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Vampire Weekend Cover Band Creator Sets the Record Straight, Sorta

It was the Craigslist ad heard 'round the world: Someone out there (well, in Brooklyn) wanted to form a Vampire Weekend cover band, and promised tacos to those who showed up to audition. Since then, all sorts of questions have been circling—no one felt sure it wasn't a joke. Even when the new group, which has now been dubbed The VW Bugs, launched a MySpace (and attracted 12 friends!) and started Tweeting, it still wasn't clear if the whole thing was legit. But Katharine Brandes, the woman behind The VW Bugs, insists that it is. ...  read more