Posted on November 30th, 2011 by Brendan
So we typically toss a video onto a post when highlighting a new band, a show preview, or something and let you draw your own conclusion about it. Sometimes we’ll just round ‘em all up for you. Most of these videos are of artists we have previously talked about here on Draw Us Lines, so [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2011 by Brendan
Words by Vicki If the name didn’t already give it away, Grouplove is a happy, hippie band. The duo of Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi met in New York in 2009, and traveled together to an artists’ residency program on the Isle of Crete. While there, they met the other three members of the band [...]
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Posted on November 28th, 2011 by Jim
5 Songs is a weekly series where we point out the strange, the grand, and the unique connections between our favorite songs. Let’s get weird. Words by Chris This is a contemporary phenomenon. With bands looking for alternate means to earn $$$ in the post-label era, and various companies becoming interested in advertising to the [...]
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Posted on November 24th, 2011 by Brendan
Words by Brendan Just a quick news bulletin from us today. We know you’re busy stuffing yourself with turkey and mashed potatoes and…well, stuffing. While you’re out and about tomorrow taking advantage of Black Friday sales, or are just looking for a good excuse to get out of the house and away from the relatives, [...]
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Posted on November 24th, 2011 by Jim
Words by Jacob Barron To my knowledge, no artist has risen to the challenge I issued in last year’s edition of Soundtracking: Your Thanksgiving to create music endemic to this most gluttonous of holidays. There’s apparently now a best Thanksgiving movie, at least according to this person, but still no Thanksgiving album. And so we [...]
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Posted on November 23rd, 2011 by Jim
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah with WATERS/ Mr. Smalls / 12.6.2011 / 7:00 PM / $17 Words by Jim It seems every indie music fan has that moment of clarity where it all makes sense. Where said listener goes from regurgitating classic rock or pop radio and dives into the unknown waters of underground music. [...]
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Posted on November 22nd, 2011 by Brendan
Words by Brendan Here’s a tip: if you make reference to a bunch of bands I like and say you sound like them, there’s a good chance I’ll probably listen to your music. There’s an overwhelming amount of new music out there these days, and having some kind of filter to say, “Oh hey, I [...]
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Posted on November 21st, 2011 by Brendan
5 Songs is a weekly series where we point out the strange, the grand, and the unique connections between our favorite songs. Let’s get weird. Words by Chris Wilco is a lot of things. Okay, bad start. Wilco is. That’s better. It’s kind of hard to put a finger on this band’s direction from time-to-time, [...]
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Posted on November 18th, 2011 by Brendan
Posted on November 17th, 2011 by Brendan
Photo by Mikael Gregorsky Words by Will This post will not Rickroll you. Read on and you will discover something electric, exciting, and awesome. As a second-rate music blogger/writer/professional handsome man, I can promise you that. (As an aside, I can assure you that I am handsome. Like so handsome that it should be illegal [...]
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