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Army Navy: Live at Spaceland, 4/24/06.

April 26, 2006, 12:17 am

Army Navy were excellent last night as they blasted the crowd with songs from their self-titled EP. The Spaceland residents hit the stage and played flawless driving pop with plenty of distorted...

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Lavender Diamond: The Cavalry of Light (Self-Released, 2005)

April 26, 2006, 12:43 am

Lavender Diamond recorded this 4-song EP over a year ago, but it's never too late to review something so ear-catching and relevant as this band has become. Over the past year Becky Stark and her...

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Boards of Canada

April 26, 2006, 1:47 am

Boards of Canada released a free video download for the stunning 'Dayvan Cowboy' taken from last year's amazing album The Campfire Headphase.'Dayvan Cowboy' is also WARP's 200th EP release and the...

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From camp Oneida:"ONEIDA return with new full-length album, extensive U.S. tour; will appear at All Tomorrow's Parties; prep upcoming releases on Brah Records. Brooklyn's unpredictable psych trio will...

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Paperplanes: Volcanoes EP (Self-Released, 2006)

April 26, 2006, 3:25 pm

After several years of lineup changes and gigs all over California Paperplanes have become the hardest working band in Los Angeles. The Blues-Rock trio have finally released the long-awaited Volcanoes...

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For Those Who Know

April 27, 2006, 2:36 pm

Texas has always been a breeding ground for some of the most excellent noise-pop music to date (Explosions in the Sky, Experimental Aircraft, ...Trail of Dead). So it's no surprise that Austin's For...

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Gnarls Barkley plays tonight, MYSPACE secret show.

April 28, 2006, 11:57 am

The not-so-secret myspace gig is going to take place tonight at The Roxy, April 28th. Doors at 7:00, Gnarls Barkley go on at 7:30, It's first come first served! For those of you who don't know where...

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Darker My Love sign to Dangerbird.

April 28, 2006, 7:23 pm

Dangerbird Records haven't wasted any time in the past year signing several of L.A.'s best artists (Silversun Pickups, Peter Walker, Sabrosa Purr). This week Darker My Love announced that they have...

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