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Deerhunter’s album promo sparks creativity in local Savanah band

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You may have heard about Deerhunter’s recent album promotion idea where they asked fans to print out their album promo poster and to throw them up around their home towns. Once they took a picture of the poster hanging up they were instructed to email the picture with the name of the town back to the band and they would send them the single from their upcoming album, Halcyon Digest.

Well, a group of fans who happen to also be a band in Deerhunter’s native state of Georgia, took this task to heart and produced an amazing video (watch below). They are called Triads and they are part Strokes part Deerhunter fuzz. So in an ironic twist, Deerhunter’s promo idea actually turned out to be another bands promo idea as well, which I’m sure Brad and the rest of Deerhunter are all the more happy to be a part of. (Note: Brad also posted this video on the Deerhunter blog, which is how I found out about the video).

Listen to more Triads music on Myspace (Note to Triads: Put your stuff on Bandcamp just like your pals Troll Town)

Head over to their blog and download some of their music as well.

New Band of Horses song and video – “Compliments”

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Well, if this video isn’t the most lyrically tied in video I’ve ever seen then I don’t know what is. The trippy intertwining of landscapes and living creatures matches perfectly with the songs theme – God’s creations “compliment” each other every single day. Good song too. Looking forward to their new album, Infinite Arms (Brown / Fat Possum / Columbia), due out on May 18th.

 
Pretty extensive tour schedule so far:
April 8th – Paris, France – La Fleche D’or
April 9th – Brussels, Belgium – Orangerie
April 10th – Rotterdam, Netherlands- Motel Mozaique, Schouwburg
April 12th – London, UK – Koko
April 14th – Koln, Germany – Kulturkirche
April 16th – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
April 17th – Gothenburg, Sweden – Tradgarn
April 18th – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
April 23rd – Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheater (with Widespread Panic)
April 24th – Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheater (with Widespread Panic)
April 26th – Athens, GA – 40 Watt
April 28th – Miami, FL – Fillmore
April 29th – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
May 1st – New Orleans, LA – Jazzfest
May 2nd – Memphis, TN – Beale St. Music Festival
May 3rd – Kansas City, MO –Sprint Center (with Pearl Jam)
May 4th – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center (with Pearl Jam)
May 6th – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena (with Pearl Jam)
May 7th – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Center (with Pearl Jam)
May 9th – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena (with Pearl Jam)
May 10th – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena (with Pearl Jam)
May 13th – Washington, DC – Verizon Center (with Pearl Jam)
May 15th – Hartford, CT – XL Center (with Pearl Jam)
May 17th – Boston, MA – TD Garden (with Pearl Jam)
May 21st – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (with Pearl Jam)
May 27th – Davis, CA – UC Davis Freeborn Hall
May 30th – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater (with She & Him)
May 31st – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
June 4th – Dublin, IE – Academy
June 5th – Bangor, IE – Ward Park (with Snow Patrol)
June 7th – Cambridge, UK – Junction
June 8th – Manchester, UK – Ritz
June 9th – London, UK – Roundhouse
June 11th – Oxford, UK – Academy
June 12th – Glasgow, Scotland – Bellahouston Park (with Snow Patrol)
June 19th – Toronto, ONT – Olympic Island Concert (with Pavement and Broken Social Scene)
September 25th – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater

New Hot Chip Video – “I Feel Better”

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A good friend recently asked why I haven’t talked much about Hot Chip on the square. By now if you’ve visited my site you know how much of a fan I am of these guys. And yes, their recent release, One Life Stand, has been jamming in my headphones since its release. So, to please my good friend, here’s their masterful new video for “I Feel Better”. Included is a lip-singing boy band, a bald alien that shoots laser beams from his mouth and a crazy girl fan base. Oh, and don’t forget the fire breathing head that has a striking resemblance to Cee-Lo Green from Gnarls Barkely at the end of the video.


Hot Chip – I Feel Better

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Bluegrass legends jam at Harvard Symposium

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This past weekend Harvard held the first ever Bluegrass Symposium. It was called Fire on the Mountain. For bluegrass fans, they had more then just famous players (Sam Bush, legendary Bobby Hicks and Alison Brown), but also famous professors and instrument builders on hand to talk about one of America’s greatest contributions to the music community – bluegrass.

During the 3:30 session the three musicians who were told their stories about how they got started, where they learned to play, who they played with and what they feel is the future of bluegrass music. Each played some of their favorite tunes but when it came time for Sam Bush to pick his mandolin he told Bobby to join in if he felt so inclined. And boy, did he feel inclined. I know there were others recording so I’m sure there’s something better then one I captured on my little old iPhone, but you don’t need much for this to sound good. Enjoy.

For those in need of some Bluegrass in their collection, start with Bill Monroe and work your way out from there. For those eMusic subscribers, grab The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers collection.