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ANDREW BIRD, OF MONTREAL, NORWEGIAN ARMS

162 days ago by Eric Weiner

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The Best Indie Shows Hand-picked Each Week

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It’s already Hanukkah and nearly time for Christmas, which means holiday parties and time off from school and work in the very near future.  In some cities, I’d imagine that this could be a slower time of year for music.  Not as many bands are on tour [READ ON]

December 10, 2012 Eric Weiner SUGGESTED NYC CONCERTS 0

TOP 50 SONGS OF 2012 (SO FAR)

312 days ago by All Of Us

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So far this year, we’ve had some pretty amazing developments in the world of indie music.  The meteoric rise of rookies Purity RingAlt-J (more so in the UK), and The Neighbourhood, matched equally [READ ON]

July 13, 2012 All Of Us BUZZING 1

NORTHSIDE 2012 PHOTOS

329 days ago by Cassie Newman

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The streets of Williamsburg belonged to musicians, even more than normal, for the four days that the Northside Festival staked its ground. There was a constant bustle of badge-clad press agents, photographers, managers and agents in addition to guitarists toting their instruments and lead singers trailed by groupies. Booze was certainly also flowing freely. At Good Co. on Hope Street, Jameson hosted a party [READ ON]

June 26, 2012 Cassie Newman FESTIVALS 0

OF MONTREAL, CAVEMAN, MOGWAI

344 days ago by Eric Weiner

Suggested NYC
Concerts
The Best Indie Shows Hand-picked Each Week

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Be excited, be very, very excited.  This week is the L Magazine’s Northside Festival, a music (and film/entrepreneurship) marathon that brings some of the very best indie music to Williamsburg/Greenpoint every year.  This year’s festival features countless amazing acts, most notably of Montreal, Cold Cave, Beach Fossils, Starfucker, GZA, CavemanJens Lekman, and Class Actress.  But that’s not where all the action is this week so check out our picks for suggested [READ ON]

June 11, 2012 Eric Weiner SUGGESTED NYC CONCERTS 0

OF MONTREAL, YOUTH LAGOON, CLOUD NOTHINGS

421 days ago by Eric Weiner

Suggested NYC
Concerts
The Best Indie Shows Hand-picked Each Week

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I’ll start off by apologizing for last week’s absence of this column.  It doesn’t happen very often that we miss a week of our suggested shows.  Now that that’s over, I can tell you will full confidence that this week is an absolutely kickass week for indie music here in New York City.  Many of the bands that played SXSW two weeks ago are finally making their way up to our city.  Headlining big venues is [READ ON]

March 26, 2012 Eric Weiner SUGGESTED NYC CONCERTS 0

OF MONTREAL, LA SERA, GASHCAT AMAZE AT SXSW [PHOTOS]

430 days ago by David English

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Yesterday was day three of SXSW, and the amazing music just keeps on coming.  While we were hosting our party, The Beehive, at Uncorked, of Montreal and La Sera played the Under The Radar party at Flamingo [READ ON]

March 17, 2012 David English FESTIVALS 2

OF MONTREAL’S PARALYTIC STALKS

468 days ago by Hannah Ylan

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Dour Percentage – of Montreal // Buy

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Of Montreal is a name synonymous with garish theatricality. In their music, and especially in their stage shows, the band takes showmanship to levels previously thought unreachable. No matter [READ ON]

February 8, 2012 Hannah Ylan ALBUM REVIEWS 0

SHARON VAN ETTEN, OF MONTREAL, DR. DOG

469 days ago by Caitlin Devlin

Week’s Top Releases
The Albums You Need to Know About Every Week

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This is certainly a big week with some incredibly exciting new releases. Sharon Van Etten drops an introspective follow-up to 2010’s Epic and A Place To Bury Strangers puts out a small shoegaze-y EP before [READ ON]

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THE BEST ALBUMS COMING OUR WAY IN 2012

482 days ago by Caitlin Devlin

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Looking over the list of albums slated for release in the new few months, it’s hard not to get overly giddy — 2012 is going to be a great year for music.

Several bands that made names for themselves with wildly inventive and successful debuts are putting forth their sophomore efforts this year. The all-important follow-up album can [READ ON]

January 25, 2012 Caitlin Devlin BUZZING 6

GLORIOUS NEW SINGLE FROM OF MONTREAL [FREE MP3]

498 days ago by Eric Weiner

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Athens, Georgia’s indie pop psychedelic funk septet of Montreal is back with a new single “Dour Percentage”, available also as a free download. It’s the first track released off their 11th studio album [READ ON]

January 9, 2012 Eric Weiner BUZZING 0

Albums

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Though we're almost completely deaf from the roaring buzz that's constantly engulfed Daft Punk's fourth record, we're still excited to fully experience their salute[READ ON]

Concerts

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For the first time since SXSW, I was blessed with the opportunity to see Brooklyn rockers Snowmine live in action. Though I'm impressed each and every time, last night's show at Mercury Lounge showcased a band that's truly coming [READ ON]

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When a movie is targeting a niche audience, it's important that the soundtrack reflects the tastes and interests of said group.When a movie is targeting a niche[READ ON]