Have I told you lately that Middle Distance Runner is the bee's knees? No. Well maybe that's because they've been hiding away recording a new album…only to emerge….on October 10th at Iota to celebrate their 100th show with the fabulous New Rock Church Of Fire opening. If you've never seen them live before, now's your [...]
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I don’t know much about Brooklyn’s PocketKnife except that they’re a three piece indie outfit that plays back handed jazz mixed electro guitar folk rock that borders on crazy catchy and shakes hands with love.  Colin Killalea’s vocals and songwriting stokes PocketKnife’s fire, but this young band experiments and augments each song into a beast [...]
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Tonight in Baltimore the Lyric Opera House has the legendary Talking Heads frontman David Byrne playing in support of his new album with Brian Eno. Also in B-more is Midnight Juggernauts who take down the Ottobar as part of the Scion House Party with Heartsrevolution and Stereo Faith. Oh did I mention it’s FREE! Down [...]
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Hey! I like Art…and I like Funk…so it's only natural that I would be completely mesmerized by an electronic Art/Funk band Chandeliers. Residents of the Shape Shoppe loft/recording studio in Chicago, Chandeliers will release their debut LP, The Thrush, October 14th on Obey Your Brain (run by members of Man Man/Icy Demons). When I listen [...]
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Tonight in DC the Black Cat has a phenomenal show with Miracle Fortress, Meredith Bragg, and Title Tracks (the new solo venture of John Davis from Georgie James). Also in DC is Mogwai who performs at the 9:30 Club with Fuck Buttons. Finally in Philly the Barbary plays host to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [...]
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Tonight in Baltimore the Ottobar has a good one with Maps & Atlases, A Garden Overgrown, All The Oceans, and Northernmost. Also in Charm City is a big Taxlo event at The Talking Head with Tussle and DJ Mark Brown. If you happen to be up north in Philly don't miss out on the Kooks [...]
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Roll with winners restless sinner.Grow old with me across the sea.Image by BluAnd now something completely different:Man, Man Man is Magnificent (0)Friday (I’m A Remix) (0)The Run Down - Wednesday May 7, 2008 (0)Friday (I’m A Remix) (1)Friday I’m A Remix (2)Nada Surf - Live at the 8×10 (1)
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Tonight is a busy night in DC for shows. The Red and the Black has Shenandoah Davis and Huma while the Blcak Cat has Maps & Atlases, Rahim, and Nurses. Also in DC are Brothers and Sisters who play DC9 along with Sera Cahoone, Sam Champion, and The Beanstalk Library. Up in Philly, the M [...]
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Ahh…Tucson, Arizona. Home of Calexico…and Mostly Bears. You haven't heard of them? Well something tells me you'll be delighted to hear their music. Mostly Bears, just a little 3 piece band that started up in 2006, play full, rich, energy laden indie rock that grips my ears and pulls with all it's might. They have [...]
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It's been a while but Baltimore's Metro Gallery is back from vacation with a swell line up tonight with Jason Dove, Eureka Birds, The Falsies, and the Expontentials. Another show of note is in Pennsylvania at Cafe Metropolis who has The Moneynotes, Tigers Jaw, The New Motels, and Kite Party. Enjoy! Photo by Julie Massimini mp3: [...]
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I'm not quite sure what Denton, Texas has in the water, but they need to bottle and package some and let me have a taste. Leanna Macomber, a resident songstress of Denton, has an other worldly whisper that sends shivers down my spine. Jeff Louis, another Dentonite, creates windblown landscapes of sound for Macomber to [...]
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--- - "The debut full-length from former Death From Above 1979 drummer/vocalist Sebastien Grainger, titled Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, will be in stores October 21st and pre orders are available here.\xC2\xA0 We have a great track of it entitle American Names.\xC2\xA0 Take a listen.\r\n\ mp3: Sebastien Grainger - American Names"- Sebastien Grainger
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Tonight in Baltimore don’t miss Little Brother, Salim & The music Lovers, Brownfish, Kev Brown & The Low Budget Crew, and DJ P-Funk at Sonar. If hip hop isn’t your thing then maybe Caleb Stine & The Brakemen is more your style. They’re playing at the 8×10 with June Star and Ellen Cherry. In DC [...]
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--- - "Well I definitely learned quite a bit from last weeks comments on this post.\xC2\xA0 Here\xE2\x80\x99s a sampling of the knowledge laid out:\r\n\ Selbu mittens, named for the Selbu village in Norway, can be traced back to a single knitter: Marit Emstad (born Guldseth in 1841). - Tim Heaney\r\n\ a president is most likely to be assassinated between [...]"- ""
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--- - Possibly reigning as Pasta Primavera's favorite band, Nada Surf will be back on tour in the US later this fall. Most tickets go on sale this Friday, so go get some. As I've railed about before, this is an amazing live band, sooooooo, go to the shows. Delta Spirit and the Jealous Girlfriends will be along [...]- Nada Surf
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--- - Well that Chicago producer/rapper/musician/ego Kanye West is back on the music scene with the first single from his new album 808s & Heartbreak due out on December 16th. The single is titled Love Lockdown and is basically a nice bass beat with some auto tuned vocals distorted throughout (and no rapping…interesting). Did it blow me [...]- Kanye West
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--- - "Tonight in DC the Black Cat has some straight up rock with The Ettes, Impossible Hair, and the Face Accidents. If you happen to be in Philly this evening be sure to catch GZA performing Liquid Swords, Burke, and Viro the Virus at the Trocadero while the First Unitarian Church has The Wombats. Enjoy! mp3: The [...]"- black cat
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--- - Our good friends and amazing DC band, Bellman Barker, have just informed us of a new tour that they've embarked on. They're tour with crazed icelandic music maniac, Mugison, who is known for a great live show as well. If you happen to be in one of the towns this tour is heading, do yourself [...]- bellman barker
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--- - "A while back I mused that Wild Sweet Orange\xE2\x80\x99s new album, We Have Cause To Be Uneasy, had the feel of a band that could be awesome as a live act. Well, Monday night at Fletcher\xE2\x80\x99s proved that I may have psychic powers. Seriously. I can see the future. WSO are a ridiculously good live [...]"- Wild Sweet Orange
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--- - I thought I'd just bestow upon our faithful readers a site that made my miniscule lunch break thouroughly enjoyable. If you have a minute head on over to MoreCowbell.dj where you can upload a song of your choice in which you can add varying amounts of cowbell and Christopher Walken quotes throughout the song. Here's [...]- Fatboy Slim
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