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Yo La Tengo

Posted on November 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

Yo La Tengo is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals).

Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called “the quintessential critics’ band” and maintains a strong cult following.  The band is renowned for its encyclopedic repertoire of cover songs both in live performance and on record….read more on Wikipedia

Update: Watch Yo La Tengo Act Out a “Seinfeld” Episode

Yo La Tengo – Little Honda- Formoz 2007


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CrackTown

Posted on September 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

CrackTown, a self-described “dark spreading on the ceiling,” are a satirical Blues/Folk/Country band from Kingston Upon Hull in England, who sing “Songs in the Key of Fuck Off.”

Cracktown – My Nazi Girl


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The Make-Up

Posted on August 6, 2010 | Leave a comment

The Make-Up was an American post-punk and  from Washington, D.C. formed in 1995, consisting of ex-Nation of Ulysses frontman Ian Svenonius on vocals, James Canty on guitar and organ, Steve Gamboa on drums, and Michelle Mae on bass guitbar. The Make-Up were joined in late 1999 by a fifth member, Alex Minoff (of the groups Golden and Extra Golden), who played guitar with the group until the band’s dissolution in early 2000…

The MAKE UP – I am Pentagon (live NPA)


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The Blank

Posted on June 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

The Blank are a two-piece (Baritone Guitar and Drums), punk influenced underground rock band from upstate New York (Schoharie County).  Read the Razorcake review

The Blank – Black Friday


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The Vandals

Posted on January 10, 2010 | Leave a comment

The Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. They are well-known for their use of humor, preferring to use their music as a vehicle for entertainment and sarcasm rather than as a platform for more “serious” issues. They are currently recording for Kung Fu Records…Read More

The Vandals on My Space

Anarchy Burger By The Vandals. House of Blues Anaheim, Christmas Formal 2009


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Trans Am

Posted on December 12, 2009 | Leave a comment

Trans Am is a three-piece band that performs a mix of synthpop and rock music. Their work treads a fine line between spoof and homage, mainly centering on a cerebrally robotic, semi-danceable, minimalistic format, reminiscent of 1980s video game soundtrack music. They are known for constant touring (with bands such as Tortoise, Pan Sonic, The Fucking Champs, The Bronx and Tool), cryptic album artwork, and continual thematic re-invention…Read More

Trans Am “Tesco vs Sainsbury’s” live 4/28/07 Chi


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Tinariwen

Posted on October 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Tinariwen (Tamashek: ⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ “empty places”) is a band of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Formed in 1982, by the early 2000s Tinariwen had gained a following in the world music community by frequently playing at international music festivals.

Amassakoul — Tinariwen from Live 8 Eden Africa Calling

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Future of the Left

Posted on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

Future of the Left is an alternative rock band from Cardiff, Wales. It consists of singer/guitarist Andy “Falco” Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone, both previously of Cardiff band McLusky, alongside singer/bassist Kelson Mathias, formerly of the Ammanford-based group Jarcrew. The band previously featured Hywel Evans, who has since gone on to start one of Cardiff’s only notable math-rock bands, Truckers of Husk – he was also a former member of Jarcrew towards the end of Jarcrew’s tenure (Evans is also credited as a writer on Fingers Become Thumbs’ B-side, The Fibre Provider). The band formed in mid-2005 after both Mclusky and Jarcrew split up.

The band’s Web Site and their MySpace page

Future Of The Left – ‘adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood’


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Superchunk

Posted on February 5, 2009 | Leave a comment

Perhaps no band was more emblematic of the true spirit of American indie rock during the 1990s than Superchunk, the pride of Chapel Hill, NC. Following the D.I.Y. ethic to the letter, the group operated solely by their own rules, ignoring all passing trends by sticking to their trademark sound — typified by the buzzing guitars and high, impassioned vocals of frontman Mac McCaughan — and rejecting all major-label advances in favor of the unlimited freedom afforded by owning their own company, the highly successful Merge Records. Although Superchunk’s resistance to the overtures of the music industry may have deprived them of the wider audience their work clearly deserved, perhaps their greatest legacy remains their unwavering dedication to the indie tradition, a model which all up-and-coming bands should strive to emulate.

Superchunk was formed in the college town of Chapel Hill in 1989 by singer/guitarist McCaughan, bassist Laura Ballance, drummer Chuck Garrison, and guitarist Jack McCook. Initially dubbed merely Chunk…more

Suoerchunk’s MySpace Page

Superchunk – Precision Auto (live)


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Neutral Milk Hotel

Posted on January 28, 2009 | Leave a comment


Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie folk band. The band’s chief songwriter, Jeff Mangum, played with a number of other musicians on the band’s two full-length albums. Notable contributors to the band’s oeuvre include Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (banjo/bass guitar/saw), and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel is a part of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, based in Athens, Georgia. They are most famous for their album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.

New Music from NMH

Update -  December 28, 2009: Amanda Palmer’s Neutral Milk Hotel Musical –
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Neutral Milk Hotel “Ghost” 4/4/98


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