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Jimes and the New Garage

July 22, 2008 / Leave a Comment

There’s nothing quite like a musical discovery, and Jimes is not quite like anything else I’ve found in recent memory. Jimes is the kind of thing you inadvertently stumble upon and then mildly-obsess about for a handful of minutes. Jimes is absurd, endearing, and entertaining, simply by being. Jimes hails from Chevy Chase, an annexed … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: America, Bethesda, Bob Dylan, Brooklyn, Calvin Johnson, Chevy Chase, community, DC, Dischord, dubstep, emo, grime, Harry and the Potters, Jimes, Juiceboxxx, K Records, laptops, mash-up, Mid-West, Milwaukee, music, New England, New Garage, New Jersey, New York, non-musician, Pittsburgh, punk, scene, Siren Music Festival, techno, wizard rock

Art With Flavor

July 17, 2008 / Leave a Comment

Giddy would be a great explanation for how I felt when I saw this news release from Jagjaguwar: We’re proud to announce that PARTS & LABOR will be releasing their new album, “Receivers,” on 10/21/08 here in the US and 11/03/08 in the UK. Brooklyn’s Parts & Labor has become one of my favorite bands … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: art-punk, BJ Warshaw, Brandeis University, Brooklyn, Cardboard Records, Chums coffeehouse, community, Dan Friel, DC, Dischord, DIY, emo, hardcore, Jagjaguwar, Joe Wong, London, Love and Circuits, Mapmaker, music, noise, Noveller, Nowheres Nigh, Parts & Labor, Pitchfork, post-hardcore, punk, Receivers, Rock Sound magazine, Sarah Lipstate, scene, shoegaze, Siren Music Festival, UK, Whartscape

Double Double

July 14, 2008 / Leave a Comment

In one corner, weighing in at 6 members is The Mae Shi, with support from The Death Set, at Great Scott. In the other, pulling together as a duo is No Age, with a little help from High Places and Abe Vigoda, at the Middle East Downstairs. It is a challenge to behold… For music … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: 40 Bands 80 Minutes, Abe Vigoda, art-punk, Battles, Bob Nanna, Boston, Boy's Life, Braid, Brooklyn, Cap'n Jazz, Capitol records, Chisel, Christie Front Drive, community, Dan Deacon, DC, East Coast, emo, Florida, Fugazi, Great Scott, hardcore, HEALTH, High Places, Hot Water Music, Jejune, Jimmy Eat World, Karate, LA, Lifetime, Manhattan, Mid-West, Mika Miko, Mineral, music, music industry, New Jersey, No Age, NYC, Parts & Labor, punk, scene, Shudder To Think, Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas Is The Reason, The Death Set, The Dismemberment Plan, The Get Up Kids, The Mae Shi, the Middle East Downstairs, The Promise Rin, The Promise Ring, The Smell, TV On The Radio, Weirdo Rippers, Wham City, Williamsburg area

Bastards of Pop

July 10, 2008 / Leave a Comment

By now most music-loving folk are aware of the pay-what-you-want, online release of Girl Talk’s latest album, Feed The Animals. But this isn’t about that… well, it’s almost not about that. As any other savy internet users are concerned, a trio of folks hailing from the greater Baltimore/DC area new about this all to well. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: alternative music, America, art-punk, Baltimore, Bikini Kill, Black Dice, Brooklyn, Christie Front Drive, community, Dan Deacon, DC, Dischord, Double Dagger, emo, Fall Out Boy, fame, Feed The Animals, Food For Animals, Fueled By Ramen, Fugazi, Girl Talk, Gregg Gillis, hardcore, hip-hop, J Robbins, Jawbox, Jimmy Eat World, LA, Lungfish, Mid-West, Mineral, music, My Chemical Romance, Nation of Ulysses, New Jersey, NYC, Panic! At The Disco, Parts & Labor, pay-what-you-want, Pitchfork, Pittsburgh, popularity, Revolution Summer, Rolling Stone, scene, Shudder To Think, Spin, The Mae Shi, The Promise Ring, Thursday, Vagrant, Warped Tour, Wham City

Different Perspectives on the 4th

July 4, 2008 / Leave a Comment

The Washington Post featured an odd article on the header of its website yesterday. Kevin Connolly is 22, won a silver medal at the X Games, and is a photographer who’s work is currently on display at the Kennedy Center in DC. Here’s a picture of Connolly: Connolly was born without legs. His work is … [Read more…]

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