Sea Wolf
Get to the River Before it Runs Too Low EP
Label: Dangerbird Records
Release Date: May 8, 2007
L.A.-based Alex Church is ready for his turn in the spotlight. After leaving Irving, he’s been working on some new songs, had a great showing at SXSW, and has would-be fans clamoring for his EP out May 8.
With a […]

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Haale
Paratrooper EP
Label: self-released
As a 33 year-old Stanford biology student-turned-singer, NYC-based Haale took her sweet time in unfurling her Persian-inspired tunage on the general public. But now that she’s found her voice, she’s dropped not one, but two self-released EPs via CDBaby and is quickly winning the hearts of fans with her mix of traditional […]

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The Aliens
Astronomy for Dogs
Label: Astralwerks
Release Date: June 19, 2007
There exists a certain type of artist among us who cannot be contained or normalized. The predication is a controlled chaos that results in bouts of genius followed by the inability to function in society — often followed by suicide or overdose (the 27 club [Hendrix, Cobain, […]

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The Appearance
Lost in Aurora
Label: Adrenaline Music
Release Date: May 22, 2007
What? Another southern California post-punk band drawing influences from 80s metal, Ska and Punk who are really just ripping off everything else on the radio? Have you ever heard of such a thing?
Oh…you have? Really.
We thought Orange County group the Appearance was one of a […]

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Bright Eyes
State Theater, Minneapolis, MN
April 25, 2007
Just 15 days post-Cassadaga release, Bright Eyes returned to Minneapolis’ State Theater and promptly pwned it with an ornate set, live backgroundist and new and old songs that shook the sold-out audience to its soul.

Although stiff and shy at first, Conor Oberst needed a mic change and glass […]

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Check out Culture Bully’s latest installment of Twin Personas — pitting two Minneapolis music addicts together and forcing them to answer questions while staring down the barrel of a 9 mm. That Chris DeLine is a force to be reckoned with!
This round is moi at Perfect Porridge throwing down some local music smack talk with […]

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The White Stripes‘ first single, ‘Icky Thump’, will be available exclusively online through the iTunes music stores (US and Canada only) starting at 12:01 am this Thursday, April 26th.
Third Man Records/XL Recordings will also be releasing CD and vinyl versions of the ‘Icky Thump’ single on June 11th in the UK.
Formats and track listings:

White vinyl […]

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This afternoon Perfect Porridge had the chance to chat with Kaiser Chiefs’ bassist Simon Rix before their show in Canada tonight.
Regardless of the buzz from their new disc (Yours Truly Angry Mob), sold-out arena shows in Europe and a growing fan base, these guys suddenly found themselves playing a restaurant in downtown Minneapolis this week.
Perfect […]

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All Smiles
Ten Readings of a Warning
Label: Dangerbird Records
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Remember when you heard that Grandaddy was going away? If you were like us, you refused to accept Just Like the Fambly Cat would never have its tour and that the thousands of new bandwagon Modest Mouse fans would never have the pleasure of […]

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Cornelius
Sensuous
Label: Everloving
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Japanese pop-noise savant Cornelius is perhaps too smart, too talented to waste his time writing complete songs. But that shouldn’t stop you from paying attention to his new album.
A marriage of Buffalo Daughter and the Lonely Pigeon, Sensuous features bits of songs, fragments of musical thoughts, American and Japanese instruments, […]

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