Extra Lens

Rachel’s CMJ 2010 recap conclusion w/ lots of pics (Lia Ices, Sarah Jaffe, Ume, Robbers on High Street, Buke & Gass, more)

Pete's Candy Store , Crash Mansion , Pianos & Mercury Lounge Oh Land @ Rebel NYC (more by David Andrako) You've been following the CMJ adventures of multiple BV contributors for two weeks now, including the day by day reviews from Rachel Kowal...

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The Extra Lens, John Vanderslice & Dan Mangan played Mercury Lounge (CMJ pics)

By the time I got to the Extra Lens show at the Mercury Lounge, I had missed John Vaderslice (luckily NYC Taper taped it) and the room was so packed that I had to stand a few inches away from the door...

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Devotchka playing the BV Friday day party after KEXP @ the Ace Hotel & before a real circus tent (win tix)

Devotchka at Bowery Electric (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Devotchka can appreciate the finer things in life, like a good old-fashioned surprise appearance...

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The Extra Lens = John Darnielle + Franklin Bruno — releasing album on Merge (MP3, stream & tour dates)

DOWNLOAD: The Extra Lens - Only Existing Footage (MP3) Comprised of John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats) and Franklin Bruno (Nothing Painted Blue, the Human Hearts) and formed in the Inland Empire during the region's brief next-Seattle shortlist period, the project began as a potential home for any song John wrote that had a) more than three chords or b) a bridge...

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