Although no strangers to playing around town over the past few years, Delta Spirit’s relentless touring has helped it build a buzz that the band is now headlining and selling out shows. Friday was no exception. Opening the night were surf-rock Tijuana Panthers, who barreled through song after song with fuzzy aplomb. Although only performing [...]

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Delta Spirit Jump-starting their set in almost total darkness, Delta Spirit had the crowd at its fingertips with their infectious energy.  It’s only a matter of time before the San Diego natives are commanding a bigger venue. The gig was a perfect folk-rock blend from their current History From Below and their 2008 debut Ode [...]

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The Shins right now are no longer the Shins they used to be—founder James Mercer debuted a new line-up (with members of Modest Mouse and Fruit Bats) last week and will be taking the band from Sub Pop to their own label Aural Apothecary for their next releases. He speaks now about this and Bob Dylan, Heath Ledger and Kermit the Frog, too. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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