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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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Coachella 2008 | Webcast and Music Sampler

April 25, 2008
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The Whigs Remind Me to Rock | 2008 Tour Dates and New Album

January 21, 2008

The Whigs remind me that even in this day of complex, indie chamber-pop and drawn-out electro jamming, there’s still room for good ole’ three-chord guitar rock. The Whigs are dropping their new album, Mission Control this Tuesday (1/22) and throwing a release party this Friday (1/25) in their hometown of Athens, GA. They’re also slated to play Letterman (1/28), and they’ve lined up a nice U.S. tour for the early months of 2008. Nice.

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Ryan Adams Streaming Live on NPR

June 15, 2007

Streaming right now: Ryan Adams live at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, via “Live Fridays From XPN.” If you miss the performance, it should be archived and available later streaming.

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Sirius to Create Grateful Dead Radio | Fader Mag Covers Garcia

May 25, 2007

Sirius Satellite Radio and Grateful Dead to Create Grateful Dead Radio Channel. This is yet another example of how the Grateful Dead niche continues to thrive and expand across generations. In other Grateful Dead-related news, Fader Magazine has dedicated its current issue to Jerry Garcia.

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Battles | 2007 Tour Dates and New Album

May 23, 2007
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Andrew Bird | Live on NPR Sunday, May 20th

May 16, 2007

I was super impressed with Andrew Bird’s live show, which I was able to catch back in April as a part of the Green Apple Festival here in Chicago. So I was stoked to see that NPR would be streaming his upcoming show at the 9:30 Club in D.C. this Sunday, May 20.

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Late-Night Listening with Bob & Ron

April 15, 2007

So I’m doing some late-night listening here — hey, sometimes I just don’t feel like hittin’ the sack so early on a Saturday night — and I came across a radio show I never knew existed: Bob & Ron via 105.9 WCKG.

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High-Energy Moments in Disco Biscuits History | 4/9/99

April 9, 2007

In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on a bit of a Disco Biscuits kick lately. With all this new Bisco news on the mind, I’ve been re-visiting some of my old favorites from the archives. And because it’s April 9th, I thought I’d honor the date of a concert that is consistently cited by fans as a key show in ‘Bisco’ History: 4/9/99 at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA.

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The Shins Cover Pink Floyd, “Breathe”

April 4, 2007
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Phish’s ‘Chairman of the Boards’ | Live on NPR this Friday at Noon ET

March 28, 2007
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North Mississippi Allstars | Live on NPR on Friday

March 22, 2007
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Explosions in the Sky | Live on NPR

March 17, 2007
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