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Hanni El Khatib – Bonnaroo preview (and The End)
Is San Francisco rocker Hanni El Khatib a one-man Black Keys? Well, wait, he plays live with a drummer…. making him a two-piece… just like the Black Keys. Regardless, he has that hard driving, dive bar, whiskey drinking, shooting pool with your head nodding, kind of sound. I wish I could see this guy…
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Of Montreal covers The White Stripes “Fell In Love With A Girl”
Pretty awesome series by AV Club where listeners choose songs and artists come in to select one off the list to cover. The latest installment is Of Montreal covering The White Stripes “Fell In Love With A Girl”. It’s pretty awesome. Check out the links to the covers over at AV Club. The Bath’s…
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Telekinesis at The End – 5/24 @ 9pm
Seattle-based rockers Telekinesis will be making their way through Nashville tonight with a set at The End at 9pm. The Merge Records product gained a bit of attention with their feel-good song, “Coast of Carolina” last year, and they are riding the wave through Nashville on their current national tour. It’s fun, poppy music…
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Bonnaroo Preview – MiniBoone
Dude, is that Rock n’ Roll I hear!?!?!?! The distinctive punch-you-in-the-face-then-hug-you sound is super prevalent along with the fastest hair growth in Brooklyn (see video below). I guess that has helped MiniBoone to book shows in most of the New York venues, and to become one of the “must see bands of NYC”. They…
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Bonnaroo Preview – Parkington Sisters
It’s a female, all-in-the-family version of Fleet Foxes!!! A pretty cool sound radiates through the peaceful aura of this quintet of highly trained musical sisters. The Cape Cod girls grew up in a very musical household, have extensive musical training, and have experimented with a number of musical outlets before coming together to form…
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Beck to produce new Stephen Malkmus album
Matador Records announced today that Beck will be producing the new Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album (due out on August 23, 2011). It is not surprising that this information was released this morning, as it is in conjunction with the release of the Beck produced Thurston Moore record Demolished Thoughts today!
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Bonnaroo Preview – River City Extension
Once just the dream-child of New Jersey singer-songwriter Joe Michelini, these folksters have come on strong through perseverance and determination. They self produced an EP (Nautical Sabbatical) in 2009 and hit the road as a touring tour-de-force. River City Extension signed with XOXO Records to release their first LP (The Unmistakable Man) in 2010. …
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Deluxe Arcade Fire Suburbs record
Bonnaroo headliners, The Arcade Fire, are planning to keep riding the flame of the 2010 record of the year, The Suburbs, with the release of a deluxe edition containing two new tracks on June 27th. They also have a Spike Jonze directed film “Scenes From The Suburbs” in the works. You’ll have to wait…