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7 Nights of Music
austin360.com –
2009-05-14
Jimmy Webb at the Cactus Cafe . It's not often you get to see a legend perform 20 feet away. The Okie Gershwin ('By the Time I Get To Phoenix,' 'Wichita Lineman') is known to put on a spellbinding concert.... ... Full Article
On the Scene at Coachella: Fans on What's Hot, Who Fizzled and Surviving the Campgrounds
rollingstone.com –
2009-04-20
Attend enough festivals, and eventually you will experience strange occurrences you never would have imagined - like being elbowed and shoved aside by sweaty, half-naked 20-year-olds rudely rushing the stage for a better look at Leonard Cohen. ... Full Article
For the past two years, fans of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have had to get their musical kicks elsewhere. The indie rockers took a prolonged hiatus from the recording studios after 2006's "Show Your Bones." ... Full Article
PDT , (AP) -- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "It's Blitz!" (Interscope) "It's Blitz!," the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third full-length album, follows up from the punkish stylings of 2003's "Fever to Tell" and 2006's meaty rock "Show Your Bones" with synthesizer, not... ... Full Article
The return of Themselves
eyeweekly.com –
2009-03-19
With Oakland's experimental hip-hop troupe Subtle now on official hiatus (though they went out on a late night high with their last TO appearance ) and singer/mastermind/conceptualist Adam "Doseone" Ducker still in the rumour/hype stage of his superstar collab with... ... Full Article
SXSW Leftovers: Talkin' [Expletive] With Psychedelic Horse[expletive]
washingtonpost.com –
2009-03-15
As I was talking to Psychedelic Horse[expletive] dude Matt Whitehurst on Thursday night outside of Soho before his band's set at Siltbreeze 's SXSW showcase, I knew he was going off. ... Full Article
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's new homonymous album is filled with well-worn lyrics.
thephoenix.com –
2009-03-12
Last year, DJ /rupture's Uproot pitted dub-step singles against modern classical and experimental music. Meanwhile, TV on the Radio continued to introduce Prince-isms and Fela-style funk into Pixies-esque post-punk with doo-wop vocals. ... Full Article
Live Nation ticket update (Feb. 26)
bostonherald.com –
2009-02-25
Tickets to the following concerts go on sale Friday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. through Live Nation: When God Gives You Ugly Tour featuring Atmosphere , with Attracted to Gods and Brother Ali: May 13 at House of Blues. ... Full Article
Like charity work and roughage, art rock is extremely worthwhile but not usually much fun. No one summons Radiohead when in need of a thorough knees-up, and New Yorkers TV On The Radio have often been tagged their dour transatlantic... ... Full Article
Zach Hill @ El Mocambo, Nov. 15
eyeweekly.com –
2008-11-17
It's that time of year again: when headlining bands go on at 1:45am after inching their way across south-western Ontario through a snowstorm. But this is entirely understandable when said bands are Oakland's experimental hip-hop contingent Subtle and former Hella... ... Full Article