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  Suis la Lune Video Update

  03.30.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’ve added another video from the Suis la Lune Barclay house show that was requested by Dylan.  The song is called With Wings of Feather and Glue.  It was their set opener.  Apologies for the audio blip at the beginning. The videos can be viewed HERE. ps.  Hey Sergio, they didn’t play that song during [...]

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  Osceola

  03.26.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  It’s a rare occurance when you see a vocalist screaming and smiling at the same time.  Though everytime I’ve seen Osceola play live their lead singer has a huge grin on his face.  Their songs are extremely ‘groove heavy’ which is a hard adjective to explain through text on the internet so go ahead and watch [...]

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  Suis la lune at The Barclay House

  03.11.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  + Last night I made it back to Baltimore just in time to catch Suis la Lune‘s set at The Barclay House.  They were really tight live and everyone seemed to have a good time.  Here’s a few videos from the show.  I recorded their whole set so if you’ve got a specific song you’d [...]

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  Age Sixteen – Open Up Finders, Please

  03.10.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Age Sixteen is gearing up to release their debut full length album entitled Open Up Finders, Please on March 16th through 229 Records.  I’ve been anticipating this album for quite some time because their live performances – which rule – always leave me wanting to read their lyrics and dissect their riffs. I’m happy to [...]

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  Hungry Ghost Records Compilation, Best of 2008 blogroll, Lion of the North/Mans Split

  12.23.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  1) Hungry Ghost Records Compilation This was an unexpected find in our band inbox today. Hungry Ghost Collective just released their first compilation featuring groups such as …Who Calls So Loud, Daniel Striped Tiger, Lion of the North. Hungry Ghost Collective is a group run record label/art collective based out of Baton Rouge, Louisianna. Billy, [...]

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  Amanda Woodward – Meurt la Soif (7″), We Versus the Shark – Ruin Everything!

  11.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  So I’m moved into my new apartment, I’ve got all of my furniture set up, my room’s straight, and I’ve been going through the music on my external hard drive (which was in storage for 3 months). I’ve come across a few albums I was/am still really pumped on which I thought I’d share with [...]

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  Mt. Eerie – Seven New Songs, Pianos Split, Horses Personified

  10.20.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  1) Mount Eerie – 7 New Songs Mount Eerie, also known as Phil Elverum (ex principal member of The Microphones), released 7 new songs in May of 2004 while on tour in Australia.  If you’ve never listened to The Microphones or Mt. Eerie before think of lo-fi + folk music + sometimes subtle electronic noise [...]

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  Thursday/Envy split leaked, 1000 Frames per second punch in the face

  09.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  1)  Thursday/Envy split leaked I guess the Thursday/Envy split leaked while I was away.  What a good thing to come back home to.  I’ve been excited for this release for quite some time and after listening to the teaser tracks on temporary residence’s site it’s nice to finally hear the complete album. I don’t have [...]

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  Sailboats – 2 song demo, Hurricane Ike Pictures

  09.17.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  1)  Sailboats – 2 song demo Chuglife’s post on Loma Prieta made me think about how much I love their previous band Sailboats. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “Sailboats was a band from Berkeley. In 2003 they recorded a 2-song demo and played several shows throughout California. Unfortunately, they were involved in a [...]

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  New Thursday/Envy tracks, ABC Screws Up

  09.16.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  1)  New Thursday/Envy Tracks Posted I’m even more excited about the Thursday/Envy split after hearing a track from each band.  They are now taking pre-orders for the album HERE. Thursday – As He Climbed the Dark Mountain HERE. Envy – Isolation of a Light Source HERE. 2)  ABC Screws Up ABC allegedly edited Palin’s interview [...]