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Wild Flag Continues To Rock Into 2012

Glide Magazine’s Jeff DeMars recently spoke with drummer Janet Weiss, touching on her background with Brownstein in Sleater-Kinney, her own role as a musician before coming to Wild Flag, the group’s future sights and why she would love to add the title “Janitor” to her business card.

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Wild Flag: Black Cat, Washington, DC 10/20/2011

The spirit of this dazzling performance lingered in the air long after Brownstein, Timony, Cole and Weiss exited the stage, leaving a sold-out crowd buzzing with an adrenaline rush that would continue long after they wandered out into the brisk Washington, D.C. evening.

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Wild Flag: Wild Flag

[rating=4.00] On their official MySpace page, Wild Flag humorously describes themselves as both "the sound of an avalanche taking out a dolphin, and the cross between a hamburger and a

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Tour Dates: Getting Jicky With It

We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Reunion-mania seemed to finally peak in 2010, when after

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Picture Show: Bright Eyes @ Radio City

Bright Eyes @ Radio City Music Hall, March 9

Words: Jeffrey Greenblatt
Images: Jeremy Gordon

It’s hard to believe that it has been four years since Conor Oberst last recorded under his longtime moniker Bright Eyes, an eternity for a guy that is known for his prolific output. Since the 2007 release of Cassadaga, Oberst has stayed busy by releasing two “solo” albums of breezy, folk-rock with the Mystic Valley Band along with his contributions to the Monsters Of Folk – a band which features his pals Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis. The Omaha native, who has dusted off his Bright Eyes project for the occasional benefit gig in the last few years, finally deemed it time to return to his roots in 2011 with the release of  his seventh studio album, The People’s Key.


The album, which may or may not be his last as Bright Eyes depending on who you want to believe, is a sonic departure from his recent work. Oberst has traded in his acoustic guitar for an electric, and his Americana-drenched sound for a maudlin, synth-driven, straight ahead rock one.

Last week, Oberst and his latest version of Bright Eyes – which has  featured a rotating lineup over the years, but typically includes multi-instrumentalists Nate Walcott and Mike Mogis – pulled into the Big Apple for a two-night stand at the majestic and cavernous Radio City Music Hall. It was a curious night to be a Bright Eyes fan as the crowd was vocally and visibly excited for the band’s live return to the room they had last played in November of ’07. However, the audience’s enthusiasm seemed to ebb and flow over the course of the two hour show in sync with the crowd’s familiarity with the set list, which included a number of deep cuts.

READ ON for more thoughts on the show and a full picture gallery…

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Bloggy Goodness: No More Monitor Mix

We’re a bit saddened to report that Carrie Brownstein will be stepping down from her blogging duties at NPR’s Monitor Mix to pursue a number of different projects, which include

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