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The Front Bottoms – Talon of the Hawk

written by: Eric Witt on June 1, 2013

These days, the term “folk” is being thrown around for anything that involves an acoustic guitar. So when The Front Bottoms gets tagged as “folk-punk,” as oxymoronic as it sounds, it fits. The two-piece out of New Jersey matches punk riffed out on acoustic guitars with savvy leads on everything from a classically folk accordion […]

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The Flaming Lips – The Terror

written by: Eric Witt on May 8, 2013

For some, The Flaming Lips represent a sonic optimism, an enthusiasm for life. The fans come again and again for the circus where animals dance to loud, happy music and Wayne Coyne wears his suit, rolls on the crowd inside a giant inflatable ball, and tells them how great they are again and again. Diametrically, […]

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Iron & Wine – Ghost on Ghost

written by: Eric Witt on May 2, 2013

Iron & Wine’s Ghost on Ghost slides in with a weird jam of whining guitars and organs, with odd beats strung around them—only for a cymbal crash to cut the section off and have “Caught in the Briars” come in with a that familiar Iron and Wine sound. No, it is not the fall-asleep-over-an-acoustic-guitar sound […]

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Spike the Senses

written by: Eric Witt on March 5, 2013

If you want to leave a show covered in confetti, with your ears ringing and a shit-eating grin – then these might be your bands.

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Strange Serenades for Stranger Ears

written by: Eric Witt on January 29, 2013

The following artists are lesser known, but to a good-many they have influenced music in ways that popular musicians will never be able to.

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