Warpaint / Undertow

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Spoke
Calexico
Quarterstick, 1997

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Words by Brendan Sullivan I tend to seek out new music at a feverish and arguably self-destructive pace, so it’s always nice when someone recommends a band to me and I end up enjoying it. Case in point: Bottomless Pit. A few weeks ago, a buddy told me about an upcoming show at Howlers that [...]

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Words by Jacob Barron There is literally no such thing as Thanksgiving music. I’m serious. Go look it up. At its worst, it’s smarmy new age cheese and gag-worthy nationalism that you can buy at your local Christian bookstore. At its best, it’s co-opted classical, with Peer Gynt Suites and Greensleeves galore, but while Christmas [...]

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Band / Lohio
Songs / “We’ll Hide Ourselves Underneath” & “Adelai”
Location / Apartment in Regent Square
Time / Sunday Morning

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The story of Gregory & the Hawk is cool, rare, and shows the potential that the internet holds. Imagine that you record a few songs and put them up on Myspace to stream and sell them. No big deal right? Back in the early to mid 2000′s that is what everyone and their mother was [...]

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Words by Brendan Sullivan

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Wise Blood / Rot My Brain Away

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Words by Patrick Driscoll

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