Last week on the AV Club’s ‘Undercover’ series Bob Mould covered Sugar’s “If I Can’t Change Your Mind — not really a fair cover given that Bob Mould was in Sugar. So this week made up for it by having the Decemberists take a swing at the indie classic. The Decemberists: “If I Can’t Change [...]

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The National had a contest for fans to produce the best video for their Portal 2 soundtrack song “Exile, Vilify.” They picked the winner below. But personally I prefer the animated beauty of the 1.00000000001th place winner, which you can find after the break. The National: “Exile, Vilify” (fan video contest winner #1) Runner up [...]

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The Features have a great new record out now and they’re touring to support it. You can stream it now to get ready for all their live shows coming up. If you live near Lexington, I’ve got another way to help you get ready: tickets to their show at Cosmic Charlies on August 19. To [...]

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*SPOILER ALERT* Yellow Ostrich will be on my year-end Best Of lists. Their album The Mistress is a fantastic piece of pop craftsmanship. That’s why I’m super thrilled it’s getting a wider release via Barsuk Aug 16. To promote it, they’re offering this cover of Beat Happening for free. If you pre-order the album online [...]

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Dead Prez w/League of Extraordinary Gz at Cosmic Charlie’s Tues Sept 16 18+ | $15 ($20 if under 21) Doors – 9PM | Show – 10PM Tickets available at Cosmic-Charlies.com Dead Prez: “Hip Hop”

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BEIRUT at the Kentucky Theatre Opening act TBA Wednesday, November 9 8 p.m. $27.50 (including all taxes and fees); General Admission All ages In what is sure to be a hugely popular and beloved move, Sprouse House Productions and Cosmic Charlie’s are bringing Beirut to Lexington. Don’t be alarmed; the show will not not actually [...]

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If you missed the news, Deerhoof are planning a collaborative series of seven-inches with guest vocalists. This team-up with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco has got to wind up being one of the coolest in the series. The seven-inch will be out Oct 11 on clear pink vinyl via Polyvinyl. Stream the Deerhoof/Tweedy collab at Pitchfork [...]

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Sick of the Radio has a great video of Coleman Guyon – aka Lexington’s very own Trailblazer – performing in his practice space. Enjoy! Check out Trailblazer’s Bandcamp page if you want more MP3s/info on him.

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The Mountain Goats have always been a ton of fun live. In addition to a great back catalogue to pull from, John is known to appreciate some fun covers. This time around he went for a bit of a goofier cover: Styx’s “Babe.” Why cover Styx? Because this all went down at Lollapalooza in Chicago, [...]

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