11 Streaming Concerts Worth a Virtual Lighter

By Nathan Spicer at 7:00 AM on January 11, 2011

The internet is a vast, amazing place for a seemingly infinite number) of reasons, including the ability to be transported somewhere else, almost immediately, and watch a performance you otherwise never would have had the chance to see...  read more

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Tapes 'n Tapes Ready Album, Tour

By Beca Grimm at 3:00 PM on October 28, 2010

In support of their upcoming album Outside, Minnesota rockers Tapes ’n Tapes will tour the U.S. The full-length drops Jan. 11 via their label Ibid Records. The group recorded and self-produced the effort in their hometown over two weeks in March....  read more

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Tapes 'n Tapes: Walk It Off

By Jesse Jarnow at 11:55 AM on March 31, 2008

Blog-hype victims for a SXSW minute in 2006...  read more

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Tapes 'N Tapes reveal 24-hour album stream, tour dates

By Julia Reidy at 4:52 PM on March 5, 2008

Don't want to wait anymore for that new Tapes 'N Tapes record? Does April 8 seem just way too far away? Well, if you act fast, you can listen to a streaming version of Walk It Off until tomorrow! The stream, provided by the band to prepare fans for performances of the material at SXSW, will no longer be active as of 1 p.m. CST tomorrow (March 6), so go listen! (Just enter your email address into the blue box near the bottom of the screen.) Tapes 'N Tapes also tacked on some new shows to their Walk It Off...  read more

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Tapes 'N Tapes tours 'n tours

By Julia Reidy at 11:21 AM on February 8, 2008

We know that Walk It Off, Tapes 'N Tapes' highly-anticipated sophomore release, strides into stores April 8 via XL Recordings, but the record isn't the only thing on the march. The Minneapolis quartet (that's eight low-top-wearing, stomping feet) will be touring for over a month surrounding the street date, starting with an appearance at SXSW and concluding May 17 in Colorado. Walk It Off is the follow up to 2006's gush-worthy album, The Loon. Tapes 'N Tapes ticket (say that 10 times fast) presale starts Feb. 15 through TapesNTapes.com, and regular sales start Feb. 22. Tour 'N Tour: March 16...  read more

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Tapes 'n Tapes finish second album

By Jeremy Goldmeier at 2:29 PM on November 19, 2007

You might recall a certain album called The Loon, a much buzzed-about 2006 release that rose to prominence through (allegedly) dubious methods. Well, can the gentlemen of Tapes 'n Tapes pull the aquatic bird out of their hats a second time? Therein lies the sophomore album dilemma: give the blog hounds what they want and face accusations of complacency, or strike out in an unexpected new direction? To hear frontman Josh Grier tell it, don't expect anything too radical from his group for its sophomore release. "We wanted to make a rock record, but there weren't any over-indulgences," Grier told...  read more

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