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New band of the day – No 801: Bear Driver

5322 days ago

Guardian Music — This Leeds band combine the sprawling intensity of Canada's Arcade Fire with the Welsh psychedelia of Super Furry AnimalsHometown: Leeds.The lineup: Oli (vocals, guitar), Harry (vocals, guitar, accordion), Cassie (vocals), Joseph (keyboards, melodica... more info

Sasquatch 2010 Day 1 in pics (My Morning Jacket, Hold Steady, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, Miike Snow & more)

5324 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris Graham "At the sold-out Sasquatch, bands holding down the headliner spots haven't necessarily turned out to be the biggest draws. Sure, My Morning Jacket played to a mostly packed house on Saturday, and Massive Attack was overwhelming... more info

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Photos: Sasquatch! Festival

5324 days ago

Pitchfork — The Sasquatch! Festival took place this past weekend, May 29-31, at the Gorge in George, Washington. It featured sets from Pavement, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, the National, Broken Social Scene, MGMT, LCD Soundsystem (pictured above), the Ne... more info

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News in Brief: Stuart Moxham, Flowers of Hell, Diskjokke, Beck's Vier

5325 days ago

Pitchfork — -- On June 22, Young Marble Giants member Stuart Moxham will release the solo album Personal Best on his own hABIT label. It features contributions from his father and his daughter. -- Sixteen-piece space-rock band the Flowers of Hell will release ... more info

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Primavera Sound Festival [Friday]

5328 days ago

Pitchfork — Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival kicked off its first day with sets from Broken Social Scene, Pavement, the xx, Titus Andronicus, the Books, Fuck Buttons, Moderat, and more, as we reported yesterday. On Day Two, things got... more info

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Primavera Sound Festival [Thursday]

5329 days ago

Pitchfork — Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival kicked off its first day with headliners Broken Social Scene, Pavement and the xx. Check out selected write-ups of some of the night's big sets, plus a couple of shots from last night below; then please head ove... more info

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Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals

5329 days ago

Pitchfork — Photo by Eirik Lande Memorial Day weekend is here in just a few hours, which means summer unofficially starts right about now. Among many other awesome things, that means we're now heading straight into summer festival season. If you've got the t... more info

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Monday News Mash-Up

5333 days ago

KEXP Seattle — Riding high on the momentum of their reportedly last album, Broken Social Scene are now preparing to hit the big screen. The band’s reunion show in Toronto provides the backdrop for the upcoming Canadian film This Movie is Broken, which details a c... more info

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Sasquatch! Festival Schedule Revealed

5333 days ago

Pitchfork — We're inching closer and closer to Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial beginning of summer and also the weekend of the Sasquatch! Festival, taking place May 29-31 at the Gorge in George, Washington. (Yes, George, Washington. Ha ha, LOL, etc.) This ... more info

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