What are a few country boys to do? Following their defining release, 2007’s Introducing: Emotionalism, Concord N.C.’s The Avett Brothers have enjoyed what most burgeoning bands would consider one hell of a year: National TV appearances, sold out shows in mid-sized venues across the U.S., a mention on Perez Hilton, and a move to the […]

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There’s a whole line of them. WTF?! I’m so perplexed by this sort of thing. I mean, time was I loved Stephin Merritt as much as the next vaguely gay indiepop twee/twugster, but I’d be hard pressed to buy, let alone wear, shoes inspired by the man I once put on the lyrical pedestal. Tres […]

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Wow.  New iPod, new “flavour of the month.”  Out with the Canadian chick and in with the Brooklyn Twee.  (not that I’m complaining.)

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I was expecting this cover of Kim Carnes’ 1981 #1 hit “Bettie Davis’ Eyes” to be beyond awful, but Leighton Meester a/k/a Blair Waldorf of Gossip Girl can actually sing. And pretty damn well. With decent phrasing and everything. The music is sort of cheesy electro faddish, but Meester’s vocals save it. Apparently, she’s working […]

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This new song from The Sea & Cake is pretty damn catchy. I’ve kinda lost track of them over the years. I loved the first couple albums and liked each subsequent one less, but this definitely makes me want to check out Car Alarm.

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Since her relatively low-maintenance days as bassist and lead singer of Velocity Girl, Bridget Cross has mapped out an impressive life trajectory, as this Juneau Empire article details. If you’re old enough, you may know her best as bassist and some-time singer for Unrest, the pioneers of the D.C. indie rock scene from the early […]

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