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We Laugh When Bands Throw Tantrums On Stage: Wavves at Primavera Sound Festival

May 29, 2009
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Hey, I’ll admit that it’s usually not my style to laugh at people that may be going through a hard time. Life is hard, people. I mean, come on, especially if you’re touring Europe and asked to play a premier festival at 2am to a sea of adoring fans. It must have [...]

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 Lineup Additions

April 18, 2009

The lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival just got a bit better with the additions below:
Newly added bands as of right this moment: Art-rock exhibitionists Yeasayer, rootsy dudes Blitzen Trapper, epic Danes Mew, Vancouver fuzz buckets Japandroids, Montreal folkies Plants and Animals, wiry post-rockers Disappears, and an indie rock band made by men called Women. [...]

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Tortoise Announce New Album, 2009 Tour Dates

April 3, 2009

Tortoise recently announced a June 23rd release date for Beacons of Ancestorship, their first album in five years. I can’t wait to hear it. They’re playing some dates in May and a festival date in June, with the major highlight being their performance at Pitchfork Music Festival as part of “a new series…called [...]

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Not Everyone is a Phish Fan Now

October 2, 2008

Yesterday felt like a really special day to me. I was generally buzzing the entire day after the news was confirmed that Phish was getting back together. It’s especially fitting for me given that this blog started around the band’s tour in 2004 leading up to Coventry. Now that they’re coming back, [...]

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