#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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#30: Fishboy – Classic Creeps MP3: Fishboy – Aaron the Afterthought Astronaut I don’t know which I find more impressive: that this album effortlessly weaves witticisms through incredible melody or that the entire album tells a complexly involved story. It’s easy to be dismissive of some pop records, but labels like “simplistic” just don’t stick [...]

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Mister Heavenly improvised this cover of “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey” from Ram at their recent show in Germany. I’m most impressed that Cera remembered to jump into the “Be a gypsy” bit with no hesitation.

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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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Lexington, you made me proud on Friday. We got a rare treat — a performance from the indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly — and you turned out in full force to take in the show. Not only that, but everyone was up front and enthusiastic for the entire show. And that part’s not hard to [...]

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Mister Heavenly just shared a lengthy interview with a drum-centric fan. This guy’s so single-minded that he’d do well to call into the The Best Show. Mister Heavenly’s interview with “Tim Dibbins”

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MP3: Mister Heavenly – Pineapple Girl I’m thrilled to be co-presenting the Mister Heavenly show at Cosmic Charlies on Friday. I might be even more thrilled, however, that I get to offer two YANP readers the chance to see the show for free. To enter to win tickets to Mister Heavenly at Cosmic Charlies, leave [...]

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Remember the mutant bikers from the end of Weird Science? Couple that with the masked antics of OFWGKTA and you’ll see where this video is headed. Don’t forget that Mister Heavenly have a tour coming up — including a show in Lexington!

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MP3: Mister Heavenly – Pineapple Girl Mister Heavenly just shared their fall tour dates and I couldn’t be happier. They’ve got a Lexington show and they’re hitting up a lot of secondary markets that are often overlooked (like Lexington — which actually might be a tertiary market if you want to be mean about it). [...]

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