Leslie and the Badgers recorded their album while Los Angeles was on fire and began their residency at the Echo as the ash finally started to dissipate. Producer David Bianco let them use Bob Dylan’s microphone and they meet now for beers at Cole’s, where they would have fit perfectly opening for I See Hawks In L.A. not too long ago. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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christine hale Download: Sian Alice Group Mixtape for L.A. RECORD [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The glamourous hobos of England’s Sian Alice Group—interviewed about Latvian strippers here—will be playing our co-presented Leslie and the Badgers show tonight at the Echo with Best Coast and Paperplanes and managed to squeeze out this selection of [...]

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Download: Sian Alice Group “Close To The Ground” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (off Troubled, Shaken, Etc… out Aug 4th on The Social Registry)

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carla brookoff Download: Mike Bones “Pope John Paul” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from The Sky Behind The Sea on Social Registry) Thanks to Nate for the set-up: New York guitarist extraordinaire Mike Bones (Vice calls him New York City’s best guitarist) will be performing a free last-minute solo show at Family on [...]

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Quick list of all last week’s previews, reviews, interviews and MP3s!

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