HGTV/Paste SXSW Preview - Lissie

HGTV/Paste SXSW Preview - Lissie

HGTV has teamed up with Paste for our ninth annual party in Austin, Texas, at SXSW, March 13-16. With 11 bands per day, the lineup includes both some of the festival’s most exciting veteran performers including Billy Bragg, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Josh Ritter and The Zombies, as well as newcomers like Foxygen, The Lone Bellow and GUARDS. The official four-day party will be held at one of 6th Street’s biggest music venues, The Stage on Sixth (508 E. 6th Street), from noon to 6 p.m. In the days leading up to the event, we’ll post previews on the...  read more

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HGTV and Paste Present Stages on Sixth SXSW Day Parties

HGTV and Paste Present Stages on Sixth SXSW Day Parties

This year's Paste party at SXSW will be bigger than ever. Four days. Forty-four bands.  read more

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The 11 Best EPs of 2011

The 11 Best EPs of 2011

We all know that great things can sometimes come in small packages. Whether to introduce a new artist, satisfy a creative urge between long-players or just offer something different, the EP was alive and well in 2011....  read more

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Lissie: Covered Up With Flowers EP

Lissie: <i>Covered Up With Flowers</i> EP

There’s a reason why not one but two Lissie efforts—her takes on Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” and Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” both of which, thankfully, have found their way onto her Covered Up With Flowers EP—topped our list of the Best Cover Songs of 2010: Girl knows how to tackle a track that’s not hers. Few artists can so expertly walk that fine line between making a cover song their own and doing the original justice, but on Flowers, Lissie toes it like a seasoned high-wire artist, delicately dishing out choices that are just unexpected enough to make you...  read more

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Lissie to Release EP Full of Covers

Lissie to Release EP Full of Covers

Singer-songwriter Lissie has just announced that she will release her first set of new material since her 2010 breakout full-length _Catching a Tiger_ next month. The five song EP will consist of songs ranging from hip-hop to metal, but all done in her unique alternative styling.  read more

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Lissie Hosts Free Concert to Fight ALS

Lissie Hosts Free Concert to Fight ALS

Yesterday (April 13) Lissie announced on Twitter that she would be hosting a free performance at the Greater Chicago Chapter Walk to Defeat ALS....  read more

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30 Fun Indie-Artist Covers of Pop Tunes

30 Fun Indie-Artist Covers of Pop Tunes

Most pop songs are either deeply loved or grossly hated and attempts to cover either can fall flat. We've compiled a list of the greatest pop covers by some of our favorite indie artists (taking liberties with the words "pop" and "indie").  read more

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20 Great "Live at Paste" Videos

20 Great "Live at Paste" Videos

Earlier this week, The Civil Wars played the inaugural Live at Paste in our brand new offices in Decatur, Ga. The Live at Paste tradition extends back five years, and here are some of our favorites.  read more

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Scene Through A Lens: Lissie

Scene Through A Lens: Lissie

In which we spend a day with Rock Island, Ill. songstress Lissie...  read more

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The 50 Best Songs of 2010

The 50 Best Songs of 2010

During the last 12 months, these 50 songs from 50 different artists brought us or joy or enveloped our sadness. Some of these were radio hits, but most either made their mark on the Internet or among those few who heard them.  read more

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