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A Very Happy, TV On The Radio @ The Wiltern [LA; 11/06/08, w/Yeah Yeah Yeahs cameo]

If someone had asked me who I’d want to see play the day after Obama’s victory, my answer would probably be: "Radiohead or Bruce Springsteen or…Public Enemy." It would be nice to imagine though, after a long, hard-thought pause, that I’d blurt out something as on-point as… Continue

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Fleet Floxes Take it Away in Paris

2008 is the year of the fox. Overwhelming yes, but I (uncharacteristically) remain immune to backlash. They returned to the French blog, this time in an abandoned room at the Grand Palais, for another one of Vincent Moon's takeaway shows. This might be the finest documentation of their gifts to date. "Sun Giant" in a field leads into an echoing "Blue Ridge Mountains."

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Haven't Freaked Out About The Dodos in a While.

Random. After putting them aside for 8 months, that felt pretty good. Go wa… Continue

Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on November 11, 2008 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

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New Old Music Discovery of the Year: Arthur Russell

Arthur Russell died at the age of 40 in 1992. Although he recorded music in the 70s and continued to experiment throughout the 80s in the New York City underground, his achievements remained virtually unknown during his lifetime. Th… Continue

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Born Ruffians in Spaceland [LA; 10/16/08]

Going to shows is way of life. But sometimes life can get in the way of, going to shows. Such was the case last Thursday, when Born Ruffians came to town and I was nowhere to be found. Lucky for us, past roommate, present up-and-com… Continue

Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on October 22, 2008 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

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Middle of the Night: Stop Making Sense

It's quite late. But it's once in a lifetime.

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I Too, Should Post Something about Passion Pit [they're from Boston!]

I'm giving myself 10 minutes to do this. Every major blog simultaneously gasped today at the debut video from a young Boston band called Passion Pit. I followed suit, spending much of my day with their myspace minimized and streaming. The stando… Continue

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Happy Friday: On the Headphones...

There's been a lot going on this fall. Let's stick with what has really stuck. In a snapshot. I fully endorse these albums:

Department of Eagles - In Ear Park (2008) Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen has hit this one out of t… Continue

Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on October 10, 2008 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

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Fleet Foxes @ El Rey Theatre [LA; 09/22/08]

Last June, I struggled to find words to review a (for lack of a better word) breathtaking show by Fleet Foxes. After that night, the band would cover the States… Continue

Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on October 7, 2008 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

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Hot Chip @ The Wiltern [LA; 09/21/08]

There was a point, about three songs into Hot Chip’s set last weekend, where I was embarrassed for Los Angeles. Sure, the expected energy bursts were present, but still, the crowd wasn't moving. This is Hot Chip. They are dedicated to making people move across the world. They write songs with calculated crescendos for that very pu… Continue

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Beck, Spoon, and MGMT @ The Hollywood Bowl [LA; 09/20/08]

You read that correctly. This was one Saturday night. Beck had an orchestra too. Clearly, it was a good time. Still spoiled from Radiohead’s performance a few weeks before, we showed up late and casually (sort of) acquainted ourselves with seats and wine. This would have made o… Continue

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For Conan, Forever Ago [09/08/08]

I'm really just posting this so I could do that blog title. Bon Iver, one of 2008's best, stopped by Conan O'Brien to play a gem from that sweet, sweet For Emma, Forever Ago. Justin Vernon looks fairly comfortable sharing his introspective pains on national TV. Watch below.

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Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on September 10, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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Chad VanGaalen's Soft Airplane has Arrived.

I try not to bypass the digestion of an album and just throw-up a blog after a day’s listen. But here we go, blahhhhhhhh... Blogger reads. Blogger downloads. Blogger writes. So without rushing, I'll say this record is pretty good. The Internet tells me Chad VanGaalen didn’t just come out of nowhere. He’s been releasing stuff for a few… Continue

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Radiohead @ The Hollywood Bowl [LA; 08/25/08]

Over 2 hours, 26 songs, and 2 encores of the highest attainable level of human consciousness You could say ‘everything was in its right place’ on Monday. Just listing off the elements is overwhelming: the greatest band on the planet, under the Hollywood bowl moonlight, shared with the greatest group of friends a guy can ask for. The only real variable going in (be… Continue

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Of Montreal’s Skeletal Lamping Exceeds All Fantasies

"...Planning midnight raids on the Swedish plum trees That summer, It was too cold to swim so we climbed up on the rocky shore and freaked out on the mountain goats but they were not impressed or scared of us. do you remember, our last summer as independents?" Skeletal Lamping is the ninth studio album from… Continue

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Conor Oberst "Souled Out!!!", See What He Did There With That Wordplay. Clever.

Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst (2008) Growing out of the Bright Eyes moniker, Oberst has also dropped his patented outburts. Although the tantrums were part of what made him a star, we are still left better off, with a man that continues to improve on his craft. It's impossible for a songwriter of his caliber veer too far off track… Continue

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LA's Hurting Download Festival Rescued by Caribou [LA; 07/20/08]

We made it back out the day after Wolf Parade for a one-day festival called Download at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal Park. From the get-go, this show had a bevy of obstacles. For one it was scheduled on a Sunday. Two, it fell on the same weekend as the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago, which might not have directly a… Continue

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Wolf Parade defeat Yugoslavia 149 - 84 @ Hollywood's Music Box [LA; 07/19/08]

It doesn’t get much tighter than Wolf Parade on the Fonda Theater stage last Saturday. Top. Notch. How does a band with this many resources keep from imploding? I’d guess it helps when each member gets to explore any excess urges by fronting their own bands on the side. Why not, right? They do what they want, and we have more music to li… Continue

Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on July 25, 2008 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

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This Week on The Headphones: Losers, Dogs, Apes, Androids...Evangelicals

I’m heading out of town for the weekend and running out of time on this post, but this week’s roster is so hot, it can’t wait until Monday. I do it because I care. Descriptions will be brief.

Dr. Dog - Fate (2008) Beatle-is… Continue

Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on July 11, 2008 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

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Fleet Foxes in Spaceland [LA; 06/30/08]

It began with the acappella greeting of “Sun Giant. “What a life I lead in the summer What a life I lead in the spring What a life I lead in the winded breeze…” Each pause was met with a collective hush you might hear in a church service. The potent harmony of Robin Pecknold and his bandmates defined the term, breath… Continue

Added by Stadiums and Shrines with Sutton on July 4, 2008 at 2:00am — 2 Comments

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