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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 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...

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...

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)...

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...

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

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...

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...