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Bright Light Bright Light – New York show and ticket giveaway!

By Amanda | Published January 9, 2012

Paper Trail favorite and all-around pop wonder Bright Light Bright Light is playing a show at the Cake Shop here in New York on January 23rd! And I have a pair of tickets to give away to one reader!
Find out how to enter at the end of this post, but for a bit more about [...]

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Monarchy – US tour dates

By Amanda | Published December 7, 2011

Later this week London-based duo Monarchy are set to play two US shows – one in Washington, DC and another in New York.
We’re a bit late with the mention, but these concerts are of the ‘entirely recommended’ variety. Their debut London show was my favorite gig of 2010 and I imagine they’ve gotten only better [...]

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Lo-Fi-Fnk – US tour dates

By Amanda | Published November 7, 2011

Lo-Fi-Fnk are playing US shows! Edit: According to their Facebook they’ve encountered problems getting into the US, and won’t be here until Thursday, so their first show will be on 11/10 in Miami. Check Facebook for more info.
They announced these dates supporting Architecture In Helsinki and DOM a while back and we figured we’d wait [...]

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Yuksek – CMJ shows + video for ‘Always on the Run’

By Amanda | Published October 15, 2011

EDIT: As they’re sometimes subject to, Yuksek’s CMJ schedule has changed. The latest info, as found on his Facebook:
- Wednesday LIVE @ Fat baby / CANCELLED
- Thursday LIVE @ Santos party house / midnight
- Friday LIVE @ Cameo / around 7 PM
- Friday DJ SET @ Le Bain /midnight
YUKSEK IS PLAYING SHOWS IN NEW YORK!
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Penguin Prison – Don’t F**k With My Money video shoot tomorrow

By Amanda | Published October 14, 2011

Penguin Prison announced tonight that he’s performing/shooting the video for upcoming single ‘Don’t F**k With My Money’ tomorrow (October 15) as part of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest. According to the press release the song is “steadily becoming the anthem for this movement”, so well done to him for that.
While this obviously isn’t the [...]

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Villagers: ‘Cecelia & Her Selfhood’ video and MP3

By Amanda | Published September 19, 2011

Villagers is taking a break from touring to make a follow-up to last year’s completely amazing debut album Becoming A Jackal, and as parting gift of sorts, offering up a studio version of ‘Cecelia & Her Selfhood’ for free download.
‘Cecelia & Her Selfhood’ has been one of those ‘played live but not formally recorded/released’ type [...]

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