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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
November 20, 2009 – 10:59 am | No Comment

The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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Neoclassical Roots: Daniel Heffner
September 20, 2006 – 11:30 am | No Comment

Daniel Heffner is a unique musician whose style sounds something like a busker playing to an upwardly mobile house of philharmonic-going spectators is exactly that. Heffner, who built his craft from a young age, …

Busk or Bust: Rodrigo y Gabriela
September 20, 2006 – 11:00 am | One Comment

Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, a pair of guitar masters, have played to a vast company of dynamic fans whose typical favorites range from that of metal to bossa nova, all of which helped them …

Choose Your Own Album Giveaway: Day 20
September 20, 2006 – 12:59 am | No Comment

Welcome to the Culture Bully: Choose Your Own Album Giveaway! This is a unique contest which will see a winner once a day, every day in September! What’s the catch? There is …

Marie Antoinette: The Party That Started The Revolution Update
September 19, 2006 – 4:27 pm | 2 Comments

In all honesty in most all cases since Rushmore I haven’t had much taste for Jason Schwartzman. His awkward role in the comedic Slackers creeped me out rather than making me laugh (with him) …

And Ribbon Tricks Too! A Few Words With Patience Hodgson of The Grates
September 19, 2006 – 2:26 pm | 3 Comments

Building a lively reputation for the band in its native Australia, The Grates found great success including nods from Australia’s national radio station Triple J and the Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIA). The band …

Choose Your Own Album Giveaway: Day 19
September 19, 2006 – 11:09 am | No Comment

Welcome to the Culture Bully: Choose Your Own Album Giveaway! This is a unique contest which will see a winner once a day, every day in September! What’s the catch? There is …

Yeah Yeah Yeahs on AOL’s The Interface
September 18, 2006 – 11:02 am | No Comment

Here’s a great acoustic set from AOL’s The Interface featuring the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The most intimate of moments comes during The Rentals’ cover “The Love I’m Searching For,” I suggest you check it …

Choose Your Own Album Giveaway: Day 18
September 18, 2006 – 9:58 am | One Comment

Welcome to the Culture Bully: Choose Your Own Album Giveaway! This is a unique contest which will see a winner once a day, every day in September! What’s the catch? There is …

Choose Your Own Album Giveaway: Day 17
September 17, 2006 – 6:53 am | No Comment

Welcome to the Culture Bully: Choose Your Own Album Giveaway! This is a unique contest which will see a winner once a day, every day in September! What’s the catch? There is …

InCureable: Roger O’Donnell
September 16, 2006 – 12:00 pm | One Comment

One time member of such bands as The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins, Berlin and The Cure, Roger O’Donnell branches out further into abstract electronic with his solo debut The Truth In Me. It seems …

Domestic Credibility: Asobi Seksu
September 16, 2006 – 10:00 am | No Comment

There’s a point where it becomes hard to keep up with much of what is considered credible music, domestically, let alone that of music worldwide. In this situation I find myself greatly appreciative of …

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: “Love Their Country” Update
September 16, 2006 – 9:44 am | 2 Comments

How many times can a cover band reinvent itself? In the case of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes the answer would be infinity, duh. The band pulls me in because the Gimmes …