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Aimee Mann, Jon Hamm Channel 'Til Tuesday In New 'Labrador' Video
September 18, 2012 1:05 PM EDT Hmm, the singer/songwriter's new clip looks a bit like the one for 'Voices Carry,' doesn't it? Aimee Mann 's voice still carries, more creatively than ever. In the video for "Labrador," from her eighth studio album ...
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Carrie Brownstein of 'Portlandia,' Wild Flag & NPR, to Pen Memoir
April 03, 2012 7:48 AM EDT Carrie Brownstein, the multi-hyphenate of "Portlandia" TV fame, the bands Wild Flag and Sleater-Kinney, NPR blogger and more is now somehow finding time to write a memoir for Riverhead Press. The New York Times reports that the indie-roc ...
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Sasquatch! 2012 Lineup: Bon Iver, Jack White, The Shins & More
February 03, 2012 8:55 AM EST A slew of venerable indie rock performers highlight the lineup of the 2012 Sasquatch! Music Festival , which will celebrate its 10th anniversary over the Memorial Day weekend (May 25-28) at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. Bon Iver , Beck , S ...
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CMJ 2011: 15 Things That Will Rock
October 18, 2011 1:40 PM EDT Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to… find the next great buzz band? Indie enthusiasts have ascended upon New York City this week for the annual CMJ Music Marathon, which kicks off today (Oct. 18) and runs through Saturday. ...
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#indierock: St. Vincent Goes Twitter-Happy for 'Strange Mercy'
September 09, 2011 1:30 PM EDT On the Fourth of July, Annie Clark, who performs under the name St. Vincent , retweeted a nugget of wisdom from fellow indie mainstay John Darnielle of the band Mountain Goats . "On your deathbed, you will not say: 'I wish I'd spent m ...
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Talking Arts: Q&A With Decemberists-Loving, Pro-Arts Portland Mayor Sam Adams
February 14, 2011 5:45 PM EST It's a skit from the new IFC sketch comedy show "Portlandia."The mayor of Portland, Ore., portrayed by Kyle McLachlan, commissions the show's two actors, Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater-Kinney ) and Fred Armisen (of "Saturday ...
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The Best Ways To Expose Your Music?
November 17, 2009 12:00 AM EST What's the best way to get people to listen to your music? For her Monitor Mix blog , Carrie Brownstein at NPR posed the question to a group of industry folks -- musicians, label owners, managers, record store owners, journalists and others . ...
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Sleater-Kinney / Aug. 2, 2006 / New York (Webster Hall)
August 15, 2006 12:00 AM EDT "Will heat stroke for Sleater-Kinney." One DIY fan had Sharpied this message of dedication on a plain white T she wore to the Aug. 2 Sleater-Kinney show at New York's Webster Hall -- the band's final "Will heat stroke for Sl ...
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Lollapalooza / Aug. 4-6, 2006 / Chicago (Grant Park)
August 08, 2006 12:00 AM EDT The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne promised to stop traffic on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive, and Kanye West swore there'd be "repercussions" for sound issues during his set. But when the three-day Lollapaloo The Flaming Lips' ...
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Sleater-Kinney Postpones European Tour
October 25, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Rock trio Sleater-Kinney is postponing its European tour while guitarist Carrie Brownstein undergoes tests to explain two severe allergic reactions that have required emergency room visits. Rock trio Sleater-Kinney is postponing its European tour wh ...
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Running Through 'The Woods'
September 02, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Imagine a soundtrack so primal that it makes you want to run through the trees, wearing only headphones that supply a sludgy heartbeat and a cathartic wail. Imagine a soundtrack so primal that it makes you want to run through the trees, wearing only ...
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May 23, 2005 12:00 AM EDT Sleater-Kinney Out Of The 'Woods' "I definitely think we wanted to do something that was challenging and creative and kind of took our musicianship up a notch, where we were doing things that weren't straightforward and weren ...
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Sleater-Kinney Emerges From 'The Woods'
February 14, 2005 12:00 AM EST Sleater-Kinney will christen its new deal with Sub Pop via the May 24 release of the album "The Woods." Sleater-Kinney will christen its new deal with Sub Pop via the May 24 release of the album "The Woods." As previously reporte ...
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Sleater-Kinney Unleashes The 'Beat'
August 05, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Indie rock trio Sleater-Kinney has posted the entirety of its forthcoming album, "One Beat," on the Web site of its label, Kill Rock Stars. Indie rock trio Sleater-Kinney has posted the entirety of its forthcoming album, "One Beat,&qu ...
