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10 Best Live Music Acts of 2008

By Josh Jackson on 12:30 AM on December 22, 2008

Sometimes going to see a rock show is more than just going to see a rock show. Paste celebrates our 10 favorite tours of 2008. read more

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The Whispertown 2000 Goes with the Flow

By Henry Freedland on 10:00 AM on December 5, 2008

Whispertown 2000 frontwoman Morgan Nagler travels with an inflatable mattress. She used to live in a two-bedroom tent in her mother's back yard. She slept under a dining room table... read more

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David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, Gillian Welch, The National, Feist, many more contribute to Dark Was the Night comp

By Austin L. Ray on 2:18 PM on December 1, 2008

Today is World AIDS Day. Appropriately enough, it's also the day that the line-up was revealed for Dark Was the Night, a compilation release which will benefit AIDS/HIV awareness group, The Red Hot Organization.... read more

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Austin City Limits 2008 - Day 3

By Austin L. Ray on 5:00 PM on October 1, 2008

[Above: Tristan Prettyman]Photos taken at Austin City Limits by Rob Inderrieden... read more

Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words

Austin City Limits 2008, Day 3: Gillian Welch

By Kate Kiefer on 10:43 AM on October 1, 2008

Gillian Welch is my second favorite live performer. She and David Rawlings are so consistent, it's like all they need's a few instruments and each other. And there's something about seeing them at a festival that makes me think they should only ever perform outdoors--a natural setting somehow authenticates the songs. On the AMD stage Sunday, played a lovely mixture of old favorites like "Look At Miss Ohio," live favorites like "Throw Me A Rope," and a couple of soon-to-be-favorites--one about a knuckleball catcher and one about a sweet tooth. They even invited Alison Krauss (who played the same stage... read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus

Murder, They Wrote

By Sara Miller on 5:01 PM on September 18, 2008

[Above: The Raconteurs]Traditional murder ballads evolved from mandolin-drenched morality tales into gangsta-rap boasts and contemporary-country rallying cries. Today indie rockers also delve into the tormented psyche. Hence, some murderous modern classics, all suitable for a spin on grandpappy’s Victrola.... read more

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Gillian Welch's Acony debuts The Whispertown 2000

By Mary Kate Varnau on 3:38 PM on September 3, 2008

Acony Records, label-child of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, has announced its first signing. The Whispertown 2000 is an indie-folk amalgamation from Los Angeles whose members include singer-songwriter Morgan Nagler, guitarist Tod Adrian Wisenbaker, little brother and bassist Casey Holden Wisenbaker and vocalist Vanesa Corbala. The group's first album, Swim, will be released Oct. 21.... read more

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