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Frog Eyes – The Sensitive Girls (Live)

Like nearly every band in Canada, Frog Eyes has some connection to Wolf Parade. It seems, to me anyway, that if a Canadian band is not in the Wolf Parade sphere-of-influence (Handsome Furs, Swan Lake, Sunset Rubdown, etc) than it must be part of the equally prolific Broken Social Scene sphere. (More...)

Avalanche LEED APJul 14, 20103 Comments

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Voxtrot – Age of Consent (Live)

Voxtrot is one of the bands that went through one of the steepest hype-to-hate trajectory fueled through the manic vehicle that was Pitchfork and other music blogs throughout the OO's. After a few revered EP releases, Voxtrot’s eventual and highly anticipated full-length was met with ire generally reserved for baby-murderers. (More...)

Avalanche LEED APJul 7, 20102 Comments

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The National – Terrible Love (Live)

The National are everywhere these days: Rolling Stone, Village Voice, NY Times... I remember talking to the drummer in 2007 just before the release of Boxer about whether they were concerned about over-estimating their popularity by debuting the tour with five shows at Bowery Ballroom. Clearly, they were not. (More...)

Avalanche LEED APJul 1, 20102 Comments

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Thao + Mirah – When We Swam (Live)

As part of NYC's Northside festival Thao Nguyen as of Thao with the Get Up and Get Down played a combined set with Mirah with both combining bands and performing songs from each other's catalog. Great idea, great show. (More...)

Avalanche LEED APJun 29, 20103 Comments

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The Wedding Present – What Have I Said Now? (Live)

The Wedding Present swept through town doing what many bands are doing these days - performing a classic album in its entirely. I suppose some might argue that Seamonsters is their best album, but one thing is certain, no true fan of The Wedding Present is out there without Bizzaro prominently placed in their collection. (More...)

Avalanche LEED APJun 24, 20102 Comments