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Archive for June, 2008

CONCERT UPDATE: Muja Messiah CD Release

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Muja Messiah’s long awaited debut full length, Thee Adventures of A B-Boy D-Boy set to release July 29th, 2008. Black Corners and Radio K are getting the party started early with Muja’s release party on July 27th, 2008 at the legendary First Avenue in Minneapolis. The night will be guest hosted by Rhymesayers’ Brother [...]

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The city of Seattle lies on a hip hop fault line. Deep underground, the volatile tectonic plates of West Coast Rap and Northwestern conscious Hip Hop grind against each other, producing unpredictable geological phenomena. One of the largest eruptions of late came in the form of Cancer Rising, the intrepid trio of MC’s [...]

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CONTEST: Radiohead 7 Album Box Set

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Cornerstone Promotion & Culture Bully are giving away a a few great Radiohead prizes with one winner receiving a seven disc Radiohead box set! Interested? Of course you are!!! Here’s a little more information:

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The Black Ghosts - Official Site
The Black Ghosts - Wikipedia Site
The Black Ghosts - MySpace Site
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Minnesota Zoo: Monday, July 30th, $34
Ever since I pushed play on Car Wheels on A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams, I was hooked, that glorious breathy, gravelly twang of that romantic, backroads hard-living appealed to the very core of me. That Country-meets-Americana mix of Blues and Roots music, the perfection of every guitar stroke and [...]

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Every week or so Culture Bully will bring you a mixtape designed for your life’s experiences. We know its tough out there so we will try to tailor the tracks specifically to what you have going on in your life. Whether you’re being chased by your dead grandmother’s ghost, you’re trying to perfect that killer [...]

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Around The Twin Cities (06/28/2008)

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Hexagon Bar: 9:00
Strut and Shock - MySpace Site
France Has The Bomb - MySpace Site
The Chambermaids “Park” (mp3)
The Chambermaids - Official Site
The Chambermaids - MySpace Site
The Chambermaids - Minnewiki Site
Black Audience - MySpace Site

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Five Questions with…Dan Deacon

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Dan Deacon is a musical artist like no other. Though he employs a gargantuan deck of esoteric and homespun electrical devices, his musical production remains very accessible. This is partly due to the man’s utter lack of pretension about his craft as well as his willingness to be approachable to his fans. In anticipation [...]

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Around The Twin Cities (06/27/2008)

Friday, June 27th, 2008

First Avenue: 8:00 doors, $12, 18+
Dosh “Entire Set: Hi Dive, Denver, CO (02/09/2007)” (mp3)
Dosh - Official Site
Dosh - MySpace Site
P.O.S. - MySpace Site
Kill The Vultures - Official Site
Kill The Vultures - MySpace Site

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Having singer Clayton Hagen previously decried a savior in sake of his hate on “The Hustle” (from The Hustle, The Prayer, The Thief) there is a tremendous weight on A Night in the Box to follow up its debut album with something as equally thoughtful and compelling. With Write a Letter the band has [...]

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VIDEO: Vampire Weekend “Oxford Comma”

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

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Around The Twin Cities (06/26/2008)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Triple Rock Social Club: 9:00, $10, 21+
Frog Eyes “The Oscillator’s Hum” (mp3)
Frog Eyes - Official Site
Frog Eyes - Wikipedia Site
Frog Eyes - MySpace Site
Flin Flon Bombers - MySpace Site

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The Muslims “The Muslims EP”

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Pretty music is nice. Sometimes though, what you need is the rock ‘n’ roll equivalent of a spirited bar fight. In those instances, lately I have been turning to San Diego band The Muslims. For example, I popped their self titled debut EP into my car stereo this morning and by the time [...]

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Hercules and Love Affair - Official Site
Hercules and Love Affair - Wikipedia Site
Hercules and Love Affair - MySpace Site
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Previously: Four Takes on Hercules and Love Affair’s “Hercules and Love Affair”

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Around The Twin Cities (06/25/2008)

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

7th St. Entry: 8:00 doors, $8, 18+
Shearwater “Leviathan, Bound” (mp3)
Shearwater “Rooks” (mp3)
Shearwater “Red Sea, Black Sea” (mp3)
Shearwater - Official Site
Shearwater - Wikipedia Site
Shearwater - MySpace Site
The Haves Have It - MySpace Site
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