SF Sketchfest 2013
The 12th Annual SF Sketchfest starts this week on January 24 and ends on February...
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Kids
Read more Kidding around. KID ROCK kidrock.com Did you know that it's the fifteenth anniversary...
Jackson 5ive: The Complete Animated Series
Read More The Jackson Five The Jackson Five's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is...
Shaolin Kung Fu
THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS www.ironfists.com You know I love my Kung Fu movies,...
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down: We The Common
Read More Thao and the Get Down Stay Down Their latest song, “Holy Roller,” just...
Acute Accents
Read More Ballaké Sissoko What I can tell you about this duo is that Ballaké...
Festivals 2013: Governors Ball, Future Music, Detestival, Eastern Electrics Festival, New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, ArcTanGent
Remember Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival last November? Just a brief update, but I'm told that...
Live: Misfits, Amos Lee, and Yellowcard
Read More Danzig I had some time today, so I put this Danzig show together....
War, what is it good for?
DEAD CONFEDERATE deadconfederate.com Dead Confederate is an alt-country rock band from Athens, they got huge...
Tegan and Sara: Heartthrob
This is actually a true story about Tegan & Sara. About ten years ago, I...
Northern Discomfort
NORTHERN PORTRAIT northernportrait.blogspot.com Denmark's Northern Portrait debut in 2008 with two sold-out EPs (The Fallen...
The Vaccines: Come of Age
Catchy London-based outfit The Vaccines made quite a splash in 2011 with their debut What...
Eels: Wonderful, Glorious
Tour Dates 02/14 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory 02/15 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre...
Belle & Sebastian DVD singles
In the nineties, record companies started selling CD singles one and two, along with their...
Touring around SXSW: Carrie Rodriguez, Darwin Deez, Kosha Dillz, and Whitehorse
Read More Carrie Rodriguez Chip Taylor has been writing and releasing music since 1970, so...
Boy’s Club: Pet Shop Boys, Jackson 5, Boyd Rice, and AppStreet Boys
Read More Pet Shop Boys As I previously mentioned, I love Pet Shop Boys, and...
Indie-pop: The Cannanes, High Diner, Marching Band, The Last Royals, and The Lovers Key
The Cannanes: Bumper Read More The Lucksmiths So act surprised, it's been a while since...
Site Update: January 2013
So, hey again, this is Vu. As I’ve previously mentioned, I’ve moved, so with the...
For Emily, On New Year’s Day
For Emily, On New Year's Day Read More Hank Williams Hank Williams – Howlin' At...
Momus at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/18/99)
If you live in Minneapolis, you might have already heard that the 400 Bar is...
Kelly Hogan
Tour Dates 01/24/13 St. Paul, MN Turf Club 01/25/13 Evanston, IL Space 01/26/13 Milwaukee, WI...
Minneapolis: Prissy Clerks, Night Moves, Lucy Michelle, and Duck Duck Punch
PRISSY CLERKS facebook.com/prissyclerks I’m pretty certain if you went to see a local Minneapolis...
Ash
To this day, I think Ash’s 1977 is one of the best album I’ve ever...
Art Brut: Moving to L.A.
Art Brut: Moving to L.A. Read More Art Brut Having already seen Art Brut last...
Paloma Faith: Fall to Grace
PALOMA FAITH palomafaith.com I got a chance to listen to Paloma Faith’s sophomore album, Fall...
Lianne La Havas
Tour Dates 01/19/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Festival Grounds 01/22/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Festival Grounds 01/23/13...
The Auteurs
For some reason, The Auteurs were never really associated with Britpop, at least not in the same ways when you mention Blur or Oasis or Elastica. The Auteurs seemed to not want anything to do with that short-lived movement, maybe it's because singer/songwriter Luke Haines wanted the band to have a serious tone.
Ghosts II
YELLOW OSTRICH yellowostrich.com Yellow Ostrich just premiered their video for “Ghost” on Stereogum. You...
How to Dress Well at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (12/13/12)
Tom Krell or better known as his stage name How To Dress Well stopped by...