1000 Awesome Things You might recall that we wrote about the Noyes Records subscription series back in February. For $40, you get a limited-pressing 7″ by Dog Day, Cousins, Duzheknew, Homo Duplex, Doug Mason, Play Guitar, Cold Warps, and We Need Secrets. So far I’ve really enjoyed the Cousins and Dog Day releases – it’s […]
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Sappyfest 2011, Day 1:
I arrived in Sackville around 5:30pm; The highway was full of cars, and we spot a few familiar faces along the way and one back window sign proclaiming ‘Sappy-Dappy-Doo!’). With just enough time to head to the local liquor shop and to direct a few fellow passengers to a vacant lot to set up a […]
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Get Ready for Sappy
I got back from Evolve yesterday and I’m still picking out gnarly clumps of festival from my hair and playing catchup on everything I missed. Festival updates coming around lunch! Hold onto your butts! In the meantime, for those of you going to Sappyfest this weekend, you can see two local bands on the bill […]
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Full Sappyfest Lineup Announced
Steve Foule that’s a gobble gobble! Sappyfest released its line-up this week. I just bought my ticket. Have you bought your ticket? Perhaps you ought to. You can do this by going here. Owen Pallett et Les Mouches | Charles Bradley | Jon Langford & The SadiesChad Van Gaalen | Bonjay | John K. Samson […]
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Quaker Parents and Dream Friends tapestravaganza
[image-1] Remember cassettes? Well, better dig out your boomboxes because Quaker Parents and Dream Friends are having a split-tape release show this Friday. Special guests Long Weekends will also be joining the party. The split will be called Tap Turns Off/Dream Girls, and will feature nine new tracks. Five mathy and sure-to-be catchy indie rock tunes are coming from Quaker Parents (Tap Turns Off) and their pals Dream Friends (Dream Girls) will supply the other four tracks. So, why tapes? Mark Grundy of Quaker Parents says the manufacturing process is a lot faster when it’s left up to the musicians.
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No Such Thing As Weak-Ends
The hail patters against my window, and outside small children wail in their inappropriate nylon and denim outerwear. What a tease this week has been. But it’s not all a loss…look at all this music we got here for you, eh? Husband-and-wife grunganauts Cursed Arrows are currently streaming their new album The Madness of Crowds at http://cursedarrows.bandcamp.com. While “Death Rattle Blues” remains a strong contender as my jam of the summer — that sleazy opening riff makes me crave a cold shower — the rest of the album is solid, featuring lyrics that are as thoughtfully written and conscious