Pages tagged “nonesuch”

SXSW 2010: Carolina Chocolate Drops

By Rachel Dovey on 9:55 PM on March 17, 2010

Things were bumping at the Paste party today at Galaxy Room—Assistant Editor Michael Saba even heard the phrase “Paste is where the hawtness is!” While acts like Roky Erikson with Okkervil River and Frightened Rabbit drew a packed house, one band that deserved a much fuller audience was the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Fresh off of their first Nonesuch release, Genuine Negro Jig, the Chocolate Drops played classic old-timey string blues inspired by the likes of Josh White and the Mississippi Mud Steppers. Picking at their fiddle and banjo strings with the frantic speed of a seismograph, the trio moved between... read more

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The Black Keys' New Album Coming in May

By Kristen Callihan on 4:06 PM on March 2, 2010

The Black Keys are a busy band, even though they haven’t been operating under their proper moniker much in the past year. In 2009, frontman Dan Auerbach released his solo album, Keep It Hid. Not to be outdone, drummer Partick Carney and his band Drummer put out Feel Good Together, their full-length debut. Last year, the pair also collaborated with an impressive list of marquee hip-hop stars (RZA, Mos Def, Raewkon and Q-Tip among other) for Blakroc.... read more

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Carolina Chocolate Drops: Genuine Negro Jig

By Corey duBrowa on 9:00 AM on February 24, 2010

Musical adventurers reclaim important chapter of black Americana There’s a long tradition of African-Americans playing old-time music, from blues legends Blind Blake, the Reverend Gary Davis and Josh White to artists such as the Mississippi Mud Steppers and Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, whose early ragtime outfit, the Tennessee Chocolate Drops, has provided a lasting influence—and this modern-day act with its name. The Carolina Chocolate Drops formed in 2005 at the Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, N.C., and since then the young trio has been determined to prove that “black folk were a huge part of the stringband tradition.”... read more

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Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields Talks Antagonizing Straight People, Possible Christmas EP

By Travis Atria on 7:30 AM on February 8, 2010

Also, Irving Berlin, ABBA and Brian Eno... read more

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The Magnetic Fields: Realism

By Matt Fink on 9:00 AM on January 26, 2010

Stephin Merritt completes his “no synth” trilogy Providing the counterpart to 2008’s noise-pop experiment Distortion, The Magnetic Fields’ latest, Realism, is the band’s first attempt at folk music. Setting aside all instruments requiring an electric cord, Stephin Merritt and his bandmates trade the former album’s fixation on feedback and fuzz for a focus on crisp textures and neatly arranged acoustic instruments such as banjo, tuba, cello and accordion.... read more

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Magnetic Fields Announce New Album, Realism, Out Jan. 26

By Gage Henry on 9:52 AM on November 11, 2009

As a sort of musical renaissance man, Stephin Merritt has come a long way with the Magnetic Fields (amongst other side projects), tweaking fluid pop tracks with his own production expertise and contributing as many instruments as he’s able to play for their past seven full-length albums.... read more

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The Low Anthem: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

By Josh Jackson on 8:59 AM on June 9, 2009

Charles Darwin hasn’t taken this much abuse since the days of... read more

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Wilco Names New Album Wilco (The Album)

By Muriel Vega on 9:30 AM on April 30, 2009

Wilco got a bit cheeky when coming up with the name of their album. According to Rolling Stone, the sestet kept it simple for their seventh record. Wilco (The Album) is due out June 30 on Nonesuch Records.... read more

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