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	<title>ReviewArtists BlogSpace &#187; Ann</title>
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	<description>Discovering Undiscovered Talent</description>
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		<title>Coeur de Pirate</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/03/08/coeur-de-pirate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we present yet another short and sweet post, this time being presented from the spotty Internet connection in South Africa. The flight, with unusually tight leg room and with a surprise free overnight pack (from South African Airways, probably the last standing airline to do so!), was made better with the in flight entertainment service of not only your pick of tv shows and movies, but also a choice of music artists picked specifically to relax your senses for the 7 hour connecting flight.

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		<title>STRFKR</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/03/01/strfkr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pyramid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[STRFKR, also known as PYRAMID also known as Pyramiddd also known as and pronounced as Starf***er also not to be confused with the band from Belgium under the same name, is a band from Portland, Oregon. The band is comprised of Joshua Hodges, Ryan Biornstad, Shawn Glassford, and Keil Corcoran, all contributing and playing an assortment of guitar, keyboard, drums, turntables, and vocals. This electronica band makes use of hazy vocals and energetic bleeps that stop you in your tracks to make you wonder, "who are these guys??" right before you get pulled into their dance craze.

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		<title>Us On Roofs and Land Of Pines at The Vera Project, Seattle</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/02/22/us-on-roofs-and-land-of-pines-at-the-vera-project-seattle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Friday, February 18, I caught a show at The Vera Project in Seattle, an all ages venue in Seattle Center. It was definitely an experience. When we were looking for venues, it didn't occur to us that "all-ages" also meant no bar and a crowd of almost all early college and high schoolers with parents in the back waiting for the concert to be over so they could pick up their kids.

Despite the new venue experience, we were pleasantly surprised by the whole night. The venue was picked purely on Myspace samples of Us On Roofs and Land Of Pines, leaving us with the thought of, "yeah, we could spend an evening listening to that". Both are underage bands with ties to the Experience Music Project Sound Off! battle of the bands. The whole night was a refreshing confirmation that young bands are not to be ignored.

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		<title>The Imagined Village</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/02/15/the-imagined-village/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Imagined Village]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Imagined Village is a project started by Simon Emmerson, a three time Grammy nominee, who wanted to explore identity of traditional English folk music while acknowledging the multiculturalism in the U.K. The name of the band comes from the book The Imagined Village by Georgina Boyles which is a study of English folk traditions. They ask the question, "who decides what it is to be authentic and English and more importantly what it is that makes us proud to be English musicians"? The question is never quite answered but it comes close to, "that there is a distinctly English tradition that belongs not to royalists and imperialists, but to the people, a tradition that runs from The Diggers to The Clash."

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		<title>&#8220;Demain Sera Parfait&#8221; by Jean-Louis Aubert</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/02/08/demain-sera-parfait-by-jean-louis-aubert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since moving into my new apartment, now five months ago, I never bothered to change the presets on my radio alarm clock. As such, I wake up every morning to mostly static coming from 88.1 WMBR,  the MIT campus radio station. However, every Monday the songs come in loud and clear from their show French Toast, a show dedicated completely to French-language music. Normally in my morning stupor, I hit the snooze button about four times and don't listen to anything, but this past Monday was different. I was greeted with an incredibly happy chanson, made to make you wake up on the right side of the bed. That chanson was "Demain Sera Parfait" by Jean-Louis Aubert off his latest album Roc'Eclair.

Jean-Louis Aubert is from the band TÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©lÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©phone, the French version of The Rolling Stones. They lasted from 1977 to 1986 and hit huge with their eighties-taststic rock music. Since then Jean-Louis has been working solo with eight albums to himself. His solo work is less rock and more reflective, "as if each of his songs found the original virtue of music - to do good".

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		<title>Is it still swearing if it&#8217;s the name of a band?</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/02/01/is-it-still-swearing-if-its-the-name-of-a-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HolyF@#%. It is both a useful expression of utter astonishment and the the name of an electronica experimental rock band from Toronto, Canada.

The first thought is always "why the name?" A few weeks ago, Electricwolf mentioned their common sense prevented them from renaming themselves to S#!^ Pizza. Well, that sense didn't quite make it to Holy F@#%. The name at the very least piques your curiosity, and then you find yourself pleasantly surprised at how often you turn back to them for more. It's been getting them all sorts of press and whether the press be good or bad, it sure hasn't hurt them. Ever since they banded together in 2004, Holy Fuck has been tearing up all sorts of music festivals in North America and the U.K.

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		<title>Young the Giant with The Static Jacks at The Great Scott, Jan. 18, 2011</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/25/young-the-giant-with-the-static-jacks-at-the-great-scott-jan-18-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/25/young-the-giant-with-the-static-jacks-at-the-great-scott-jan-18-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sameer Gadhia on Boston weather:
"So we're from Southern California...it's really nice over there...but this place builds character!"

On January 18, Bostonians trekked out through the slush and rain to watch Young the Giant with The Static Jacks play a sold out show at the Great Scott.

The Static Jacks hail from Westfield, New Jersey and consist of Ian Devaney on vocals, Henry Kaye on guitar, Michael Sue-Poi on guitar, Spencer Kimmins on bass, and Nick Brennen on drums. Their set was full of punk rock energy and complete with sing-along sign props. Just the type of stuff that makes you want to do some serious bounce-almost-turned-mosh-pit dancing to those hiccupy drum beats. Stand out tracks from their EP Laces include "Who are the Replacements" and "My Parents Lied". You can also download "Into the Sun" for free off of their website.

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		<title>ELECTRICWOLF</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/18/electricwolf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ELECTRICWOLF was started as a project by Rob while he was studying at Wesleyan University. After graduation he moved to Brooklyn and reeled in his brother, Andrew who went to Tufts, and cousin, David who went to NYU, to join the band. They found Jesse on Craigslist, who also happened to go to Wesleyan, and the four music majors have been rocking around New York ever since. Their potpourri of influences include Justice, Arcade Fire, Passion Pit, Explosions In The Sky, film scoring, hip-hop production, Harry Potter, and Benjamin Franklin, all of which combine to create something along the lines of electronic indie rock. They sound like a combination of The Main Drag and The Knife, although as they continue to cement they prefer not to be compared other bands.

Once upon a time, on his way home from a musical internship in the middle of nowhere, Rob Rusli was thinking about electricity and Benjamin Franklin. Unfortunately, walking and thinking don't go together too well, so he stubbed his toe. After some obscenities and letter scrambling of the words "electricity", "Benjamin Franklin", and "ow", ELECTRICWOLF was born. ELECTRICWOLF is comprised of:
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		<title>School of Seven Bells</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/11/school-of-seven-bells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[School of Seven Bells is made up of Alejandra Deheza and Benjamin Curtis. They seem to be in the same floaty genre as Choir of Young Believers, so it's interesting that SVIIB is likewise signed to Ghostly International. SVIIB, taking the genre of electronic dream pop, released Alpinisms in 2008 and Disconnect from Desire in 2010. While Alpinisms is seemingly more ethereal and lighter than Disconnect from Desire, which takes an almost dance pop route while still being floaty, both albums are easy to listen all the way through because you'll most likely be left in a trance after a few minutes of listening to the harmonized vocals. Stand out tracks from Alpinisms include "Half Asleep" and "Face To Face On High Places." Stand out tracks from Disconnect from Desire include "Windstorm" and "Babelonia." You can catch them on tour now, opening for Interpol.

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		<title>Choir of Young Believers</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/04/choir-of-young-believers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to the band name, Choir of Young Believers is mostly just one person, Jannis Noya Makrigiannis. But thanks to multitracking and/or a gang of friends (it alternates) he is able to create a chilling echo of far off sound or a chilling echo of an orchestra. COYB takes the genre of avant and orchestral pop, and it's fit for a scenario as if you were a speck trying to trudge through a blizzard. Appropriately enough, COYB is from Copenhagen, Denmark and is signed to Ghostly International. Stand out tracks from This Is for the White in Your Eyes include "Next Summer" and "Action/Reaction".]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance Whales and Miniature Tigers at the Middle East Downstairs, Dec. 9, 2010</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/12/28/freelance-whales-and-miniature-tigers-at-the-middle-east-downstairs-dec-9-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The night before I left for Barcelona, I saw Freelance Whales and Miniature Tigers play at the Middle East Downstairs. Interestingly enough, while Freelance Whales was the headliner and has already been featured on NPR, it was Miniature Tigers that my friend had wanted to see.

I could see why. Their songs were a mix of bouncy and dreamy, sometimes separately, sometimes not. Charlie Brand's vocals were effortless amidst the pick of acoustic and/or electric guitars, keyboard and distortions. Check out "Coyote Enchantment", "Rock and Roll Mountain Troll", and "Gold Skull" by them. I've included a fan video of "Gold Skull" that was shot at another concert. It captures beautifully exactly what happened at that concert, at the one I saw, and what must happen at every Miniature Tiger show. Perfect. For more Miniature Tigers goodness, download Truffles, their album of covers, for free from here.

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		<title>Some bah humbug cheer, or why Aimee Mann is Awesome</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/12/21/some-bah-humbug-cheer-or-why-aimee-mann-is-awesome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey so this post, just as the last post, is going to be short and sweet. Why? Because IÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´m in Spain with spotty internet connection and a Catalan keyboard that IÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´m still trying to work out. So to contribute to the holiday cheer IÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´ll just leave you with my favorite rendition of A Christmas Carol. For the past couple years, Aimee Mann would to come back to cheery olÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´ Boston from where she originated and would play a holiday show. They were more like sarcastic comedy shows with a few of her songs inserted in. She made this video series for her last one in Boston, which was 2 years ago, and inserted these videos every so often in the concert. Please enjoy.]]></description>
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