White Rabbits

The White Rabbits just announced a bunch of Spring tour dates, including a stop at Coachella and a big Kansas City show with the Flaming Lips, The Dead Weather and Minus the Bear.

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Moog and Paste Magazine have partnered on a new video series called Live At Moog to highlight Moog Music’s array of old-school synths and effects pedals. The five-week video series will feature bands/artists — like Medeski, Martin & Wood, , and — doing live studio sessions from the Moog factory in Asheville, NC. The series is also sponsored by the local Asheville folks over at Music Allies. Check out the upcoming schedule of sessions:

Yo La Tengo – Episode 1 – December 2009 (available today)
– Episode 2 – December 2009
Medeski, Martin & Wood – Episode 3 – December 2009
Matisyahu – Episode 4 – December 2009
Jojo Hermann – Episode 5 – January 2010
Erin McKeown & Jill Sobule – Episode 6 – January 2010
– Episode 7 – January 2010
– Episode 8 – January 2010

Apparently, this is just the first videos series with another to follow next Spring.

Here at LMB we really dig all the crazy sounds and noises that Moog has brought us over the years, so this is pretty good stuff.

Anybody dig the White Rabbits?

They just posted a studio session over on MySpace Transmissions:

White Rabbits – “Percussion Gun” from Transmissions

The full session includes five tunes and some interview clips, and the audio is available as a free download. They’ve got a pretty decent Fall Tour lined as well…

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Just a few weeks back I caught Built to Spill for about the third time at the opening day of Outside Lands, and I really felt like the band was nailing the time slot perfectly for the crowd that was at the fest. They’re heading back out on the road this week starting in Boise. Read on for the dates… READ MORE