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Adam Svec : Enemy Swimmer
Raw, intimate and authentic, local songwriter Adam Svec’s new solo album, Enemy Swimmer, is a complementary departure from the tunes local fans of The Glad Version are accustomed. Singer-songwriter projects typically only have a few options: go...
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Fri, Jul 07 2008 3:30 PM
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That Handsome Devil: A City Dressed in Dynamite
I love the changing face of the music industry marketing machine. Today I received a review copy of That Handsome Devil’s debut full length, A City Dressed in Dynamite. The envelope was sealed with a colorful band sticker and alongside the disc...
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Wed, Jul 07 2008 9:54 PM
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The Hold Steady : Stay Positive
I know the local scenesters love love looooove The Hold Steady round these parts, but let me ask you a question. Do you have to be over 35 to love The Hold Steady? Also, do you have to be tone deaf and love speak-singing? The Brooklyn-based rock band...
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Tue, Jul 07 2008 1:10 PM
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The Faint’s Fasciinatiion (review goes here, but won’t because of idiot DRM)
I’m a huge fan of Omaha’s electro-rock hybrid group The Faint. I’ve seen them live three times, cite their influence/parallels throughout numerous reviews, and ever since their two-date stint at First Avenue opening for Bright Eyes on...
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Mon, Jul 07 2008 7:26 AM
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Taylor Hollingsworth : Bad Little Kitty
We got our grubby hands on Taylor Hollingsworth’s newest album, Bad Little Kitty, today and are pleased to find someone else who likes to go three weeks without a shower. Dirty? Gritty? Well, yeah. But in a GOOD way. The three tracks below showcase...
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Fri, Jul 07 2008 4:10 PM
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Jagged Spiral : Days From Evil CD Release Party July 11
Local metallic rock band Jagged Spiral are gearing up for the release of their debut album, Days From Evil. With creeping guitar riffs, crunchy bass and haunting vocals that whisper fear into your soul, this album pretty much gives me piss-myself nightmares...
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Thu, Jul 07 2008 4:33 PM
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Mystery Palace : “Two Way Stranger” (mp3)
Mystery Palace are sharing a track off their new release, Flags Forward, available now on Zod Records. Mystery Palace : “Two-Way Stranger” (mp3)
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Wed, Jul 07 2008 7:00 AM
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Matt Keating : Quixotic
Like Americana folk rock? Searching for a new double-LP to wrap your Midwestern heart around? Check out New York’s Matt Keating’s Quixotic, out today on Kealon Records. Keating reunited with longtime studio partner Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands...
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Tue, Jul 07 2008 9:13 AM
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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis : Two Men with the Blues
The early 2007 Jazz at Lincoln Center event called “Willie Nelson Sings the Blues” was a two-night country/jazz collaboration between Willie and jazz trumpet legend Wynton Marsalis. Lucky for us, the recordings from the event are available as the 10 track...
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Mon, Jul 07 2008 9:49 PM
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Son Ambulance : “Someone Else’s Déjà Vu”
On his new album, Someone Else’s Déjà Vu (Saddle Creek), Son Ambulance’s principal singer/songwriter Joe Knapp shows he’s come a long long way from his piano-driven indie-pop, “striving for a dirty Billy Joel vibe” that made up...
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Mon, Jul 07 2008 9:45 PM
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David Bowie : Live Santa Monica ‘72
In the past 10 months I’ve acquired every David Bowie album and an entire host of live albums, bootlegs and imports. And to be honest, while I respect him greatly, I’m not the biggest Bowie fan in the world — at least not a regular listener...
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Mon, Jul 07 2008 9:41 PM
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Love As Laughter : Holy
Love As Laughter’s Holy came out last week. Obviously influenced by bands like Modest Mouse (whom they toured with, btw), I was immediately struck by the title track and “Crosseyed Beautiful Youngunz,” which you can see them perform...
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Thu, Jul 07 2008 9:18 AM
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Mar : The Sound,
Mar’s debut album, The Silence, featured Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf and Black Heart Procession and Samuli Kosminen of MúM and was recorded in Iceland in the thick of Sigur Ros’ Takk… Sessions. The new album, The Sound, was recorded in...
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Wed, Jul 07 2008 9:15 AM
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Aviette : The Way We Met
Today local postmodern indie rock band Aviette release their second full-length album, The Way We Met, on Draw Fire Records. Working with Minneapolis-based producer Darren Jackson (Tapes n’ Tapes, Kid Dakota, The Hopefuls) helped the group make some lofty...
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Tue, Jul 07 2008 4:14 PM
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The Heys : Young Bored and Broke
UK garage punk band The Heys sent us their new album, Young Bored and Broke. The Heys : “Pressure” (mp3) The Heys : “Friday Night” (mp3) While “Pressure” is the lead single, I’d opt for the cooler, Strokes-flavored...
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Sat, Jun 06 2008 9:55 PM
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