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• Green Man fest 2015 pics/review Pt. 1: Hot Chip, Dan Deacon, Viet Cong, Temples, Gwenno, Hookworms & more

  27-08-2015 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photos and words by Rachel Juarez-Carr & Christopher Jesse JuarezHot Chip / Gwenno / Sun Ra Arkestra @ Green Man Fest 2015The Green Man Festival has been taking place in Wales' beautiful Brecon Beacons for the past few years, drawing an increasingly impressive line-up of worldwide and Welsh musicians to the sprawling Glanusk Estate. The 2015 edition happened August 20 - 23 and added enough extras (Hot tubs! A cinema! A beer festival! A science garden!) that you didn't really even need t
  
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• behold the St. Vincent Signature Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar

  27-08-2015 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The St. Vincent Signature Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar in "Vincent Blue"
  St. Vincent, who was just hanging with Taylor Swift and Beck, has designed a guitar for Ernie Ball and its nearly as angular as her music:I'm extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to design a guitar this personal with this company, this family, in whom I believe so completely. The entirety of my experience as a guitarist is invested in this instrument. I sought to create a tool that would help and inspire tho
  
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• Patti Smith performed 'Horses' in full to a celeb-filled audience at Electric Lady Studios (which celebrated its 45th anniversary)

  27-08-2015 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: Patti Smith @ Electric Lady Studios 8/26/2015 (photo via @electricladystudios)
  Wednesday, August 27 marked, to the day, the 45 anniversary of NYC's famed Electric Lady Studios which was originally built by Jimi Hendrix. To celebrate, Patti Smith, who was there the day it opened and recorded her classic Horses in the facility's Studio A, gave a private performance of Horses in its entirety to an celeb/industry crowd that included Michael Stipe, Alexander Skarsgard, Liv Tyler, Win Butler, D
  
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• the Men playing CMJ w/ Destruction Unit, headlining Acheron, opening for Ty Segall's FUZZ (dates)

  27-08-2015 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: The Men @ Cake Shop in May (more by Jena Cumbo)
  After taking some time off, Brooklyn's The Men appear to be back in action. No word on any new recordings but they will be playing some shows this fall. In October they'll headline Panache's CMJ showcase at Baby's All Right on 10/16, (they were the TBA) with Destruction Unit, Michael Rault, Celestial Shore, Dirty Ghosts, Beach Baby. Tickets for that show are on sale now, and you can also get in with a CMJ badge (based on capacity).After that
  
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• Girls Names parody '80s music shows & awkward interviews with "A Hunger Artist" video (watch)

  27-08-2015 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisGirls Names forthcoming album, Arms Around a Vision, is easily the best thing they've ever done and, in my opinion, one of 2015's best LPs. They've come a long way from being the Irish analog to Crystal Stilts, and while they're still endebted to early '80s post-punk, they've really made it their own -- snarling, bleak and very compelling. The band also have a good sense of humor, too, as seen in the new video for "A Hunger Artist." Directed by Matthew Reed, it's a dead-on parody o
  
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• The Mantles announce 'At Odds End' LP, share "Doorframe"

  27-08-2015 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  by Bill PearisSan Francisco's The Mantles will release their new album, All Odds End, which will be out October 16 via the reliable Slumberland Records. Where 2013's Long Enough to Leave had more of a garagey flavor (thanks perhaps to producer Kelley Stoltz), but with Papercuts' Jason Quever behind the boards for this one, the band have taken on a more shimmery sheen. You can get a taste via sun-dappled first single "Doorframe." Listen, via Stereogum, below...
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• The Kills cancelled / rescheduled dates

  27-08-2015 19:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Kills were to have toured a bit in September, but those dates have been either cancelled or postponed, as the band have decided to try and finish their new album first. From the band:Attention East Coast fans! Sadly, due to scheduling conflicts, Jamie and Alison have had to make changes to the upcoming tour dates. The band's appearance at the Landmark Festival in Washington DC has been cancelled, as is the Northampton, MA show. The other three shows are being arranged as follows:April 11 Phi
  
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• listen to Lou Barlow's new album, 'Brace the Wave'

  27-08-2015 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lou Barlow's new, mostly-acoustic solo album, Brace the Wave, isn't out till next week but you can listen to the album right now, via NPR, below. Lou's upcoming solo tour hits NYC on September 9 at Rough Trade. Tickets for that show are still available.Barlow will be out with Murph and J to celebrate Dinosaur Jr's 30th anniversary at six Bowery Ballroom shows (Dec. 3-8) where they'll play their 1985 debut in full with lots of very special guests joining them each night. Tickets are still av
  
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• Alex G shares "Bug" video from new LP

  27-08-2015 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Here's the video for Alex G's "Bug," the current single from his forthcoming Domino Records debut, Beach Music. Directed by Micah Van Hove, it follows a young, scraggly us-Vs-the-world couple on a lazy day of smoking, driving, hanging out, and fireworks. Experience the vibes below.As mentioned, Alex G's tour kicks off with a record release show at Brooklyn's Baby's All Right on October 8 with Ronald Paris (of Porches), and Forth Wanderers. Tickets are still available. Updated tour dates are list
  
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• did you get Beach House tickets?

  27-08-2015 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just a reminder that tickets for Beach House's show at Baby's All Right TONIGHT go on sale at noon. Good luck!UPDATE: And it was an INSTANT sellout. Did you score?
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• Kurt Vile shares trailer for new LP (watch)

  27-08-2015 17:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kurt Vile's new album, new album b'lieve i'm goin down... is still a month away and for those who have resisted the temptation of leaks, you can hear some of the new album in a trailer just released by Matador Records. The video shows Kurt and the Violators working on the new album and generally goofing around. You can watch that, and the video first single "Pretty Pimpin" below.Vile's tour with Waxahatchee hits NYC for two shows at Webster Hall. Tickets for the 10/6 show are still ava
  
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• Danzig on Portlandia? (this pic of Carrie, Glenn & Fred rules)

  27-08-2015 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officially looking forward to the next season of Portlandia after seeing the above photo posted to Carrie Brownstein's Instagram, hoping Carrie wears that outfit to her upcoming almost-Halloween appearance at Barnes & Noble in Union Square, hoping Danzig does not wear his outfit at any of his Halloween-time shows this year (October 21st at Best Buy Theater included), AND not sure when Portlandia Season 6 hits IFC, but meanwhile you can catch Fred in his new IFC show Documentary Now!.Check ou
  
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• ‘The Impossibilities’ Makes Web Series Magic

  27-08-2015 16:12
  
  Harry (Ashley Springer) flexes his magic moves. Photo: The Impossibilities
  If you’ve come to associate web series with meandering plot lines and shoddy production values, writer/director Anna Kerrigan’s latest project The Impossibilities just might challenge your reservations about the format. The new series—released via Vimeo and filmed in New York City over the course of just thirteen days—tells the story of Willa, a quirky, lesbian yogi, and Harry,
  
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• What's going on Thursday? (Beach House, The Good Life, Earth, Tei Shi, Sean Price tribute, Phuture & more)

  27-08-2015 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  photo: Beach House @ Osheaga 2013 (more by Toby Tenebaum)
  You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...Beach House, Romantic States @ Baby's All RightBaltimore's Beach House celebrates their new album Depression Cherry with this just-announced intimate show. Good luck getting tickets (they're on sale at noon) but for those who do get them it's likely to be a special night.DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire), Chrome Sparks (DJ Set) @ L
  
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• Neil Fest happening in NYC w/ Ryan Adams, Sharon Van Etten, Body/Head, Brian Fallon & more; Norah Jones touring

  27-08-2015 00:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The folks that have brought us Dylan Fest and Petty Fest will be bringing Neil Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music of Neil Young to NYC's Bowery Ballroom on September 13 & 14. As usual for these things, the backing band is The Cabin Down Below Band but the lineup of guests is pretty impressive. Here's the full list of announced performers:Norah Jones, Ryan Adams, Body/Head, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, Ruby Amanfu, Jakob Dylan, Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem, Butch Walker, Matt Hitt o
  
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