The stage looked more like someone’s living room way out in the countryside, with afghans thrown over monitors, rugs, lamps, flower pots and a standing door through which Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog “entered.” This created a casual and warm feeling in the beautiful Orpheum Theatre. Originally scheduled at the Music Box, the audience was now restricted [...]

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Dr. Dog took the stage with more of a thunder-and-lightning approach, with bassist Toby Leaman stalking the stage like Henry Rollins in a fluffy wool cap while guitarist Scott McMicken (also in a cap) roared through “Mirror, Mirror” to open the set.

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photography by Alex Broadwell Friday (June 11) at Bonnaroo saw an eclectic group of acts ranging from the dance-heavy LCD Soundsystem to the bluegrass Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers. The Flaming Lips drew a huge crowd to the Which Stage while playing one set of hits and one “Dark Side of the Moon” set. [...]

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Deer Tick is meant to be a traveling band and country is just traveling music. Let’s cross out the labels they’ve been stamped with—freak-folk, alt-country, indie rock, and the like. Let the music (and John McCauley) do the talking. This interview by Ilyse Kaplan.

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—lauren everett Download: The Growlers “Average Man” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Greatest Hits available from the Growlers) Long Beach band The Growlers, who talked to L.A. Record in August about their chupacabra grandfather, will be touring the U.S. in January and February alongside Dr. Dog. They’re also performing on Fuel TV’s  [...]

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Although we have yet to toy around with the Coachooser, we present here (via Goldenvoice and Coachella) the set times for this weekend:

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Darryl Blood

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