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So, do you want to see The National perform songs off of their new album High Violet (released today!) at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House? Well, since it’s sold out I can offer you to options: 1) craigslist and 2) YouTube. I’m going with option 2. See, I held off buying tickets to [...]
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Together comes out May 4th, but you can hear the whole album right now on NPR. Listen for Okkervil River’s Will Sheff in the opening song “The Moves.” Also making guest appearances on the album are St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, Zach Condon of Beirut, and members of the Dap-Kings. Enjoy!
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I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve I’ve heard from The New Pornographers and in fact, yes, it’s been nearly two and a half years since Challengers was released. In the meantime I’ve been lucky to see Neko Case and Carl Newman perform solo, but I do really like it when they’re all [...]
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Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits
Frightened Rabbit is back on the scene. Their upcoming album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, won’t be out until March 1st, but you can listen to a few new songs on Frightened Rabbit’s MySpace page. Here’s a little taste of the band performing a single off the album. It’s called “Swim Until You Can’t See [...]
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Two Thousand and Nine
Happy New Year! Before the year comes to a close I wanted to just mention a few of my favorite musical happenings from 2009. Best 2009 Album Never Released: Pela’s Rise Ye Sunken Ships I heard live versions of these songs and was eagerly awaiting this follow-up to Anytown Graffiti, but alas, the group broke [...]
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The Brooklyn Museum currently has a photography exhibit called Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present which features photographs of musicians and bands from the past fifty years. The exhibit is housed is in two large galleries on the fifth floor of the museum, but the experience actually begins as [...]
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Soundtrack alert: New Moon
Today the soundtrack for the second Twilight movie, New Moon, hits stores, or computers as the case may be (it’s way up there in the online pre-sales at iTunes). The soundtrack was put together by music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, who is famous for the song selections on many films and TV shows such as The [...]
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So Long Pela
There will now be a big hole in my concert calendar. I feel fortunate to have seen these guys perform so many times, and I’ll definitely miss their shows. Here’s the scoop, in their words from 9/18/09: It is with great sadness that we write you today. Pela’s collective journey has come to an end. [...]
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One Last Summer Hurrah
I’m not sure what happened, but according to my calendar summer is almost over. I should have been warned. The good news is that there are still two options for outdoor entertainment left on my summer calendar. Tonight you can catch Johnny Depp on the big screen at Brooklyn Bridge Park. And if you really [...]
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I know people rave about Kings of Leon, but for some reason I just never got into them. I think it was this picture: It was all over NYC and online, and I just felt it was too much and I was sick of them before I even heard them. And plus they looked way [...]
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