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FRIDAY
HEALTH, BLACKIE, The McKenzies, The Wiggins, Female Demand, Rusted Shut, the Krinkies @ Notsuoh
The original Health show, from Wednesday, was cancelled due to the rain. But Health stuck around and is now headlining a lumber length bill combining that show with [...]

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FIRST OFF: Ryan Chavez. The man cannot get credit enough for last evening (or in general). Not only does he, and his Superunison-izing co-horts (aside: are there any anymore?), bring bands like The Walkmen and The Little Ones into town, but then, when local lusters Young Mammals need a drummer, he fills in. [...]

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Cannot deny it, the folks at the Free Press have put together another WHIPS OF ACES lineup for their twice-annual block party. All this week, we’ll be helping battle your OH NO, WHICH SHOW TO GO? malady with a shot in the arm of our thoughts on some recent releases by Block Party acts. And [...]

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SHANA TOVA! Though God’s Chosen and generally most attractive people are taking a day of rest to ring in 5679, their apparent stranglehold on the entertainment industry has slipped as evidenced by the slew of releases shelf-stocked or announced on this fine High Holiday. We kid because we love. SOUND THE SHOFAR!
Fired For [...]

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OOOOOOOOOH FIZZLE BIZZLE. You know, in the midst of a truly LOL Vice Presidential vetting disaster, it’s harder than Gary Hart to compete for your attention - and we recognize this. But fortunately, some news that will in no way raise to the DailyKos or Redstate radar has come across our desks and [...]

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Highlights of being an American: the most powerful and wealthy generation in the history of mankind is retiring and entering the golden years. And they need to buy stuff. It used to be that youth was king and all that, but let’s face it: AARP is going to make more money in the [...]

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(YUSS - TWO FOR TUESDAY REVIEWS!) Sometimes we are concerned that people misinterpret our affinity for the cover song. It’s true, whenever we are able to point one out (or organize a ten band festival where people play nothing but them) we seem to take the opportunity to do so. It’s not [...]

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There is a moment, a point in your time-line, where self-objectivity and the theory of cool split and you’re forced to make a choice about it.  Usually, this has something to do with the Odyssey of the Mind.  The further back in your personal narrative you go, the harder it is to have any real [...]

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Something Fierce is tearing through the humidity like Roy Mata and a Tofu Hoagie.  DESTROY ALL ROBOTS.  Perseph 1 is about to play on the TEXAS HEAT PRESENT BLESSED RELEASE OF THE SHADE OF AN OLD OAK STAGE.  STOKED, cause it’s been quite a while since we’ve had the pleasure.  We can’t quite see from [...]

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Mlee Marie (Hearts of Animals) and Stepherik (Erik Bogle (Bring Back the Guns) and Stephanie Wittels) have showed up.  This place is getting beautiful.  We know Hearts of Animals are playing, but the Guns are not on the agenda.  The Tontons just finished up.  Real talk, this is the best we’ve ever heard them play.  [...]

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