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Michael Zapruder has received immeasurable praise in the last few years for his endeavors, most notably his more than fifteen member band Rain of Frogs. And while the terms “genius” and “masterpiece” are tossed around in a seemingly causal way, it’s not until you hear the music and meet the man that it all comes [...]
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No journalist can accurately categorize Xiu Xiu’s music, regardless of how many other bands he/she uses to describe them. But that’s exactly what makes the band so fascinating. Their new album, ‘The Air Force’, was produced by Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier, an extreme but welcome change for the band.
“Greg is remarkably quick and remarkably focused,” [...]
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Chris Cohen’s diverse musical collaborations have made him incredibly savvy to his strengths, processes and goals. Having decided once-and-for-all to leave Deerhoof in mid-2006, which he said felt very natural, Cohen was able to focus on his own project The Curtains.
The latest album, released in October of last year, is called Calamity—after a vision that [...]
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When Meric Long released his solo EP Dodo Bird in March of 2006, he attracted a slew of quality-loving indie fans with his songwriting/guitar/vocal talents. Now, with experimental drummer Logan Kroeber on his side, he is breaking all the rules, and doing it well.
On their new album, Beware of the Maniacs, released in December, Long [...]
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“I really don’t like bullies,” said lead singer and songwriter for The Finches, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. “Once I played in a frat bar in Philadelphia and I almost got into a fight. That was pretty unique. It was a big nineteen-year-old drunken frat fellow, and I was like, ‘bring it!’ I just didn’t feel like [...]
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Rykarda Parasol - “Hannah Leah”
Elephone - “Moving Beds”
I don’t mind going to shows alone. Sometimes it’s nice not to have someone yelling in your already ringing ear and distracting you from the music. But when there are four bands playing, there’s a lot of down time between sets to sit on a bar stool and [...]
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The Finches - “Daniel’s Song” mp3
The sinosauropteryx prima is a birdlike dinosaur with short, feather-like fibers on its body. That’s what I learned at the Academy [...]
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