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Apr
22
We’ve mentioned it before, but it’s really worth mentioning again: Shearwater is playing at the Bell Tower in Pullman on Friday, April 30th. Check David Dalbey’s poster for the details, or keep on reading.
The show starts at 8 PM and kicks off with Lawrence, Kansas’ Hospital Ships. The band is fronted by one Jordan Geiger, who occasionally plays the trumpet for Shearwater. NPR liked his 2009 LP, Oh, Ramona quite a bit.
Next on the bill: Baltimore, Maryland duo Wye Oak. The band, a pair of multi-instrumentalists named Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack, Read more
May
6
Song in Plaster: The Deep Dark Woods, All the Money I Had is Gone
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A certain man had two sons. The younger of the two said to his father, Dad, I wish you were dead. Give me my inheritance. The father, whose heart was soft towards his son, divided his things between both his sons, and the younger soon left and went to a far country. There he obliterated the inheritance he’d received from his father, squandering it in profligate living, and soon all of it was gone. Then a famine struck the land he was in, and he found Read more
Apr
20
He’s not the best finger drummer I’ve ever seen. But he’s the best finger drummer I’ve ever seen who’s written for The New Republic and The New Yorker and taught at Harvard and written his own novel and three books of literary criticism and smacked down David Foster Wallace (R.I.P.) and Dave Eggers in one motion and is married to “a novelist of unnerving talent”, Claire Messud.
Wikipedia says that he went to Eton College on a scholarship for music, so this doesn’t come entirely out of the blue. Enjoy James Wood finger drumming and then check out his talk at the Harvard bookstore about character in fiction. He’s better at the latter, but charming at both. Video after the jump. Read more
Apr
15
Free Stuff
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Some free stuff isn’t worth the price. Here’s one example of that.
Some free stuff is a minefield with the occasional ripe, delicious strawberry. Behold, one such a thing.
Some free stuff is worth paying money for. Read more
Mar
31
The fellas in Low Red Land don’t always just rock, they have day jobs too, like cutting glass, bartending and smoking BBQ. We sat down with them and got the low-down on some band history.
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Stereopathic: Where does the name Low Red Land come from?
Low Red Land: It comes from a documentary about outlaw country music from the 1970’s, it’s called “Heartworn Highways” and there’s an obscure country artist, called Read more
Jul
23
My Mom Can Finally Stop Complaining
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It’s been a while, but I finally updated the site with a new podcast that’s actually about a month old. You can thank my mom.
Apr
14
Milo Duke’s New MySpace
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Check out Milo Duke’s MySpace page.
Apr
14
Brady Allen’s MySpace
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Check out Brady Allen’s new MySpace page.
