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Cleveland Concert Reminder: Craft Spells/Gardens & Villa @HappyDogCLE –...
I rolled into Happy Dog a few days ago and ate to my heart's content, but left a touch bummed because there were no scheduled shows that evening. This post serves as a friendly reminder that one of...
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CD Singles Club – Prince Rama – Rest in Peace
Editor's Note: By the time you read this, I am on an eastbound train, headed for New York City for nine days of city dwelling. I'll be visiting Citizen James who, rest assured, does exist. We...
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Album Review (b/w of a dice game) – Boston Spaceships – Let it Beard
Editor's Note: Let me keep my fantasy for a minute. My fantasy is this. I keep thinking that every Robert Pollard review that begins mentioning how he's prolific and makes tons of albums in a short...
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Album Review – Case Studies (Jesse Lortz) – The World is Just a Shape to Fill...
First, I'll go on record as someone who has eagerly devoured all past material of The Dutchess & The Duke. Since 2009's Pitchfork Festival, I've been closely following all material, and this all...
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Emerging from the dissertation cave, smelling the freshness.
(Editor's Note: I submitted my dissertation proposal on Sunday. I defend it on Tuesday. I have not checked my internet-based music blog electronic mail for something like a week; I've been deep in...
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Jones Street Station – Bowery Ballroom tonight (8/4)…..
Day six of my NYC vacation is going to be a good one. While I had originally intended the week to be sort of a break from all things blog oriented, I suppose it was only a matter of time before I...
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Last Minute Cleveland Show Alert – Sofa City Sweetheart tonight at Wilbert’s
I know next to nothing about Sofa City Sweetheart, except that there is an incredibly strong John Lennon vibe parading around the tracks up at their website. I also received a twitter message from...
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Tardy Live Review – Jones Street Station – Bowery Ballroom – 8/4/2011
In one of the more unexpected and spur-of-the-moment excursions of my ten days in NYC was getting the opportunity to stop into Bowery Ballroom to catch Jones Street Station, who's all set to release...
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I caught a ghost on camera, and I want you to fucking acknowledge it.
This isn't super music related, except for the fact that I'll post three ghost-related tracks at the bottom of this intriguing nugget of visual creepiness. While in NYC, the girlfriend and I hopped on...
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Vacation is a bitch to come back from – New Casiokids, Hella, M83 Remix
Give me a little leeway as I go backwards and net all the butterflies from last week. These three tracks have been fueling my yard work and cleaning duties this morning. First is Dan Alcala's remix...
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Megafaun offers second to the masses – State/Meant
Leaving no stone unturned, I'm a day late in getting this new Megafaun track up on the blog. We've got fifteen RSS feeds all tied into everything Megafaun related. Phil has a kid. We hear about it....
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Dick Approved – Gold Beach – Diving Bell
"Diving Bell" is my new favorite song. I say this monthly, of course, but I'm full throttle on this one. An opus-like recording process sits behind Gold Beach's upcoming release, Habibti, which hits...
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CD Singles Club – A.A. Bondy – The Heart is Willing
Continuing in my tardiness and late-to-the-game postings, I am finally getting to the Bondy track. Actually, this hit the interwebs just before I left for vacation, and I wore the proverbial grooves...
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CD Singles Club – Flashlights – Choking
Titusville act, Flashlights, is set to hit the ground running with their debut album, I'm Not Alone, which will be released in September through Norse Korea Tapes, the concert promotion group-turned...
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Dick Approved – Deptford Goth – No Man
Merok Records is releasing the debut, four-song EP Youth II by Deptford Goth on October 17th. "No Man" is the free offering, and it's going to rock your world. Deptford Goth is the work of solo...
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MP3 Premiere – The White Space – Stay
The White Space is a London duo that is a work in progress, according to their website. Their debut album, The Crescent Wave was written and recorded with the two founding members, Rob Vandeven and...
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Dick Approved – Rose Polenzani – Living in a Country
Rose Polenzani has been floating around the interwebs for awhile now, producing two previous LPs from 2004 through 2008. Her forthcoming LP, The Rabbit, will hit the shelves on August 23, and you can...
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The continuing saga of My Morning Jacket and their role in the sad demise of...
(Editor's note: I've been out of the loop for a good while. A primary reason is the recent (successful) defense of my dissertation proposal. That shit is a huge time sink. A secondary reason...
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“We Always Want People To Dance” – The Diamond Doves, Brooklyn Bowl, 8/19/2011
Editor's Note: This is the first official guest post by blogger, music-writer pal, Joy Wagner. Her Brooklyn home-base provides a good perspective from our Eastern Citizen Dick Campus, as Citizen...
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It’s fun to imagine the name of a hypothetical third sibling’s band.
It has been a minute since we last spoke. School started up for Kevin and me, which has thrown a monkeywrench in our blogosphere involvement. I'm still pursuing an advanced degree and am still...
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