Live From SXSW: The Belle Brigade

By Paste Staff at 10:00 AM on May 25, 2012

Watch The Belle Brigade's entire performance at the Sennheiser & Paste Present the Stages on Sixth.  read more

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Live From SXSW: The Belle Brigade - "Lucky Guy"

By Paste Staff at 4:00 PM on May 16, 2012

Watch The Belle Brigade perform "Lucky Guy" at the Sennheiser & Paste Present the Stages on Sixth.  read more

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Video Premiere: The Belle Brigade - "Where Not To Look For Freedom"

By Adam Vitcavage at 1:05 PM on March 23, 2012

The Belle Brigade’s Ethan and Barbara Gruska released their self-titled California pop album last year. The album featured the uplifting anthem “Losers,” which reveals how sick the brother/sister duo are of social norms.  read more

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Sennheiser/Paste Party in Austin Preview: The Belle Brigade

By Adam Vitcavage at 4:35 PM on February 14, 2012

Music is in Barbara and Ethan Gruska's blood. For generations there have been composers and jazz drummers, so it was pretty easy to guess these siblings would turn into a dynamic duo who produces inspiring music. Their hit "Losers" became an anthem last year and the two have been hurdling towards success ever since.  read more

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Live From Paste: The Belle Brigade

By Allison Ziemba at 10:00 AM on December 14, 2011

Brother-sister folk duo The Belle Brigade turned our heads right out of the gate with this year's self-titled debut. Watch their Live From Paste session here.  read more

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20 Great Guy/Gal Musical Pairings Right Now

By Alexandra Fletcher at 9:37 AM on August 8, 2011

The musical equivalent of blending estrogen and testosterone sometimes yields a beautifully crafted sonic love child....  read more

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The 20 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) - Josh Jackson

By Josh Jackson at 8:00 AM on June 27, 2011

This week, Paste staffers will be making their personal picks for the best albums of the first half of 2011. We reserve the right to rearrange these in our minds weekly, realize that some shouldn’t be on here at all and maybe even decide to add James Blake by year’s end. But right at this moment, here are my Top 20 albums of 2011 (so far)....  read more

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10 New Songs For The 2011 Summer

By Alexandra Fletcher at 10:06 AM on June 20, 2011

It’s hard to say what makes a perfect summer anthem. Usually it contains something that immediately inspires a little shoulder shakin’ or hip swayin’. Something that engages the ears without taxing the brain, a song whose power is its ability to make a summer seem longer and further disentangled from the monotony of daily life. Oh, and whistling....  read more

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This Week's New Album Releases (4/19/11)

By Josh Jackson at 3:37 PM on April 20, 2011

Each week we highlight notable album releases we care about. One of these six includes our favorite song of the year....  read more

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The Belle Brigade: The Belle Brigade

By Wyndham Wyeth at 5:02 PM on April 18, 2011

There’s nothing particularly complicated about The Belle Brigade. The band, made up of brother/sister duo Ethan and Barbara Gruska, writes simple songs about common themes like being in love, loneliness and feeling like an outcast....  read more

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