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Hopeful Monster: Now Hear This

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Hopeful Monster, begun in 2001, is the main musical project of Toronto-based Jason Ball, and not just a mere term used in “evolutionary biology to describe an event of instantaneous speciation, saltation, or systemic mutation…

31 Aug 2010 | More

SCAMS: Now Hear This

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The UK’s hardworking, film-loving SCAMS are the most recent top pick amongst a plethora of bands who’ve sent us their music, just dying (ahem) for a chance to answer Sentimentalist Mag’s own version of the infamous Proust Questionnaire.

26 Aug 2010 | 1 comment | More

Lana Mir – ‘Lana Mir’

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She may now be based in NY, but since she was born in the Ukraine, Lana Mir must have overcome quite a few obstacles to get to the stage of being known as a standout singer/songwriter in our current downtown scene.

26 Aug 2010 | More

The Library is on Fire at Mercury Lounge, 08.24.10

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The Library Is On Fire was in top form for Tuesday’s performance at Mercury Lounge. The Brooklyn indie rock trio is always intense onstage, and this time was no exception as they blazed through an impressive and impeccably tight set with a remarkable display of confidence and energy.

26 Aug 2010 | More

!!! and Lee Fields at Jelly Pool Party, 8.15.10

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On a gloomy Sunday in Brooklyn, they came out to dance, and they came in droves, despite the depressing weather and 40% chance of precipitation. They were told that if they danced really hard in the rain, it would feel good.

21 Aug 2010 | 2 comments | More

Soars at Glasslands, Brooklyn, 8.13.10

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There are few reasons to show up anywhere on time: doctor appointments, appearances before a judge, alternate side parking of your car and funerals.

The reasons to show up early are even more scarce: a hot date or a good opening band.

Last night, Friday the 13th, I had both a hot date and a chance to see Soars play live an early set at Glasslands.

14 Aug 2010 | More

Cut Copy, Memory Tapes at Jelly Pool Party, 8.08.10

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Australia’s Cut Copy may have just rolled bleary-eyed off of the plane from Lollapalooza and over to the Brooklyn waterfront for Sunday’s Jelly Pool Party, but you never would have known it since they could barely contain their energy on stage.

10 Aug 2010 | More

Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza and Other Highlights: The Big Pink, Dirty Projectors, Mumford and Sons

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It’s Friday August 6th, the big kick off for Chicago’s much-anticipated Lollapalooza weekend. Musicians and their followers have been at it since 11:15 am, but it’s now 3 o’clock and the Grant Park grounds have already become flattened with beaten paths, muddy patches, and empty cans, the remnants of B.o.B and The Walkmen crowd.

8 Aug 2010 | More

Arcade Fire and Spoon at Madison Square Garden, 08.04.10

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The ultra-ambitious and utterly magnificent Arcade Fire took it to church and set the rafters alight for the first date of their two-night stand at New York City’s venerable Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Just three albums into their – dare I say, worshipped – career, and the Garden is the only room left in town for this multi-instrumentalist Montreal collective to play.

5 Aug 2010 | More

Black Lips and K-Holes Play Rocks Off Cruise, NYC, 8.02.10

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Fan worship is a serious art no matter if it’s a rabid swarm of soccer hooligans or rockers, but when it’s a PBR-fueled crowd experiencing the garage kickin’ Black Lips on a rollicking, Rocks Off boat cruise, watch out.

4 Aug 2010 | More

Arcade Fire – ‘The Suburbs’

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Win Butler has a heart like a wheel, and with Arcade Fire’s third studio effort, has taken his and the celebrated Montreal septet’s wanderlust to the street where you live. Like the Houston neighborhood of Butler’s childhood that inspired it, The Suburbs is a quietly devastating and infinitely gracious mid-tempo rhapsody in beige.

2 Aug 2010 | 3 comments | More

Best Coast – ‘Crazy For You’

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Relentlessly delicious, the debut effort from California’s Best Coast is the ultimate elixir for what ails your warm-weather soul. Breezy, gritty and alive with endless sunkissed charm, Crazy For You is a perfectly distilled lo-fi nugget of heartsick boredom and Los Angeles in the late afternoon.

28 Jul 2010 | More
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Goldfrapp to Release Goldfrapp Pinball iPhone App and a New Single

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Goldfrapp releases their latest intoxicating single, “Believer”, on September 7th via Mute Records, following the standout singles “Rocket” and “Alive”, from the fantastical journey that is the Head First album.

1 Sep 2010 | More

CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 Releases Initial Lineup

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The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010, which will run from October 19th to the 23rd, has just revealed its initial list of artists playing showcases. Sentimentalist Mag favorites like Salem, DeVotchKa, Surfer Blood and Katzenjammer…

31 Aug 2010 | More

Boardwalk Empire Entices with Roaring 20′s Sneaky Gift

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Boardwalk Empire is the talk of the town, being that it’s the upcoming HBO series directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter (known for the Sopranos), starring everyone’s favorite, Steve Buscemi.

30 Aug 2010 | 1 comment | More

Lightning Bolt and Dan Deacon Tour This October

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Don the dancing shoes and don’t forget your earplugs! Synthtastic acts Lightning Bolt and Dan Deacon are sharing the stage this October for a slew of tour dates.

28 Aug 2010 | More

La Roux to Go ‘In For the Kill’ with New Single and Fall Tour

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And the victory lap for “Bulletproof” hitmakers and synth-pop heroes La Roux just keeps on rolling. On September 14th the celebrated duo will release a digital EP for new single “In For the Kill” with a special edition vinyl package to follow later that month…

26 Aug 2010 | More

Liars ‘Proud Evolution’ EP, with Remix by Thom Yorke, Out October 19th

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The inimitable Liars are releasing their latest single, Proud Evolution, as a six track EP on October 19th, 2010, which features a remix from Thom Yorke, a live version recorded at Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, plus three exclusive new b-sides…

26 Aug 2010 | More

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Album Soundtrack to be Released September 1st

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You just can’t help but notice a tag line like, “It’s like huffing glue through your ears.” One of television’s edgiest, side-splitting sitcoms, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, will have its own album soundtrack of hits…

26 Aug 2010 | 2 comments | More

The Futureheads to Return to U.S. for Added Tour Dates

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We just netflixed the British sitcom, Pulled, this week and when we heard the opening song, The Futureheads’ roaring cover of Kate Bush’s “Hounds of Love”, we were reminded of how amazing the band is live. It’s great news, then, that they are coming back to the U.S. for a follow-up to their recent East Coast run.

24 Aug 2010 | More

Winter Gloves Announce New Release and Tour

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The new album from Canadian indie-pop group Winter Gloves will be released on September 7 via Paper Bag Records. Produced by the band’s own Charles F (lead vocals, guitars and synths), All Red is a sprightly collection of catchy new wave influenced songs ranging from the sweetly melodic to the dance floor groovy.

24 Aug 2010 | More

Land of Talk’s ‘Cloak and Cipher’ Out Today, Tour Begins Next Month

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The sophomore full-length from Montreal’s Land of Talk, Cloak and Cipher, is out today on Saddle Creek. Lead-singer/guitarist Elizabeth Powell displays some of her finest work on this latest effort with 10 tracks of raw, riveting guitars (with a generous serving of distortion) and commanding vocals…

24 Aug 2010 | More
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