here’s the official video for Little Scream’s “Red Hunting Jacket.” So watch the stop-motion beauty and then go pick up one of the year’s best records.

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In the wake of how fantastic Dracula Is Only the Beginning was, I’d already started jonesing for my next COOLRUNNINGS fix. Luckily WTD stepped up by sharing these two new tracks. MP3: COOLRUNNINGS – Rusk (demo) MP3: COOLRUNNINGS – Fool Moon Both of these tracks are a bit different from what DIOTB led me to [...]

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Matt Duncan (Photo by Jaime Lazich) If indecision is your strong suit (like me) then you may just want to stay in tonight to avoid having to choose between the three stellar shows going on this eve. Local legend Matt Duncan and indie rock troupe Santah (Champaign, IL) will get down at Cosmic Charlie’s, followed [...]

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Little Scream will probably go down in history as the most I’ve ever been impressed by an opener. Her set was incredible, start to finish. And though it’s been a long time since her show at MusicNOW, now’s the fun part: this is when I get to dive right into her album. MP3: Little Scream [...]

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DEERHUNTER Cosmic Charlie’s Thursday, August 25 $15 adv/$18 at the door. On sale Monday, May 23. I won’t go into the number of backstage attempts and frustrating (borderline heartbreaking) misfires that have occurred in attempt to bring Deerhunter to Lexington over the past couple of years. Let’s focus instead on the fact that it’s actually [...]

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One Big Holiday is a My Morning Jacket documentary that was filmed around the time of their Halloween 2010 show in Louisville. It talks about MMJ’s relationship with Louisville and the recording of Circuital. Here’s a quick trailer for it. Pre-order Circuital

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MAN MAN Cosmic Charlie’s Thursday, June 9 18+ $12 adv | $15 d.o.s. (Buy tickets here) If you’ve ever read this blog, chances are you’re familiar with Man Man, so I won’t waste anyone’s time trying to describe the high energy, gypsy-pirate-punk-cabaret spectacle that is a Man Man show. Just know that it’s thoroughly entertaining, [...]

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Thanks to LFTF for pointing me to this new song from Tallest Man on Earth. It was debuted live in Sweden last week. This sounds like one that’ll be fantastic to hear a fleshed-out version of.

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