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Open Mike Eagle: Middling (and July 11 show at Crescent Ballroom) 3 Jul 2013 | 10:00 pm
Well, now you’ve done it. You’ve gone and pissed Open Mike Eagle off. And in a mere three minutes and seven seconds, he’s scorched every last feeble rapper on “Middling,” a track off his new Sir Rocka...
Vampire Weekend: Step, as inspired by Souls of Mischief’s Step to My Girl 19 Jun 2013 | 09:40 pm
Musical synergy works best when you least expect it, offering a sense of surprise and inspiration all at once. I knew the guys in Vampire Weekend were fans of hip-hop from past interviews, but I’d bar...
Frank Turner: The Modern Leper (Frightened Rabbit cover) 22 Apr 2013 | 11:08 pm
Another Record Store Day has come and gone. I’m less willing these days to wake up early and fight crowds, not to mention kill my knees by squatting to flip through records (I’m old, OK?). Still, I wa...
David Bazan, Will Johnson and Matt and Bubba Kadane are Overseas 10 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pm
Based on name brand alone, you’d have to figure Overseas has the making of something incredible. And then all you have to do is listen to “Down Below” for confirmation that, yes, this will probably be...
The National: Demons 9 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pm
If the lack of activity over the past month wasn’t a clue, I haven’t been feeling particularly inspired lately. Cue a new song from the National – just in time. I won’t even pretend to be anything oth...
Nightlands: Oak Island 7 Mar 2013 | 10:00 pm
Eric, who discussed Toro y Moi in his last post, is back for more, this time discussing War on Drugs bassist Dave Hartley’s solo project called Nightlands. One album I’ve really been getting into thes...
Frightened Rabbit: Backyard Skulls (video) 4 Mar 2013 | 10:00 pm
I’m ashamed to admit that my last post on Frightened Rabbit was in August 2011. I mean, we had such a good thing going. But last year’s State Hospital EP slipped through the cracks, and now the band c...
The steady evolution of Toro y Moi 23 Feb 2013 | 12:34 am
Eric is in Hawaii - eating exotic foods, surfing, laughing at us peons - but he was kind enough to leave me with two posts while he’s away. Here’s the first. Toro y Moi played Crescent Ballroom on Jan...
New old Rival Schools album: Found 22 Feb 2013 | 02:00 am
In 2011, 10 years after debuting with the excellent United By Fate, post-hardcore outfit Rival Schools returned from a hiatus to release Pedals, a solid effort that seemed to comfortably pick up where...
Ex-Mazarin frontman Quentin Stoltzfus recruits the Walkmen for new project Light Heat 20 Feb 2013 | 10:00 pm
It’s been a long time - too long - since I’ve mentioned Mazarin’s name on this blog. To be exact, it’s been more than six years. That was in November 2006, when Mazarin was forced to retire its name b...
