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Published Feb. 14, 2011 at 2:12 p.m.

Radiohead will release their new album, The King of Limbs on May 9th. However, pre-orders receive the album digitally on Saturday, February 19th. More details here and at Pitchfork. I’m hosting a showcase at Pianos in New York on Thursday, February 17th with performances by Yellow Ostrich, Strand of Oaks and Conrad Plymouth. Tickets and [ ... ] ...

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Sad Songs & Waltzes :: Judson Clairborne


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Published Feb. 3, 2011 at 2:27 p.m.

(Sad Songs & Waltzes is a recurring feature on Muzzle of Bees, where artists share their favorite sad songs. Previous contributors include Megafaun, Delta Spirit, Damien Jurado, Conrad Plymouth, Frontier Ruckus, Ben Weaver, and Roadside Graves.) I first heard Judson Clairborne when they opened one of our shows at the Cactus Club last year. Since [ ... ] ...

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Finally the Fave tracks of 2010 (some of 'em)


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Published Jan. 8, 2011 at 2:22 a.m.

Finally got ahold of my scratched-in entries on my playlist from Wednesday night to post tunes I played during my 90-minute tribute to (some of) my favorite tracks of 2010 (and one from very late 2009). Here goes ... Black Keys -- Sinister Kid ... Devil's Brigade -- Gentlemen of the Road ... John Wesley Coleman -- Get High Babe ... Jaill -- The Stroller ... Deerhunter -- Coronado ... The Slew -- 100% ... Drive By Truckers -- Drag the Lake Charlie ... Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -- Bad Blood ...

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Top 10 of 2010


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Published Dec. 18, 2010 at 7:41 p.m.

This is far from a definitive list. I haven't listened to all the new CDs released this year and I don't want to. This is really more a list of my favorites and stuff I thought was super cool ... In no particular order ... Bobby Bare Jr. -- A Storm - A Tree - My Mother's Head. Bobby's most consistent and rewarding album in a while. Backed by My Morning Jacket. Funny and deep and not serious and good ... Drive By Truckers -- The Big To-Do. If this world was right, this would have been a smash

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Diggin the music Wednesday night 12-8


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Published Dec. 10, 2010 at 1:56 a.m.

If I didn't dig it, I wouldn't play it. That's all I'm sayin ... Here are this week's new tunes and the '80s at 8:30 Flipper/ Gun Club-fest ... 6 pm hour ... Margot and the Nuclear So and So's -- New York City ... Warpaint -- Bees ... Neil Young -- Sign of Love ... Swans -- Reeling the Liars ... Pomegranates -- Skull Cakin ... The Extra Lens -- Adultry ... Testa Rosa -- The Black Saltwater Sea ... LCD Sound System -- Get Innocuous (live) ... Recurrent track (4-12 months old) ... Gil Scott-Heron

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Gig roundup: U2Zoo film screens here


Published Dec. 6, 2010 at 10:16 a.m.


After making inroads throughout the upper Midwest as a tribute to Dublin's finest, Milwaukee's U2Zoo was recently the subject of a 30-minute documentary. The band returns to the familiar ground of Shank Hall this week to play and to screen the film for the first time in Milwaukee.

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The Cave Singers :: No Witch


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Published Nov. 16, 2010 at 10:43 p.m.

Jagjaguwar announces The Cave Singers new album No Witch will arrive on February 22nd. View the track list and album art here. Elsewhere: Best Coast and Wavves hit the road together next year including stops in Chicago (Lincoln Hall, 2/8) and Milwaukee (Turner Hall Ballroom, 2/10). NPR’s “Fresh Air” interviews Jay-Z about his life and [ ... ] ...

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Download: Girl Talk – “All Day”


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Published Nov. 15, 2010 at 3:32 p.m.

Girl Talk released his new album, All Day as a free download today. Elsewhere: AV Club Milwaukee announces that the Decemberists are coming to Milwaukee on Saturday, February 5th. Mountain Man supports. We’re admittedly excited for the groups forthcoming record, The King Is Dead, which features Gillian Welch on seven tracks! The Decemberists will also [ ... ] ...

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Tonight: The Chapin Sisters + NEeMA at Cactus Club


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Published Nov. 13, 2010 at 5:38 p.m.

We’re thrilled to be presenting The Chapin Sisters and NEeMA tonight at the Cactus Club. The Chapin Sisters spent their spring supporting She & Him on tour. Their folk-leaning arrangements are and extension of their musical family tree. Their father is 3-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Tom Chapin and their uncle in Harry Chapin. We’ve [ ... ] ...

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Sad Songs & Waltzes :: The Moondoggies


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Published Nov. 13, 2010 at 4:57 p.m.

(Sad Songs & Waltzes is a recurring feature on Muzzle of Bees, where artists share their favorite sad songs. Previous contributors include Megafaun, Delta Spirit, Damien Jurado, Conrad Plymouth, Frontier Ruckus, and Roadside Graves.) The Moondoggies come to Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee tonight supporting Dawes. We’ve been quite fond of their album, Tidelands, and [ ... ] ...

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