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Blog Fresh Daily Blast - June 16, 2008

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Grand Archives | Bowery Ballroom | 6.13.2008

From Sound Bites, Posted June, 16th 2008

Grand Archives kind of look like Lumberjacks (skinny lumberjacks) and make gentle, harmony-laden music that would be perfect for maple syrup commercials. "Whether it's flapjacks, waffles or for the Master Cleanse, make sure your syrup is real Vermont Maple." I......

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Popfest NYC: From Bubblegum to Sky + Pants Yell! + The Besties | Pianos | 6.13.2008

From Sound Bites, Posted June, 16th 2008

Who says early shows suck? NYC Popfest's happy hour show at Piano's was blast and Pants Yell!'s show in particular was a corker and may take the prize of Best Performance at NYC Popfest 2008. (I missed Tullycraft... more on......

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Monday Music Roundup

From I am Fuel, You are Friends, Posted June, 16th 2008

Well, the mercury finally crested the mid-80s mark this weekend, just in time for Father's Day BBQs. I was laughing out loud on a hot Saturday as I discovered the fabulous Tremble.com blog and read his post about the first bare-chested male subway rider signifying that summer is truly here, like a red-breasted robin announcing the spring. Tell me, where else on the web can you read a recounting of a story that includes the sentence: "Say how would you...

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Fleet Foxes

From Speed of Dark, Posted June, 16th 2008

Fleet Foxes: Wescott, Tillman, Wargo, Pecknold, and SkjelsetIn early May J. Tillman, a Seattle singer-songwriter that I have written about several times, announced on his MySpace page that he was joining Fleet Foxes as their drummer for their current tour and, who knows, maybe longer. At that point, I had not yet listened to Fleet Foxes, but if they were good enough for Josh, I certainly wanted to check them out. I was immediately hooked on their homey sound,...

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Live Action From Bonnaroo

From Oceans Never Listen, Posted June, 16th 2008

Bonnaroo took place in Tennessee over the weekend. The four day extravaganza had many wonderful acts, but here are the some of the best. Sigur Ros perform "Olsen Olsen", my favourite song of theirs. Excited to see them here in August.Remember how good Broken Social Scene were at Laneway? Well, here they perform "Shoreline". Looks like the core lineup of Drew, Canning, Whiteman, Spearin and Peroff, plus the wonderful talents of Amy Millan.Here they perform "Churches Under The Stairs", which...

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EAR FARM has moved!

From Ear Farm, Posted June, 16th 2008

It's been a great run on Blogger... 1,924 posts from October 2005 to June 2008. However, it's time for EAR FARM to move on to bigger and better things. We'd love for you to come along with us!From now on EAR FARM will be located here: http://earfarm.comPlease update your links accordingly. We'll see you on the other side....

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Spoon Daytrotter

From Covert Curiosity, Posted June, 16th 2008

The awesome folks at Daytrotter put up an exclusive session they recorded with Spoon today, featuring four live studio tracks that includes a nice Paul Simon cover.If you're still unaware of Daytrotter you really need to jump on the boat. Their practice of hosting weekly recording sessions with a vast array of artists, and then offering the songs for free download complete with illustration and commentary, makes it one of the best music resources of the web. Good...

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Centro-matic : Backstage Session+Giveaway

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted June, 16th 2008

Now that you know how I feel about Dual Hawks , it seems like a fitting time to let you in on this awesomeness, Nashvillians. Centro-matic is playing at the Mercy Lounge on June 24th and we're shooting a Backstage Session with them.Well, good reader, would you like to win a copy of Dual Hawks, a t-shirt, 2 tickets to the aformentioned show, and a pass to hang out backstage with the band while we shoot? If you're in the...

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Centro-matic/South San Gabriel - "Dual Hawks" Analysis

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted June, 16th 2008

To say Centro-matic is a southern rock band would be the biggest mistake you could ever make, yet so many people make it. When you say "Southern rock" I think of old guys in black denim playing Skynyrd songs in a place called "The Greased Pig" or "The Hitchin' Post" and that couldn't be further from what Centro-matic and South San Gabriel are. True, Will Johnson has a southern accent, this is because he's from the south, not because he...

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figure me out

From Cubik Musik, Posted June, 16th 2008

much thanks to the excellent floorman for posting this superb edit of Jamie Lidell's 'figured me out'. I'll let the man himself say a few words: "Here's something I've been playing out for the past couple of weeks -my Jamie......

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