Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 20th, 2008 | No Comments

Animal-esque Artist “The Black Crowes” Gear Up for a New Kind of Revolution

After two decades, 10 albums, more than a dozen members and a much-needed hiatus, The Black Crowes are on the cusp of releasing their first new record in seven years. Warpaint is a rallying cry—the sound of a band that has rediscovered its musical vitality and continues to forge its own unapologetic...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 20th, 2008 | No Comments

Animal-esque Beatles may go Guitar Hero as well

Prepare yourselves. Guitar Hero may be getting even more, well, heroic. To which particular heroes do we refer? The Beatles, of course. They're heroic in the world of music if anyone ever was. To that end, rumors have been circulating that a Beatles-themed version of Guitar Hero may be in the works....
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 16th, 2008 | No Comments

White Rabbits join Radiohead’s label, schedule many dates

Things seem to be going pretty well for White Rabbits these days. Tonight, they play a benefit for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (tickets are still available here), the theme of which is "Enchanted Forest" (awesome!). They then hit the road, starting with a few SXSW dates,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 7th, 2008 | No Comments

Paste Magazine’s Band of the Week is animal-esque artist “Ladyhawk”

When childhood friends Duffy Driediger, Darcy Hancock, Sean Hawryluk and Ryan Peters were ready to self-record their first album back in 2005, they had a very specific sound in mind for Ladyhawk's debut. “We wanted to have a real live-sounding record,” Hancock explains. “We did it all live in...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Animal-esque artist The Dodos “deftly dilute the freak in their freak-folk”

This Bay Area outfit cross-references bluegrass guitar, mandolin, vast percussion, and orchestral arrangements into a mildly freaky yet no less tangy folk salad. The exciting twist: All this sound comes from just two people. On their sophomore album, Visiter, it all comes together with cunning cohesion,...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 4th, 2008 | No Comments

New album from animal-esque artist “Fleet Foxes”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft0L-_QuBI4] The opening track on Fleet Foxes' debut EP is the perfect introduction to this Seattle band, whose carefully fashioned songs reward more active listening than your typical indie-roots outfit. "Sun Giant" begins with their soft harmonies reverberating...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 03 4th, 2008 | No Comments

Review of latest album from Animal-esque artist “Food for Animals”

Food for Animals come at hip-hop from an oblique angle. Or, to put it less gently, they do it ass-backwards, inverting the traditional roles of beats and rhymes. MCs Vulture Voltaire (aka Andrew Field-Pickering) and Hy (aka Sterling Warren) hold down the rhythmic pulse with their flows, while the beats--...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 02 20th, 2008 | No Comments

Animal-esque artist “Mastodon” to exude energy, mayhem all over U.S., Canada

...we'd like to point your attention toward Mastodon. The band is still working its deservedly workable 2006 tour-de-rock, Blood Mountain, with the distinct possibility of a new record this year. So, even if you can't handle all the other, erm, mayhem, at the shows below, it might be worth your time...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 02 20th, 2008 | No Comments

Cat Power extends Jukebox tour into summer

After a brief tour hiatus, Cat Power will return to North America in promotion of this year's covers album Jukebox, toting her blend of Memphis soul from 2006's The Greatest along for the ride. Pitchfork reports the singer-songwriter will paint the west cost with her multifarious discography from Vancouver...
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Posted by kittymowmow in Uncategorized on 02 14th, 2008 | No Comments

Animal-esque artist “The Eagles” to headline Stagecoach 2008’s added third day

The brains behind the Stagecoach Country Music Festival (Coachella's alter-ego) just added a third day - Friday, May 2 - to its schedule, and have pulled down none other than The Eagles to headline it. The event, billed as "California's country music festival" features other big-name country, bluegrass,...
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