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Surfer Blood Performs TONIGHT at MTV’s “Live In NYC” CMJ Kick-off Party

  TONIGHT at The Studio in Webster Hall, MTV will stream the next installment of “Live in NYC” featuring Surfer Blood. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, there will be additional performances byDominique Young Unique, Francis and The Lights, and Fake Problems.  It will … Continue reading

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ALICE by Temperley & The Musebox Present The Dø in NYC – Win 2 Tickets!

Where are my New York City readers at?! The awesome people behind Alice by Temperley and The Musebox have partnered up to give you an opportunity to witness some great music by an exciting new band, The Dø (pronounced like “dough”). … Continue reading

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MIX-TAPE MONDAY (a day late): A little bit of Folk, a little bit of Rock

With the amazing performance by The Punch Brothers yesterday at the MTV HQ, I’ve been playing my folk/rock favorites for the last two days. Check out the playlist below and get on these artists/songs. Put these songs on shuffle and … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Pete Lawrie – “All That We Keep” EP

I was recently hipped to Pete Lawrie, an up-and-coming singer/songwriter from the UK, after posting about another such artist, Rumer. I was able to get my hands on his 3-song EP (albeit with two additional original remixes to the title … Continue reading

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Kanye West Debuts New Material at Facebook HQ

Courtesy of DiptNYC, I was alerted to the fact that Kanye West did a little stop-over at Facebook HQ. He debuted some new raps and material solely A Capella. The rhymes are kinda dope and make me pretty damn excited for … Continue reading

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Around the Internet: Kano, Matt Morris, KT Tunstall, and Lissie

With the help of Twitter and MusicWeek’s Weekly playlist, I’ve been browsing for some new musical inspiration. I’d like to share some sweet videos that I came across today in my interweb travels. They span the genres and are a … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tunes: Lost In Trees “All Alone In An Empty House”

If you need some music to chill you out as you push through the day, Lost In Trees’ “All Alone In An Empty House” will certainly fill that void for you. Currently, the album is streaming in full on NPR’s … Continue reading

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ARTIST YOU SHOULD KNOW: RUMER

(click on the image for her Myspace page) I just tweeted about her, but I couldn’t resist writing up a quick post as well. As I went through the daily MusicWeek playlist I subscribe to (you should subscribe as well … Continue reading

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Artist to WATCH for: Tristan Clopet

I’ve been meaning to write about Tristan Clopet for some time now. I had the pleasure of meeting his father this past winter to the tune of a wonderfully inspiring conversation. I can certainly see why Tristan has done as … Continue reading

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New Video: The Black Keys “Tighten Up”

Man, this video brings me back. Back to the days where the number of monkey bars you could skip on one swing etched your name in playground lore; To the days when using every bit of strength in your legs … Continue reading

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