Orchestra Dim Bridges
Eyvind Kang & Tucker Martine
Conduit Records
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Free mp3download: “Horizon”

Novo Tropicalismo Errado
Coconot
BCore Disc
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Free mp3 download: “Agentina 2 - Pablo 0“

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Monday
–400 Bar - The Wandering Sons, JoAnna James
–Fine Line Music Café - Tea Cup Scandal, Jake & Dubbs, Kitchen Cinque, Nicholas Mrozinski (The Feelin’), Face First
–7th St. Entry - VOXTROT with TAPES ‘N TAPES
–Triple Rock - FLY BLACK BIRD FLY, SLUTHUMPER, FULL STACK
–Station 4 - Level-C, Seven Year Existence
–Star Central - OVERKILL-PRONG-REVELENCE
–Acadia - Wallace Wylie […]

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The deadline is this Tuesday (tomorrow!) for The Swarm’s battle of the bands contest, with prizes including 30 hours of studio time, free discs, cash and a live Swarm game performance.
Full press release…

The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Minnesota Swarm, in conjunction with Silver Ant Studios and Discburn, announced today that they are sponsoring the X-Treme […]

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Tonight, at Minneapolis’ historic First Avenue , Animal Collective showed why they are the surprise “it” band of 2005 — continuing to gain popularity and rise in profile with some, yet continuing to create puzzlement and awe at just why this band is so well received among others.
After the weird yet listenable opener First Nation […]

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Enchanted Ape
Three Ring Symphony
Saturday night at St. Paul’s Hat Trick Lounge, Enchanted Ape did what they’re known for – jam. The group known to some as the Phish of the Twin Cities (we’ll get into that later) just released their debut album, Three Ring Symphony — a fantastic first offering for the band, but after […]

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One show I left off the Show Highlights list this week is a benefit show at the Uptown Bar this Friday (2/24). The bands have a common friend whose apartment burned down, and you can be sure that every $5 bill will go to a good cause.
Some great local groups here:
the umbrella sequence
islero
the gilded […]

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Here are some video streams of Death Cab’s “Crooked Teeth,” the second single from Death Cab for Cutie’s album Plans - REAL, Windows, Quicktime.
As described last week, the video was directed by Ace Norton and the label bills it as the finest use of claymation since Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer”.
I should note you […]

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Check out this story from Pitchfork today about companies like Best Buy discounting indie bands and the effect felt by independent music retailers:
On January 24, Best Buy announced its latest promotion: a sale on a handful of albums from “left of the dial indie heroes,” such as the Arcade Fire, Cat Power, Danger […]

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Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins
Rabbit Fur Coats
Label: Team Love Records
Jenny Lewis, the L.A. singer/songwriter from Rilo Kiley — the hit L.A. quartet — has released her first solo effort with a little help from some southern friends and producer Mike Mogis.
With country harmonies modelled on `white soul classics,’ Rabbit Fur Coats is patterned after […]

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The Lashes
Get It
Label: Red Int / Red Ink
Available: as of yesterday
Another “The” band the critics love to hate, The Lashes have officially hit the big time with their full-length debut, Get It. Boasting fruity pop with a side of Hot Hot Heat, Ben Clark and his band of hipsters have cut through my sister’s diary […]

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