Of all the incredible things about Man Man’s show, this is the most unbelievable: there are no diminishing results. I’ve seen them many, many times over the years and each show has been fantastic. Sure, some are better than others (the ’09 Halloween show was a favorite) but they’ve all been well above what you [...]

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My internal teenage self is pretty thrilled that Weird Al is as delightful, weird and hilarious as he was when I was 13. Here’s his on-point Gaga parody “Perform This Way.” Also it’s funny how much Al looks like Will Forte when he crossdressed on 30 Rock.

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Louisville Experimental Fest feat. Sapat, Softcheque, Tropical Trash, Microwave Windows & lots more… Tuesday, June 21-Saturday, June 25 Various venues in Louisville, Ky Next week marks the first ever Louisville Experimental Fest, an ambitious 5-day, 20+ band, multi-venue, multi-genre festival featuring all kindsa weirdos, including some of my favorite Ky bands (i.e., Sapat, Softcheque, R. [...]

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I was just thinking the other day how we were about due for a new Andrew Bird album. Looks like one can’t be too far away if he’s already playing songs live. MP3: Andrew Bird – Give It Away (new; live) [via 24B

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It was a cruel joke of the Bonnaroo staffers to pit the two “Man” bands — Portugal. The Man and Man Man — against one another. Both bands are near to my heart, but given that I’ve seen Man Man nearly a dozen times, I had to spend most of my time with Portugal. Hard [...]

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Seems so obvious that Major Lazer would remix the Beastie Boy’s Santogold collaboration “Don’t Play No Game” that I’m surprised we didn’t hear it sooner. I guess they wanted to hold back on releasing it until now so they could promote the June 21 release of Hot Sauce Committee on vinyl. Beastle Boys + Santogold: [...]

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MP3: Portugal the Man – I’d Rather Go Blind (live Etta James cover) All told, I caught about 1/2 of Portugal the Man’s set at Bonnaroo. Unfortunately this great cover wasn’t included in what I saw. Coincidentally, I missed a large chunk of their set to catch Man Man — another group who have covered [...]

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After teasing us with a single years ago, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear is ready to release his full length solo CANT album. Dreams Come True is out Sept 13 on Taylor’s label Terrible Records. The album features contributions from Twin Shadow. Dreams Come True 01 Too Late, Too Far 02 Believe 03 The Edge [...]

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MP3: Madeline – White Flag Madeline Candy Al’s Bar Thursday, June 23rd 8PM, 18+, FREE FB event

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