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Lollapalooza 2008: Friday, August 1
K'naan: Tempered by the atrocities of civil war, steeped in language first learned from Nas and Rakim, and mixed with the relief and joy of a new life in Canada, K'naan was something of a revelation. His voice strained to sing emotive lines in...
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k-os - Atlantis: Hymns for Disco
Every Possible Direction = No Possible DestinationDating back to its birth on the charts in the late 70s, hip-hop has had a lasting bond with R & B/Soul music. Thus, several emcees doubling as singers and vice versa have achieved success. Despite...
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Heavy Trash - Going Way Out With Heavy Trash
Ripping Apart Roots MusicHeavy Trash, the New York duo of John Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray, wants you to go way out with them – or maybe way back. The duo takes roots music back to the origins of rock-and-roll, starting with an...
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The Sadies - Tales of the Rat Fink
Hotrods and Beach PartiesCreated to accompany the 2006 documentary film of the same name,Tales of the Rat Fink is a collection of brief instrumental tracks by Toronto-based band the Sadies. The subject of the film is Ed "Big Daddy"...
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The Wedding Present On Tour
In support of their current album, El Rey, The Wedding Present will tour North America throughout September and October. The UK band kicks things off in San Deigo and wrap it up in Austin. Tour dates: 9/18/08 - San Diego, CA - Casbah 9/19/08 - Los...
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''Co-ops Rock!'' Benefit
The first annual "Co-ops Rock!" event, being held September 19 at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, will feature The National and Menomena. The benefit concert, sponsored by National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), will attempt to raise...
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Bark Hide and Horn's New Album & Tour
Bark Hide and Horn’s new album, National Road, will be released August 19 via Boy Howdy Records. The tracks "Treasure of the Everglades" and "Trumpeter Swan" are available as mp3s. An e-card with full album stream is available here. Tour...
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ROCKBAND LIVE Tour This Fall with Panic at the Disco and Dashboard Confessional
The first ever ROCKBAND LIVE tour went on sale today. The tour kicks off on October 5th, 2008 in San Diego to coincide with the release of RockBand 2. Panic at the Disco and Dashboard Confessional will be headlining the tour, along with Plain White...
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