Best Buy = Indie Fail

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Shelley Peckham

I don’t often use the blog to rant about the injustices in the music world, but this piece of news struck me as completely ludicrous: Recent visitors to the official Best Buy site may have noticed a link targeted to unsigned artists, informing them that they have an opportunity to have their album stocked by [...]

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Edward Sharpe Frontman Speaks To The A.V. Club

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Shelley Peckham

Did you catch Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros’ electrifying show at the High Noon Saloon on Saturday night?  You’ll probably want to check out this great interview from The A.V. Club‘s Jessica Jardine with the band’s frontman, Alex Ebert.

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Great Gifts For The Musically-Minded

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Shelley Peckham

With Thanksgiving’s glorious orgy of gluttony now behind us, all eyes are on the upcoming December holidays.  Along with those highly-anticipated celebrations comes the stress of finding the perfect gifts for those you care about.  The folks over at Pitchfork have tried to make it easy on you this year by compiling a list of [...]

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This Week’s Nightlife and Giveaways: “This is a song for my simplest love…”

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Shelley Peckham

“This is intoxicating psych-indie for heady days in unbroken sunshine.” — The Observer There’s just one show coming up this week, but it’s a big ‘un!  The sounds of California’s quirky, utopian musical collective of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros are more infectious than the swine flu, and show no signs of slowing down [...]

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ Tiny Desk Concert On NPR

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Shelley Peckham

Get a preview of the upcoming Madison show from Edward Sharpe and Co. (November 28th at the High Noon Saloon) with the latest addition to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series.  How could you not want to see these guys?  So fun! Get your tickets now, ‘cus they won’t be around for long!  

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