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The new New Pornographers album is going to be indiescribable

Indiescribable? Haha! Let me get my rimshot out of the way*.

So apparently The New Pornographers will be releasing an album May 4 called Together, which I suppose is rather fitting because the personnel involved include A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar, Zach Condon (Beirut [not to be confused with Beirut]), Annie Clark […]

Abby

[Abby's Road] Transcendent Culture

The quiet of the Bavarian countryside. Post-Washington DC’s 2009 Snowpocalypse, it ended up being the perfect place to spend my holiday season. As my German boyfriend Albert and I nestled in the kitchen of his childhood, his mother, a lovely, traditional mama called Marlene, tuned the television to Bayerischer Rundfunk – the Bavarian […]

Lee

Kris Ellestad: A mix of Fleet Foxes and Beirut?

I know, I know, it sounds inconceivable!! But could it be true? We got a lovely and personable email from one Kris Ellestad, a Canadian from the prairies of good ol’ Calgary (S man, where you at?)

Ellestad is a special treat for all of us, because well, he is into this whole […]

Jamie

This Week in Concerts: Death Cab, Crystal Stilts, Beirut, etc.

Good news this week if you live in D.C., no need to travel outside the district for shows! That means no driving which means more drinking! Because what’s better than going to work hung-over Thursday morning with Crystal Stilts still ringing in your ears? Several things, actually. Several things.

Wednesday: Death Cab For […]

Jamie

Amazing Coachella 2009 lineup released

The lineup for the always much anticipated Coachella arts and music festival held in balls nowhere, California this summer, was released today. The full list is at Coachella’s official website, but here are just some of the highlights (in alphabetical order ‘cuz that’s how I DO):

Beirut Crystal Castles […]