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Music 

DYLAN LEBLANC: CAST THE SAME OLD SHADOW

Dylan LeBlanc

LeBlanc’s songs have odd spacklings of up-beat country rhythms mixed with melancholy slides and echo-y melodies. Continue reading

Music 

NEWPORT FOLK FEST, DAY 2: O HAI MATT VASQUEZ, PATTY GRIFFIN UNPLUGGED (LOL), ETC.

Despite the fact that My Morning Jacket conjured up one hell of a downpour with some kind of melodic dark magic, the second day of the Newport Folk Festival doled out hearty portions of impromptu musical pairings, guitar O-faces and squashed rumors. This is the rundown of who we caught throughout our second day at Fort Adams. BOOM. Like a thunderclap.

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Music 

SXSW 2012 DAY 1: NO FIONA APPLE, YES ANDREW BIRD, ETC.

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Thankfully, Stubb’s—home of world-renowned barbecue and a backyard hosting a stage that’s not unlike a smaller BoA Pavilion—is next to a handful of venerable rock clubs, so coming up with an Apple-spawned Plan B wasn’t exactly difficult. Or, as it turns out, a Plan B at all. Continue reading

Arts 

MORNING AFTER: WEEKEND HANGOVER EDITION 10.21 – 10.23

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Oh man, it got cold! Did you guys notice it got cold? It totally got cold. Luckily, these shows were held in well-heated venues. Continue reading