Jan
10
2011
50. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round
49. OFF! – First Four EPs
OFF! – Panic Attack
48. Marnie Stern – S/T
Marnie Stern – For Ash
47. Crystal Castles – S/T
Crystal Castles – Baptism
46. The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights
The White Stripes – Black Math (Live)
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Jan
8
2011
no comments | tags: A-Trak, Allen Blickle, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Arthur Baker, Baroness, Basement Jaxx, Brahms, Broken Social Scene, Cold Cave, Coolrunnings, Deerhunter, Drake, Fools Gold, Future Rock, Gobble Gobble, Grum, Le Chev, Little Loud, Local Natives, Memoryhouse, Millionyoung, Neon Indian, Passion Pit, Robyn, Small Black, Star Slinger, Surfer Blood, The Hood Internet, The Radio Dept., The-Dream, Trey Songz, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend | posted in Best of 2010, List, MP3, Music
Jan
7
2011
20. The Hold Steady – Hurricane J
Craig Finn, while less belligerent, is still plenty drunk and emotional and frank on Heaven Is Whenever, and the group delivers one of their poppiest efforts thus far. “Hurricane J” is a plea to a lost soul he may be care a little too much about, spoken plainly and perfectly alongside a perfect tropical storm metaphor. We’ve all known someone like the person Finn describes, and we’ve all said the exact same things.
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Jan
4
2011
no comments | tags: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Band of Horses, Beach House, Ben Folds, Big Boi, Brothertiger, ceo, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cults, Deerhunter, Deftones, Delorean, Diamond Rings, Dominique Young Unique, Fang Island, Janelle Monae, Japandroids, Josh Ritter, Kelis, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, Magic Kids, Male Bonding, Marnie Stern, Nick Hornby, OFF!, Onra, PS I Love You, Reggie B, Rihanna, Robyn, Rogue Wave, Sleigh Bells, Surfer Blood, Tanlines, Teenage Fanclub, The Hold Steady, The National, The New Pornographers, The Radio Dept., The Tallest Man On Earth, The Thermals, The-Dream, Thrift Store Cowboys, Toadies, Tobacco, Toro y Moi, TV Girl, Wavves | posted in Best of 2010, List, MP3, Music
Jan
3
2011
no comments | tags: Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Avi Buffalo, Band of Horses, Beach House, Ben Folds, Best Coast, Big K.R.I.T., Cloud Nothings, Crystal Castles, Cults, Deerhunter, Delorean, Dent May, Diamond Rings, Drake, El Guincho, Evan Voytas, Fang Island, Free Energy, Games, Harlem, Interpol, Janelle Monae, Japandroids, Josh Ritter, Junip, Kanye West, Ke$ha, LCD Soundsystem, Lindstrom and Christabelle, Marnie Stern, Nick Hornby, No Age, Of Montreal, OFF!, One Wolf, Restless People, Star Slinger, T.I., Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Telephoned, The Black Keys, The Delta Mirror, The Golden Filter, The Hold Steady, The Radio Dept., The Thermals, The Walkmen, The White Stripes, Underworld, Yeasayer | posted in Best of 2010, List, MP3, Music
Dec
15
2010
This year I made the big move from Lubbock to Austin, and the transformation has done wonders for my live music fix. I should have been writing down all the awesome bands I saw this year (and the years before, for that matter) but alas, hindsight, she is 20/20 once again. I think this post covers the highlights more or less, however. There’s plenty of great live music I saw this year that I’m leaving out, but after the jump, in no particular order, are twelve of the best shows I witnessed in 2010, eleven of them right here in the Live Music Capital of the World.
And for the record, I wanted to put the Sleigh Bells show on here, as fun as it was once they finally started playing, but everyone who attended knows Beauty Bar is at fault for that show’s omission. What a disaster.
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Aug
4
2010
Today the kids over at Fun Fun Fun headquarters announced the lineup for their 2010 festivities. Of course, with FFF being my favorite fest to attend for four years running, I bought my tickets well in advance of today’s news. But now that the artists have officially been made known to the public, here are a handful of bands, in no particular order, I intend to be front and center stage for. Who are you excited to see?
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20. A-Trak – Twerk That Driver
20. The Hold Steady – Hurricane J
