I forgot to post this after I wrote it, so here it is almost three months after the show! This could be the best Man Man setlist (and set) I’ve seen in a long time. They played a classic “just recorded an album” set: greatest hits, fan favorites and a handful of new songs. Sometimes [...]

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I listen to a bunch of podcasts, but until today I’ve never checked out Rafflecast on the Earwolf network. But when they snag a guest as good as Honus Honus to appear on their segment “Building the Track,” I’ve got to tune in. After you check out their work writing and recording “Doo-Wong,” you can [...]

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Tonight will be my first trip to the Southgate House Revival to see Man Man and Murder By Death. This is an all ages show, so you’ve got no excuse for missing out on a live act I know to be great and one I suspect to be! I know Man Man are playing some [...]

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#30: Trailblazer @ Al’s Bar [Original Post] Man, what a great first Trailblazer show for me to catch. On record he can occasionally get a little noisy for my taste, but this set didn’t get too far from his solid guitar rock base. Solid songs and a great performance made this one of the best [...]

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2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

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After our interview ended, Honus from Man Man said they were going to have an awesome video for “Piranha Club.” Turns out I had to wait a few months to see it, but it was worth it. After getting some major inspiration from Crybaby, one youngster starts the most adorable band of gangsters ever.

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I feel that just saying “Man Man has a great live show” does a disservice to the band. To me, that label often means that their album work is so-so at best. There are tons of bands that are great live (Gogol Bordello, Peelander-Z) that have a monotonous snoozefest for half of their records. But [...]

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See you guys there! Man Man Grandchildren at the Southgate House Sun, October 16 Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm $17.00

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Caring Is Cool is putting out a Japan benefit compilation, The Animal Within Us, featuring new songs by Honus Honus of Man Man, Alden Penner’s band The Hidden Words and a bunch more. You can preview 30 seconds of most of the songs at Amazon Germany or order the CD Oct 8th.

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