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i bought some crappy lights and started calling people up

Potomac Avenue — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:16:20 -0800

Live from the Pink Couch: Punks, Girls, Boys, Warriors, Witches, Kids, Comptrollers, and your new favorite band Best Friends Forever! (boyzone comment flamewar included) If You Make It also has oodles of live concert footage (like more BFFs!) and a (well intentioned) series of 31 films in 31 days. Similar to Daytrotter's Live Sessions or VPRO 3VOOR12's Elevator Sessions or Blogotheque's Concerts A Emporter but with no corporate sponsorship or fixed agenda, it's just a guy and a "crappy Ikea couch" documenting folks who like to Dream It Yourself.

Cross The Road, Molina

auralcoral — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:17:57 -0800

If you don't know who Jason Molina is, get to know his music. After retiring the Songs: Ohia moniker, Molina's new band Magnolia Electric Co. has tried to keep their spirits up after the recent death of bassist Evan Farrell. Here's an entire solo show recorded somewhere. Many of these songs are on the recent and quickly out of print box set Sojourner : _{[***=recommended]} Destiny Patience Down The Wrong Road Both Ways Texas 71 Marsh Fire Hold On Magnolia Memphis Moon What Comes After The Blues Leave The City*** Montgomery/Hammer Down*** Hard To Love A Man Unknown I've Been Riding With The Ghost*** Just Be Simple Bowery Astrabel Oh Grace

Sasquatch!

0xFCAF — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:13:55 -0800

Sasquatch!, the indie music festival, returns to The Gorge with an impressive line-up headlined by Bjork and the Beastie Boys. As usual, KEXP has a veritable cornucopia of live performances from the artists. If you're wondering what might be in store, check out select songs from The Arcade Fire, M.I.A., Citizen Cope, Neko Case, The Thermals, Viva Voce, Interpol, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Spoon, Ozomatli, Bad Brains, The Dandy Warhols, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Common Market, Smoosh, and Minus The Bear. Bring sunscreen and an umbrella on your short drive from Seattle to George, Washington

Internet Success Story: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

ND¢ — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:44:56 -0800

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are a band that, less than a year ago, were making music without the help of a record label, pressing CDs themselves and selling them at concerts and on the Internet. Then the following happened: June 9: Dan Bierne writes about the band on his MP3 blog, June 14: Pitchfork Media posts a review of the song "In This Home On Ice", June 15: Blogger Gothamist posts an interview with the band, June 20: Blogger Stereogum announces the band's show at the Knitting Factory, June 21: Gothamist reports that David Bowie was in the audience at the Knitting Factory show, and June 22: Pitchfork posts one of a slew of reviews of Clap's first album. Now, they've been named to dozens of critics 'best of' lists, they're playing Conan and Letterman, and are about to embark on a new tour. Why choose today to post an article about a band blowing up written in November you ask? Because their tour kicks off tonight at the 9:30 club in DC, and you can listen to it live.