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Live Review: Janelle Monae and Gnarls Barkley @ Variety Playhouse 8/11/08
On August 11, Atlanta hosted a combo of musicians who are not only reshaping the city's increasingly diverse music scene, but dismantling preconceptions of popular music as a whole. Gnarls Barkley returned home for a sold-out crowd at Variety Playhouse and, on the eve of her national debut on Bad Boy Records (a extended version of the Metropolis: Suite I she's been selling independently), Janelle Monae teed them up.... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaDebut of New American Music Union Festival A Hit
The Raconteurs' Jack White at the New American Music Union Festival, photo by C.C. Chapman Last weekend, American Eagle Outfitters launched its inaugural music festival, New American Music Union, in the SouthSide Works area of Pittsburgh. A sold-out crowd of 10,000 was treated to performances from Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley, The Roots and Spoon, among others, all under the curation of Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusGnarls Barkley records five-song EP at Apple Store
Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo aren't often (or ever, really) described as musical minimalists. Apple is more or less the gold standard in simplicity. So when the Gnarls Barkley pair recorded a live five-song EP at the Apple store in SoHo, it could have resulted in almost anything.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSoCo Music Experience: Denver
[Above: headliners Gnarls Barkley]Under the July sunshine, the SoCo Music Experience took over an open-air lot outside Coors Field in Denver on Saturday. The free festival drew thousands of Denverites for sunshine, interactive games, booths, and, of course, the free music.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusViolent Femmes return the favor, covering Gnarls' "Crazy"
Violent Femmes has done unto Gnarls Barkley what Gnarls Barkley did unto them in covering tune “Gone Daddy Gone” on St. Elsewhere. In case you haven’t heard yet (in blog years, this story is 42), the Femmes recently officially released their take on the smash hit “Crazy,” a fitting number for a band that suffered a member-to-member lawsuit last year over a Wendy’s advertisement.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGnarls, New Pornographers play Slow Food Rocks in San Fran
This summer, it seems any place and any reason are game for a music festival. We've had Memorial Weekend Fest in Bend, Ore., Bang on a Can Marathon (N.Y.) and Israel @ 60 (D.C.) most recently. The Wordless Music Series (N.Y.) will be going on through the end of June, and Corndog-O-Rama (Atlanta) this month as well. We are celebrating things with song like never before, and honestly, it's pretty sweet.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGnarls Barkley - "Going On"
Click above to watch "Going On" from Gnarls Barkley's new album The Odd Couple, out now on Atlantic Records. Related Links: Feature: Opposites Attract Album Review: The Odd Couple... read more
Found in: Video of the DayThievery Corporation to play with TVOTR, Gnarls, more
Residents of our nation's capital are in for a treat this June. The homegrown boys of the Thievery Corporation will host their annual mini-fest at the Merriweather Pavilion just outside of the District's limits, and this year's line-up is killer.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple
In considering the follow-up album from... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsOpposites Attract
I’m in my Honda Accord, heading to a Los Angeles recording studio to interview the members of Gnarls Barkley about their new CD, The Odd Couple. Unlike Gnarls, my car is not cutting-edge. And thus, I’m hoping to find parking somewhere... read more
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