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The Walkmen Release Live EP, Tour
Late last summer, The Walkmen sent us You & Me, a gorgeously fuzzy postcard from tiny islands, foreign provinces, and wherever else the New-York fivesome was apparently enjoying a splendid holiday. We didn't care so much exactly where it came from, we just knew it added an umbrella to an already delicious drink. As our mailbox grew inundated with buzzworthy breakthroughs, we stashed this one safely in a desk drawer. We like to take it out whenever we're in need of mental vacation within the office walls, our feet soon tapping in agreement with its skittering drum fits, grainy guitar lines... read more
Found in: Music, NewsHigh Places: Etched In Your Memory
Seventy years ago, a rakish gentleman’s come-on would’ve been to invite a lady up to ‘see his etchings.’ Today, fine-art major Robert Barber isn’t getting fresh when he utters the same phrase—he really has them... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesHigh Places and Ponytail are on tour right now
From the vantage point of New York's High Places, all the world is pixelated into billowing soundscapes and beats with airy vocal lines cycling through. Luckily for all of us stuck here closer to sea-level, the duo is sharing its heightened wisdom and beauty on tour through this fall, supporting the recent release of a self-titled LP. Baltimore's cutest art-punkers Ponytail join for several dates.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNeko Case, Thao, many more to play Forward Music fest
As far as summer indie-music festivals in the middle of Wisconsin go, Forward Music Festival in Madison really seems to take the cake.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsHigh Places: 03/07-09/07
No more scrounging around the interwebs for these tracks... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsHigh Places to release debut album in fall
Layer-heavy Brooklyn duo High Places, who recently inspired the budding eMusic Selects program, will release their self-titled debut come September. With a self-described sound of "two dads hanging out" on their MySpace, Mary Pearson (a trained bassoonist) and Rob Barber (a trained visual artist) incorporate bird calls, treated guitar, glockenspiel and even a few mixing bowls into their music. You want thing-a-ma-bobs? They've probably got 20. And some cool dads.... read more
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