Watch Dawes' Cameo on Parenthood
Dawes is playing themselves, so it wasn’t too much of a stretch. In fact, they just stand their awkwardly interacting with the guy who used to run around with Ashton Kutcher punking people. read more
Found in: Music, NewsDawes Set to Make Cameo on NBC's Parenthood
Dawes will be making their acting debut when the quartet appears on NBC’s Parenthood tonight. The group is the target of Adam and Crosby’s (Peter Krause and Dax Shepard) company as prospective clients. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsHangout Festival Announces 2012 Lineup
For just its third year of business, coastal Alabama’s Hangout Festival is looking pretty awesome. While we already reported that Jack White will take one of the headlining slots, the fest just announced much of the rest of its 2012 linup, a pretty indie-rock centric affair. read more
Found in: Music, NewsAlbum Stream: Harriet - Tell the Right Story
For Harriet’s Alex Casnoff, formerly the pianist for PAPA and Dawes, it wasn’t an album, poetry or even music that inspired his band’s debut EP, Tell the Right Story. Instead, Casnoff drew from directors and screenwriters for the songs that would end up on the disc: read more
Found in: Featured AudioCatching Up With Harriet's Alex Casnoff
Harriet, the band fronted by former Dawes and PAPA pianist Alex Casnoff, is set to release their debut EP on Jan. 31. The band — which is made up of Casnoff, guitarist Adam Gunther, bassist Aaron Folb and drummer Henry Kwapis — came together after Casnoff wrote most of the songs that appear on Tell the Right Story. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe 25 Best Paste Live Videos of 2011
From inside a historic military fort to on board a Ferris Wheel, from the shores of Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico to our offices in Decatur, Ga., we captured hundreds of videos. Here are our 25 favorites. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPaste's Best Portraits of 2011
In part two of our year in photos, we look at some of our favorite portraits taken during 2011. Paste photographers shot spent a lot of our time behind the scenes with some of our favorite musicians and actors, including Erykah Badu, The Civil Wars, Mark Ruffalo, Felicia Day and many more. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best Albums of 2011
Every day between now and New Year’s Day, we’ll be looking back at the best music and pop culture of 2011. We start with the year’s best albums. We had more than two dozen music critics vote, and 282 different albums showed up on their ballots. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day10 Anthems For Our Generation
Like every generation before us, we have our anthems. If the ’50s were hopeful and the ’60s were angry and the ’70s were dirty and the ’80s were flaky, there’s something for us too. read more
Found in: Music, ColumnsThe 10 Best Moments of Newport Folk 2011
There are a lot of great music festivals in the U.S., but very few of them can be described as "relaxing." Despite, having to run between simultaneous sets from Middle Brother, The Head and the Heart and Elvis Costello at one point, Newport Folk is just that. With the main stage looking over a boat-filled bay, the legendary festival's vibe is as pleasant as its line-up is impressive. read more
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