April 2010

Sit-Ins Galore at Wanee 2010

The Wanee Music Festival returned to the Spirit of Suwanee Music Park down in Live Oak, Florida this past weekend where the Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic each delivered

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Briefly: Hulaween Tickets Onsale Tomorrow

We know tomorrow is 4/20, so we don’t blame anyone for being a bit forgetful that day, but our String Cheese Incident-loving readers would be wise to remember that tickets

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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Come To The Dark Side

Late last year, Oklahoma’s favorite psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips released their unique, acid-drenched take on Pink Floyd’s seminal album – Dark Side Of The Moon – with help from

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Video: Morning Benders – Promises

Amongst DaveO’s Best Of Q1 Mix Tape, he included a track from The Morning Benders. The Berkley-based band, who released their sophomore effort Big Echo earlier this year, have a

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Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week

Madison Square Garden is so important that it has a network named after it. The MSG Network will air a history of the storied building on Thursday afternoon at 2PM

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Color Of Clouds: Satellite Of Love

This aptly named trio works within a sparseness that is commendable.  Lead vocalist Kelli Scarr (great name by the way) emotes on a spiritual (“Haunts Me”)/physical (“I Want You”) split level while Dan Chen and Nate Greenberg support her with textures of sound.   There is room to breath on these tracks; the lyrics take center stage and while some seem a bit too personal (“The Look”) others ring true for everyone (“Come Back to Me”).  Pianos, strings and soft drums are par for the course and when the fluid guitar notes show up they are welcomed with open arms.

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Untied States: Instant Everything, Constant Nothing

This is angular, complex rock and roll.  Untied States has put together a jigsaw puzzle of riffs, tempo changes, click’s, synth’s, distortion and words with their third album Instant Everything, Constant Nothing.  Experimental post-punk may be the easiest way to describe it, but the fellas do everything they can to defy labels. 

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Friday’s Leftovers: AppleBastard?

Say what you will about Apple, but it’s a company with great brand loyalty and integrity. On the complete other end of that spectrum you have Ticketmaster/Live Nation. Is Apple

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Friday Mix Tape: Coachella Edition

The summer festival season receives its official kick-off today as the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival gets under way in Indio, CA. The three-day fest features an eclectic mix

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