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Tristeza Announce Tour, Fateful New Album (MP3)

harry s truman — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:46:47 +0000

San Diego post rockers Tristeza are back with a new album, and on Fate Unfolds, everything happens for a reason. Everything, meaning funk, jazz, flamenco, tropicalia, raga, krautrock, psyche, and punk.

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Pit Er Pat to Flexibly Entertain on January 26, 2010

harry s truman — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:53:41 +0000

Just the other day, I was sitting here with my abacus, thinking that it's been 10,992 hours since I last heard from Pit Er Pat. So I says to myself, I says, "It's High Time that they put out something new."

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Review: Califone; October 10 & 11, 2009; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

dave — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:20:21 +0000

An album and a film, ghostly and eternally tied together: this was the premiere of Califone's All My Friends Are Funeral Singers.

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Review: Noah and the Whale; October 21, 2009; Casbah, San Diego

chris maroulakos — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:20 +0000

The first thing you notice about Charlie Fink is how young he looks. With his curly, tussled hair resting atop an angular but cherubic face, Fink hardly seems like the person responsible for the world-weary outlook and deep, creaky vocals that have come to characterize Noah and the Whale’s sound. Of course, the band’s music [...]

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Download: Tortoise – July 8, 2009 (FLACs)

harry s truman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:05 +0000

Download: Tortoise - July 8, 2009 (FLACs)

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For Fox Sake! (Video)

harry s truman — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:47:29 +0000

Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)Potentially Related Content‘So we’re basically like crabs living in the Earth’s pubes?’ (0)Operation Glenn Beck (Video) (0)‘[Limbaugh] Was That Cartoonish’ (Video) (2)‘We Knew He Liked Drugs, So We Cleaned Up Times Square’ (Video) (2)‘I’m Not Sure There’s Nurple Purple Enough’ (Video) (0)Westboro Baptist Church Plans 29 Anti-Gay/Jewish/Military Protests in San Diego [...]

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Halloweening It Without Jeopardizing Your Indie Cred (An O&B How-To)

jack l. baird — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:15:12 +0000

Call it Halloween, call it the day after Devil's Night (if you're a fan of The Crow), or call it the day before All Saints Day (that's for all you Catholics out there), call it a pain in the ass. Like it or not, it's time to dress up. Whether fun or a chore, it's more important than it seems, and wearing the wrong costume can be disastrous. The right costume, however, will not only get you through the night unscathed, but it could also do wonders for upping your rep.

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Download: Fleet Foxes – November 22, 2008 (DVD)

harry s truman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Download Fleet Foxes - November 22, 2008 (DVD).

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Cotton Jones – “Blood Red Sentimental Blues” (Video)

J. Walkos — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:53:56 +0000

When people think of folk music, Cumberland, Maryland doesn’t exactly spring to mind. However, Cotton Jones might just change all that. Their debut release Paranoid Cocoon strums its way into your heart and makes a cozy little bed for you to lie down in. This is great music for a lazy fall afternoon with friends: [...]

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Brandi Carlile – “Dreams” (Video)

harry s truman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:20:13 +0000

Here's Brandi Carlile's video for "Dreams", from her just-released album "Give Up the Ghost".

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Win Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ ‘Up From Below’ on Vinyl (Contest)

chris maroulakos — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:37:19 +0000

Enter for a chance to win Up From Below, the new album by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.

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Download: Bon Iver’s last show ‘for the forseeable future’ (MP3)

harry s truman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:08:34 +0000

On October 11, 2009, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon announced that the band would be "taking a break from public performance."

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The Owl and Bear Podcast vol. 127

bruce — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:01:28 +0000

I never tried to burn any bridges, though I know I let some good things go.

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Frightened Rabbit – “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” (Video)

chris maroulakos — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:18:39 +0000

Frightened Rabbit, the lads responsible for Owl&Bear’s 2008 Album of the Year, are back with a new video.

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Poetic Memory: The Moviegoers (List)

chris maroulakos — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:43:28 +0000

San Diego's The Moviegoers aren't a passing fad. In our latest edition of Poetic Memory, the band talks about everything from the Beatles to Salinger to the Muppets and offers a brand new song for download.

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Jemina Pearl with Iggy Pop – “I Hate People” (Video)

chris maroulakos — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:02:43 +0000

The former Be Your Own Pet front woman hates people. But, don't worry, she likes you.

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Thao with the Get Down Stay Down – “When We Swam” (Video)

chris maroulakos — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:47:04 +0000

Clap along to the new video from Thao with the Get Down Stay Down.

Rating: 4.0/5 (2 votes cast)

Download: My Morning Jacket – September 5, 2008 (FLACs)

harry s truman — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:57:48 +0000

Download: My Morning Jacket – September 5, 2009 (FLACs)

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Poetic Memory: Anna Ternheim (List)

harry s truman — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:28:37 +0000

Swedish-born singer/songwriter Anna Ternheim sat down with us to talk Poetic Memory.

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Tom Waits is the Devil (Links)

harry s truman — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:45:08 +0000

Owl and Bear contributor Marty responds to our post highlighting Califone’s Pitchfork review “While I like much of what Mr. Tangari says, I respectfully disagree that Califone has but one song to sing…[Funeral Singers] perfects the Califone project with more than subtle variations on the whole Califone/Red Red Meat oeuvre.” Flavorwire interviews Califone Hear what [...]

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Westboro Baptist Church Plans 29 Anti-Gay/Jewish/Military Protests in San Diego (Links)

harry s truman — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:45:05 +0000

California: America’s first failed state? The state that was once held up as the epitome of the boundless opportunities of America has collapsed. Westboro Baptist Church planning 29 anti-gay/Jewish/military protests in San Diego The Kansas-based church known for its anti-gay, anti-Semitic and anti-military protests is planning four days of demonstrations at 29 locations in San [...]

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Hummer Drivers Believe They’re Defending America’s Frontier Against Anti-American Critics (Links)

harry s truman — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:44:30 +0000

Krugman: ‘most widely respected climate models’ show ‘hurtle toward catastrophe’ These days, dire warnings aren’t the delusional raving of cranks. Our relationship to the natural world is a Ponzi scheme Beyond the illegality of Madoff’s scam, why didn’t he consider his responsibility to his clients, to their future, and even to his own? Give birds [...]

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Obama Wins I’m-Not-George-W.-Bush Prize

jack l. baird — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:58:57 +0000

President Obama, the liberal media announced this morning, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Factory 25 to Release Films/Vinyls Featuring No Age, Sufjan, Rosie Thomas, Others (Video)

harry s truman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:50:32 +0000

Factory 25, a new independent film and vinyl label based in Brooklyn, specializes in packaging indie DVDs with limited edition vinyl, posters and other goodies. They’re about to release a slew of new stuff on October 27, including the films High School Record, All The Way From Michigan Not Mars, and You Weren’t There. The latter [...]

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Poetic Memory: Chris Hickey (List)

harry s truman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:47:06 +0000

Chris Hickey has recorded with musical luminaries like Joe Henry, Michael Penn, and Indigo Girls, and he’s a former member of the bands “Uma” and “Show of Hands”. Now, he’s released Razzmatazz, his third solo effort. One highlight of Razzmatazz (among many) is Hickey’s tribute to Jack Kerouac. He says, “I’ve only recently discovered Kerouac and [...]

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