By
Christiana Bartolini
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Aug 7, 2011
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Andrew Bird is an incredibly charming human being to begin with, so hearing his live rendition of "It's Not Easy Being Green" just makes me want to puke (in a great way). On top of that, if I were to hear a human cover this song instead of Kermit, I ...
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By
Hannah Levy
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Jun 25, 2011
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Wilco just dropped a doozy of a new single. "I Might" is the newest track from their own label, dBpm, and the first single off their upcoming eighth LP. According to SPIN, "Wilco has laid down some 20 tracks for the album, which has the working title...
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By
Lauren Sloss
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May 27, 2011
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I saw My Morning Jacket live a few years back, touring in support of their 2008 album Evil Urges. They had no opening band and tore through two full sets in the misty outdoor fog of Berkeley's Greek Theater. Every single song they played had the ener...
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By
Joshua Mellin
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Oct 28, 2010
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Andrew Bird's instrumental Useless Creatures, originally released as a limited edition companion disc with last year's Noble Beast, finally sees a full release. Recorded over the course of a week at the famed Wilco Loft in Chicago, Bird was joined by...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 14, 2010
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I've spoken to a lot of people who find Zooey Deschanel to be an irresistible cutie-pie. I might agree, but I should also point out that together with M. Ward, she has the ability to produce an absolutely unique sound that sets their band, She & ...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 26, 2009
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M.Ward takes the whole folk acoustic shindig of the last decade back to the 1950s, in a seeming attempt to follow the footsteps of Buddy Holly. Frankly, I'm not falling head over heals for it. While there are some interesting moments to it (and, for ...
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