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TRACK: HIGH PLACES - "Head Spins"
BLOG: COVERT CURIOSTY - (Austin, TX)

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Hard to Find a Friend's Backstage Sessions : AA Bondy

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted August, 18th 2008

It was a really beautiful day last Monday evening. The sun was at it's brightest, not quite content to turn in for the evening, but on it's way down regardless. There was a breeze though, and the humidity was unusually mild for a Tennessee August, which made for a really nice setting to hear music in. Particularly the dulcet voice and subdued finger-picking of AA Bondy. I've met a lot of people who play music for a living in my...

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The Brunettes at the Wiltern

From Speed of Dark, Posted August, 18th 2008

The Brunettes onstage at the Wiltern TheaterHere is a concert review that kind of fell by the wayside. Indie Mom and I saw the the Brunettes from Aukland, New Zealand, when they opened for Beirut at the Wiltern Theater on May 30. They are quite a crowd onstage, with six or seven members, but the main focus is on the duo of Jonathan Bree and Heather Mansfield.Mansfield and BreeThe couple have been making music together since the late...

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Comics creators at Decatur Book Festival, August 30-31

From Cable and Tweed, Posted August, 18th 2008

The Decatur Book Festival takes place from August 29-31 in Decatur, Georgia, and will feature a number of prominent indie comics creators. Here's the rundown:Hope Larson, Gray Horses, ChiggersSaturday, 2:15-2:45, The EscapeAndy Runton, OwlySun., 2:00-2:30, Children'sRich Tommaso, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim CrowSat., 2:15-2:45, The Escape; Sun., 5:00-5:45, LibraryBen Towle, Midnight SunSun., 5:00-5:45, LibraryRobert Venditti, The SurrogatesSunday, 5:00-5:45, LibraryFor the full list of authors and schedule, see the event's website. Thanks to Hillary for the tip!...

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BOAT + Creeping Weeds | Cake Shop | 8.17.2008

From Sound Bites, Posted August, 18th 2008

If BOAT lived here instead of Seattle I have a feeling they'd be my favorite local band. All their songs are catchy, and funny without being jokes. The band also has good stage banter and a penchant for props --......

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V Festival 2008: A review of sorts.

From Yer Mam!, Posted August, 18th 2008

Some of you may be surprised to find out that I spent a good chunk of the weekend at V Festival in Staffordshire. I know it's probably the last place you'd expect to find me, given its mainstream leanings, but there I was, with the missus and a couple of friends in tow, until the rain, mud and general apathy towards Sunday's line-up drew me back home yesterday afternoon.Anyway, here's a random, Smash Hits-style list of good points and bad...

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Left With Pictures

From The Daily Growl, Posted August, 18th 2008

End of the Road Festival is only three years old in September, but already it seems to be the place for me to discover great new artists, even if I didn't actually see them there. The first two years have seen performances by artists that I have gone on to love, then regret I had failed to see them the previous September, mainly because I had never heard (of) them at the time. So the inaugural 2006 festival saw me...

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Monday Music Roundup

From I am Fuel, You are Friends, Posted August, 18th 2008

Recently I found myself outside the Sputnik in Denver staring down a double-edged challenge: one of my friends and his sister (close sibs) rode a vintage Schwinn tandem bike to the Langhorne Slim/Young Coyotes show [nice review here]. I've never rode a tandem anything before, and thought I'd give it a whirl.Let. Me. Tell. You. That business is not as easy as it may look. Who invented that? Why did they think it would be a good idea to make...

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