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Denmark's Oh No Ono are in town this week for their f…

Dan Deacon's Top 10 albums of 2009 (via)
1. Double Dagger - More
2. Lightning Bolt - Earthy Delights
3. Health - Get Color
4. Ducktails - Landscapes
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first show at new tribeca venue "under 100," which is co-owned by greg finch of p4k tv, and is in damon dash's office basement. was a crazy night...

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MNDR (aka Amanda Warner) opened the Brooklyn show at Monster Island on Wednesday night (11/18). Shouting, singing and rapping over techno-centric beats, she showed respect to tour-mate Juiceboxxx as well as a strong influence by him...

The xx were one of three bands on the early CMJ show at The Mercury Lounge on Wednesday (10/21). Javelin and Lia Ices rounded out the bill, and their pictures are in this post...

NIGHTTIME

As I mentioned in that big post about Montreal bands at CMJ, The High Dials are among them and are just great live -- sort of country-tinged jangly shoegaze -- and they're impressive live...

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Peelander-Z & Ponytail mug for the cameraEpic is often an overused term when it comes to describing a live show, but having seen Ponytail a bunch and going to loads of other shows, epic is the only way to describe Friday night at the Ottobar...

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The Very Be…

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The xx @ South Street Seaport in August (more by Chris La Putt)

UK's the xx will have already p…