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Shock, awe? Band names are a lot like brand names (Seattle Times)
What's really in a band's name? Recognition. Laughs. Scorn. Repulsion. A reaction. A band just wants notice. And its name can make for a...
Seattle's Saturday Knights discovered Friday in Austin (Seattle Times)
It's what South by Southwest is all about. An unknown band, one of thousands playing the huge annual music festival here and hoping to be...
The Shins find their groove at country's mother church (East Tennessean)
March 9 - The sun does not shine through the majestic stained glass windows of the Ryman Auditorium anymore now that the frame of a giant skyscraping phallus has been erected on the right side of country music's mother church, blotting out the sun. Since the aesthetics police won't be arresting the phallus's owners any time soon that forced indie-rock darlings The Shins to make like Spartans and ...
Amy Millan Covers Death Cab, Stars for KCRW EP (Pitchfork)
While a bunch of other folks were busy reinventing tunes by her band Stars , vocalist Amy Millan was trying her hand at a Stars cover of her own. Millan-- whose solo debut Honey From the Tombs landed last summer via Arts & Crafts -- sat down with KCRW 's Ed Harcourt on December 7, 2006 to record a version of "Look Up" (from Stars' 2003 LP Heart ), as well as a Death Cab for Cutie cover and a few ...
Ticket line (Chicago Sun-Times)
Patrice Pike with Michelle Malone, 10 p.m. April 13, FitzGerald's; $10. On sale at noon. Nomo, 9 p.m. April 15, Schubas; $12. On sale at noon.
YEAH YEAH YEAH (Anchorage Press)
Bringing back memories of the warm smell from an ?Easy-Bake Oven,? Cake is prepping a new CD that features ?scratch and sniff? fun in the disc's limited edition.
Hsu-Li has sweet melodies, strong opinions (Tallahassee Democrat)
Magdalen Hsu-Li's sweet, melodic ballads embroidered with her strong and straight-to-the-point messages about culture, politics and relationships make her a powerhouse onstage. The singer/songwriter/pianist/painter/cultural activist performs at the Florida State University Women's Center on Wednesday, and I spoke with her from her home in Boston this week about her upcoming show and what we can ...
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Induction Report (UGO - UnderGroundOnline)
A few weeks ago, we sat through an interminably long television broadcast as the Academy Awards dragged through their four hours and Hollywood celebs kissed each others' butts until their lips were sore.
'Bible' preaches greatness (The Buchtelite)
PHOTO COURTESY MERGE RECORDS Neon Bible, the second album from the Arcade Fire debuted at No. 2 on this week?s Billboard chart selling 92,000 copies. Fame in music is a funny thing, especially for indie bands.
Weekend briefs (Salisbury Post)
Carolina Baroque will present their second concert of the season 7:30 p.m. Friday in the chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church.