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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars in Birmingham
Artists mentioned:Dirty clothes, fast food, cramped vans, sweaty bandmates that get super annoying, the promise of anywhere from $25 to $500 (most likely the former) to get you to the next city: all of these things make us feel bad for indie bands getting their start in the US. They endure...(read full post)
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Roses and Tulips and...Goats
Artists mentioned:Hello, Blue Roses, released The Portrait Is Finished And I Have Failed To Capture Your Beauty... yesterday. Like most Dan Bejar projects (this time with vocalist/flautist Sydney Vermont), it's growing on me. I've listened to "Sunny Skies" several times just trying to think of what other song it reminded me...(read full post)
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Traci's Top 20
Artists mentioned:All the usual year-end favorites list disclaimers apply to this list: I've arranged this list several times, ranking is somewhat random past the first few albums, ranking varies depending on mood and time of day, please do not consume ranking on an empty stomach. There are a few debut albums...(read full post)
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Jordan's 2007 fave ravez
Artists mentioned:From the desk of Jordan Sowards, Semiregular guest bloggerBest of 2007—walk in the dang ol' park, right? That's what I thought, anyway. Especially after seeing the leviathan list of Jackson, the ursine overachiever. I was all, "Whoa, 20? What a freak! Mine's only gonna be ten for sure!"My apologies, Gentle...(read full post)
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Jackson's Top Ten (x 2)
Artists mentioned:Red Blondehead presents: Jackson the Fantastic Bear's 2007 Top 10 (x 2) - straight from his honey-encrusted claws to your computer screens!When Traci asked me if I wanted to do a write-up of my favorite albums of 2007, I didn’t even know where to start. I have listened to so...(read full post)
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our favorite albums of the year
Artists mentioned:It's that time of year again: drunk Santas, reindeer, presents, decorated trees, best-of lists... I'm happy to go first on that last item!I've got ten favorite albums this year. There were many to choose from, but the way I look at it, the smaller the list, the more prestigious. Or...(read full post)
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Thriller...thriller night
Artists mentioned:Some pics from the Halloween Josh Ritter show:As you can see, it was a fun night.Check out Leah's review over at tinymixtapes....(read full post)
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Clearing the cobwebs
Artists mentioned:Wow, it's been a real ghost town around here lately, hasn't it? I had to fight off a dust bunny of gargantuan proportions while tumbleweeds were hot on my heels just to get to the ol' RB. Allow me to dust off the cobwebs and share two albums that I've...(read full post)
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Final Fantasy (and Lylas) tonight!
Artists mentioned:Don't forget Final Fantasy tonight with Cadence Weapon and RB favorite, Lylas! Owen Pallett was enchanting when he last played at Bottletree, so this promises to be a show not to miss.A couple of my favorite live tracks from Final Fantasy's Bottletree performance August 24:Final Fantasy - Hey Dad +...(read full post)
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Josh Ritter on Halloween
Artists mentioned:Kids! It's the day before Halloween!And where will you be tomorrow night?Where will Red Blondehead be, you ask?How awfully kind of you to inquire, dears. This fearsome, firesome duo will be spending the evening at Workplay--in costume, might I add--enjoying performances by Eric Bachmann and current RB favorite Josh Ritter....(read full post)
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Stars at the Variety Playhouse - 10/27/07
Artists mentioned:It is my opinion that Stars is worth driving over 2 hours to see, which is exactly what I did on Saturday when they played the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. I haven't seen them live since the fall of 2005 when they opened for Death Cab at the Tabernacle (also...(read full post)
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Long Time, No Blog
Artists mentioned:There's not been much time for blogging recently with my returning from vacation this week and Leah leaving for one. But I brought you souvenirs from Montreal and L.A. and Brooklyn (and Jersey, whoo! how exotic) to show you how much I missed you!Pas Chic Chic - Sur les Écrans...(read full post)
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John Fitzgerald Page loves Los Campesinos!
Artists mentioned:I planned to post about Los Campesinos! yesterday but then this fantastically awesome Gawker post and its comments pretty much ruined my productivity for the whole day. (You must click on the link. A coworker and I would randomly break into giggles throughout the day yesterday just thinking about it.)If...(read full post)
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The Felice Brothers
Artists mentioned:A friend and I caught The Felice Brothers at AA Bondy's CD release party of American Hearts a few weeks ago in Birmingham. I dug up some of their music online (it was initially pretty difficult to find) and loved every second of it, and Scott... er... AA Bondy has...(read full post)
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Writing sentences composed only of song titles
Artists mentioned:...results in sentences that sound like the product of a game of drunken Mad Libs.Ra Ra Riot - Each YearLittle Name - Tracy and IThe Long Weekend - RecordLos Campesinos! - You! Me! Dancing!Sunset Rubdown - Up on your Leopard, Upon the End of your Feral DaysLe Loup - We...(read full post)
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Oh, Sophia Petrillo!
Artists mentioned:I was excited to see Biirdie's second album, Catherine Avenue, in my inbox last week because I was a fan of of their last album, Morning Kills the Dark. It looks like Biirdie decided to follow up Morning's "Open Letter to Jenny" (their ode to Jenny Lewis) with a tribute...(read full post)
