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14 Iced Bears, 1900s, Tunng, Blank Dogs, Obits, Magic Kids, Popfest New England & more in This Week in Indie

DOWNLOAD: 14 Iced Bears – Inside (MP3) DOWNLOAD: 14 Iced Bears – Like a Dolphin (MP3) DOWNLOAD: 14 Iced Bears – Hay Fever (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The 1900s – Babies (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Tuung – Don’t Look Down or Back (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Blank Dogs – Northern Islands (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Dead Gaze – This Big World (MP3) I did a double take when I saw that UK indiepop cult heros 14 Iced Bears were playing The Rock Shop on Thursday (11/11)…

Torche made a list of their missing stuff, booked a small show

Torche at Beerland during SXSW (more here) After their recent van robbery in Chicago, Hydra Head Records said that, “Torche is already sorting out potential DIY gigs in the states…

Girls, Ty Segall, Most Serene Republic, Legends, Lubricated Goat, Steve Wynn & more in This Week in Indie

DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall – It #1 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall – The Drag (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Charlie & the Moonhearts – Cagemouth (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Most Serene Republic – Heavens to Purgatory (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Your Nature – Triangle Eyes (M4A) This week it’s all about San Francisco, as far as this column is concerned. (A…

NYC Pop Fest, Acrylics, Vaselines, Springfactory, Cake Shop, Spiral Beach & more in This Week in Indie

DOWNLOAD: Springfactory – On the Back of Your Bike (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Springfactory – Get Out of Bed (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Tartans – The Cats of Camerford (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cats on Fire – Horoscope (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cats on Fire – Letter from a Voyage to Sweden (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Liechtenstein – Roses in the Park (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Vaselines – Son of a Gurn (MP3) Firstly, an update on NYC Popfest which starts tonight (5/14) and runs through Sunday (5/17)…

Auditory Assault Fest this weekend - set times & afterparty

Brutal Truth @ Maryland Deathfest 2007 Maryland Deathfest‘s belligerent younger sibling, Auditory Assault Fest, takes place THIS WEEKEND in Brooklyn on May 16th and 17th At Europa…

Jeremy Jay, Julie Doiron, Katie Stelmanis, Blank Dogs, The Beets, Wizzard Sleeve & more in This Week In Indie

DOWNLOAD: Box Elders – Hole in My Head (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Jeremy Jay – In This Lonely Town (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Headlights – Cherry Tulips (TJ Lipple Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Headlights – Market Girl (Album Leaf Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Love Language – Lalita (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Julie Doiron – Consolation Prize (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Katie Stelmanis – In My Favour (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Savoir Adore – Transylvanian Candy Patrol (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Darwin Deez – Bad Day (MP3) The Box Elders are back for the first time since their loin-clothed Market Hotel show back in January, playing Bruar Falls on Friday (4/24) and Cake Shop on Saturday (4/25)…

Dirty on Purpose is gone, but the side projects are busy

Dirty on Purpose @ Mercury Lounge in NYC – Dec 31, 2008 Dirty on Purpose said their final goodbyes at Mercury Lounge in NYC on New Years Eve…

Dirty on Purpose breaking up, final show on New Years

Hello friends, After six years of spending an unhealthy and unusual amount of time together, Dirty on Purpose is going the way of the dodo. We got back from tour about a month ago and sat down to talk about recording another record, and realized we didn’t really want to record another record…

Sloan, Band of Holy Joy, Dirty on Purpose side projects & more in this week in Indie

help us name this new column in the comments! Sloan in Detroit – June 15, 2008 (PhilipSouthern) In Pitchfork’s review of 2004’s Action Pact, Alex Linhardt wrote, “Sloan is not anyone’s favorite band…