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Tunes

Vampire Weekend Fall 2009 Tour Dates, New Track Released

October 5, 2009

We know Vampire Weekend as the indie-hipster darling band of 2008, so it’s good to see the band finally busting out with some new tour dates and new tunes as they gear-up to release their second album, Contra, due out in January. The band just released a new tune, called “Horchata,” which is available as [...]

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Happy Happy Joy ‘Joy’ Release Date

September 8, 2009
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Even though the band doesn’t even care how we seem to react to it, I’m damn excited about the release of Phish’s latest album, Joy. You can stream it today on Spinner and JamBase, and you can buy the MP3 download from Amazon for $3.99. Go snatch it up and report back to [...]

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Sights and Sounds: Marco Benevento Trio @ Carnegie Hall, 7/20/09

July 27, 2009
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Marco Benevento Trio (Seems So Long Ago Nancy) by The Royal Potato Family

It’s no secret that I have a total man-crush on Marco Benevento right now. This audio clip from the performance he did with his trio at Carnegie Hall is just a huge, stark contrast versus the show I [...]

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Honor The Dead: Stream 7/9/95 Today

July 9, 2009

Today is a special anniversary for live music fans, but not necessarily a happy one. For me, July 9th has always marked my dad’s birthday and the day three days before my own birthday, so that always seems to be what I’ve focused on. But, I’m also reminded that 14 years ago today, [...]

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Stream the New Bjork Live Album on NPR

June 24, 2009
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Bjork recorded a live album back in 2007 titled Voltaic following up on the release of her album, Volta, and NPR is offering up a stream of the album a week before it’s released.
Bjork, the 13-time Grammy nominee from Iceland, released her sixth album, Volta, in 2007. Before embarking on what would become a two-year-long [...]

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Stream New Aptly Titled “Wilco (The Album)”

May 13, 2009
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If you’re like every single other person that proudly self-identifies as an indie rock fan, you’re probably streaming the new Wilco album that just got leaked today and also officially posted for streaming on Wilco’s website. I’m about halfway through it and already I’m digging it way more than I liked Sky Blue Sky.
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Tunes: 10-Year Anniversary of Bisco 4.9.99

April 9, 2009

Greetings LMB readers! Whit here…good to be back!
It’s going to take me a little more time to fully work my way back into the LMB fold, but I thought I’d better go ahead and drop my initial post so that I can get back into the swing of things.  As I get warmed up, I’ll [...]

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Tunes: Are You Also Frightened?!?

April 6, 2009

Happy Monday, duders. I thought I’d start the week off with a small foray into a band I want to make sure we cover pretty heavily here on the site. That band is Animal Collective, a band you’ve probably already heard a lot of buzz surrounding already this year. No surprise there, [...]

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