Sasquatch 2012 Portraits

Sasquatch 2012 Portraits

This past weekend, Paste photographer Josh Darr traveled to George, Wash., to photograph the 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival. Over the course of four days, he took 30 portraits of artists and entertainers performing at Memorial Day weekend event, including the Alabama Shakes, Childish Gambino, The Head and the Heart, tUnE-yArDs and more.   read more

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Sasquatch Music Festival 2012 Day Two Photos

Sasquatch Music Festival 2012 Day Two Photos

Check out Josh Darr's photos from day two at the 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival, where Jack White, The Roots, The Shins, St. Vincent and other artists performed yesterday in George, Wash.  read more

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The 10 Best Moments of The 2012 Hangout Festival

The 10 Best Moments of The 2012 Hangout Festival

The third annual Hangout Festival is in the books, and this year's event was bigger than ever as 35,000 fans descended upon expanded grounds for the sold-out weekend.  read more

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SummerStage 2012 Lineup Includes Alabama Shakes, Beach House, M83

SummerStage 2012 Lineup Includes Alabama Shakes, Beach House, M83

Summerstage takes place in New York City as a three-month concert series throughout New York parks. The free outdoor shows include artists Alabama Shakes, Amadou & Mariam, Bobby Womack, Das Racist Gary Clark Jr. and Kurt Vile. Paid ticket shows include Beach House, Danny Brown, M83 and Tokyo Police Club. All proceeds will go toward the cities free programs.  read more

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Watch Alabama Shakes on the Late Show With David Letterman

Watch Alabama Shakes on the <i>Late Show With David Letterman</i>

The Alabama Shakes played the Late Show With David Letterman on the host’s birthday yesterday. Just days after the official release date of their debut album, Boys & Girls, the Shakes gave a rousing performance of lead single, “Hold On.”  read more

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The 25 Best Songs of 2012 (So Far)

The 25 Best Songs of 2012 (So Far)

“What are you listening to right now?” If you work around music, you get this question a lot. The following list is my way of answering. Every year about this time, I like to take a quick look back at the best songs released so far. Music comes at us so fast and furious that it can be hard to keep up, but these are the songs we keep returning to.  read more

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Alabama Shakes: Boys & Girls

Alabama Shakes: <i>Boys & Girls</i>

As far as supersonic rises to fame go, Jeremy Lin could stand to learn a thing or two from the Alabama Shakes. In the span of a year, the band has gone hawking their self-titled EP on the Nashville DIY circuit to being the toast of last fall’s CMJ Music Marathon in New York to working on one of the most anticipated full-length debuts in recent memory. Along the way, the Shakes have toured with Drive-By Truckers, provided the soundtrack for a Zales commercial and were named Paste’s 2011 New Band of the Year. Most bands go through an entire...  read more

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Watch an Exclusive Alabama Shakes Performance from WXPN

Watch an Exclusive Alabama Shakes Performance from WXPN

The Alabama Shakes are streaming a live concert tonight through WXPN in Philadelphia from the World Cafe Live. The concert, is sold out, is behind the recent release of their debut album, Boys & Girls. Enjoy the show exclusively through Paste below.   read more

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Alabama Shakes: Southern Stars

Alabama Shakes: Southern Stars

Brittany Howard wasn’t shouting; she wasn’t wailing; she was sharing a confession like the most intimate singer/songwriter. But there was a catch in her voice that very few singers manage, an ache that made it clear that she’d had real doubts she’d ever reach her current age of 23 with any kind of life worth living.  read more

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Paste mPlayer Issue 39 Is Live!

Paste mPlayer Issue 39 Is Live!

Few bands have experienced a rise as rapid as Alabama Shakes, but hadn’t already paid its dues. The Shakes are on this week’s cover of Paste, which also features Trampled By Turtles, Zammuto, director Whit Stillman, and Morgan Sprulock’s new Comic-Con doc. Plus exclusive concert video from Of Monsters and Men, The Lumineers and Neil Young....  read more

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