I never thought I’d see a team-up between a members of Teenage Fanclub and Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, but I have lived long enough to see just that. I’m still soaking in their album Jonny, but I’ve had enough time to take in the video for “You Was Me,” a beautiful trip through the Welsh countryside. [...]

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I snagged this track over at Pasta Primavera. If you dig it, head over there to download another! MP3: Native America – Just Add Water I’ve found that when most people say that a song “sounds like Grizzly Bear” they mean that it sounds like an Ed Droste song. I’d like to get a little [...]

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Outside the Spotlight presents Tatsuya Nakatani & the Nakatani Gong Orchestra at Collexion (111 1/2 Loudon Ave.) Saturday, May 21 8pm $5 suggested donation/all ages Japanese-born avant garde percussionst Tatsuya Nakatani regularly collaborates with local musicians at his tour stops; however, the Nakatani Gong Orchestra (N.G.O.) is a relatively new project, in which he conducts [...]

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OK, fine. This is just all-around vinyl day now. Here’s your alert that Portugal. The Man have put their new album In the Mountain In the Cloud up for preorder. All the vinyl copies come on white vinyl and there’s a lot of interesting limited-edition stuff for order in the more expensive packages. Preorder In [...]

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Of Montreal are coming to Headliners in September. Tickets are only $15, so you might want to act fast! Of Montreal w/ special guest at Headliners Sept 5 8pm doors | 9pm show 18+ | $15 Buy tickets

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OK, since I’m apparently doing nerdy vinyl news today, this should be of interest to a lot of you. Battles are putting out a new 12″ for their single “Ice Cream” that comes in three different flavors. Each flavor, chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry, comes with vinyl in that corresponding color. One thousand of each are [...]

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Unfortunately I’ll be out of town for this one, but it’s a show I wanted to alert you guys to! Oh My Me! Palisades Nativity Singers at The Green Lantern Friday May 20 10pm | 21+ | $5 Palisades: “Luxury and Riot”

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Each Note Secure has a great recap of MusicNOW’s Friday night (which I did not attend), including photos and video. Check it out!

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MP3: Bass Drum of Death – Get Found I’ve really been enjoying Bass Drum of Death’s new record. It’s nothing I’ve really sat down and analyzed, but it’s great to play over the speakers at work. Here’s a video that continues the don’t-overthing-just-enjoy pattern. [via WTD]

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