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Thom Yorke debuts new Atoms For Peace tunes

By Erik | Published February 26, 2010


Thom Yorke, one time crooner of 90’s pop radio hit “Creep”, performed in Cambridge, UK last night for the Tony Juniper Green Party benefit show at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. This “low key solo thing” showcased tunes from Yorke’s other band Radiohead, his 2006 solo album The Eraser, as well as his new side-project ATOMS FOR PEACE (featuring Nigel Godrich, Flea, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco). AFP is slated to perform at Coachella this Spring, but if you want to check out the band before you fly out to Indio, be sure to catch one of these upcoming shows.

04/05 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
04/06 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
04.08 Boston, MA – Citi Wang Theatre
04/10 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
04/11 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
04/14 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
04/15 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
04/17 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
04/18 Indio, CA – Coachella

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Local Natives to play Coachella, SXSW

By Mark | Published February 1, 2010


Local Natives make soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, and throbbing tribal beats that bash their way into your soul. Theirs are songs you can ance to almost as well as you can swoon to them. Drawing a line from the vocal stylings of Crosby Stills Nash & Young and the Zombies through the more esoteric edges of post-punk and Afro-beat, this California five piece have communally crafted a brand of indie rock all their own.
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