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In this special edition of the podcast, its all about the music! You'll hear live performances from Greg Laswell, KaiserCartel, The Bridges, William Fitzsimmons, Throw Me the Statue, The Spring Standards and Lucinda Black Bear. They're all live from the Paste studios. 

In this special edition of the Paste Vision, its all about live music! You'll see select live performances from The Hush Sound, Ford Turrell, Throw Me the Statue and John Butler. They were all shot at the Paste studios.

We also embrace our inner nerd for the second half of the show as we delve into the world of Nintendo Wii Miis and take a journey into the deep pits of Dragon*Con.  Will we make it out alive?

A few notable things happened yesterday: Washington, Winsconsin and Hawaii held their primaries; Castro officially resigned as president of Cuba; Throw Me The Statue's album Moonbeams came out in stores.

In celebration of this historic event, the recent Paste 4 to Watch selection will headline a record release show this Friday, followed by a cross-country tour:

February
22 - Bellingham, Wash. @ Boundary Bay Brewery
28 - San Francisco, Calif. @ NoisePop! Fest at Great American Music Hall w/ Stellastarr

March
6 - Seattle, Wash. - Neumo's w/ Arthur and Yu
12 - 3/16 - Austin, Texas @ South by Southwest
13 - Austin, Texas @ Mohawk Lounge, Secretly Canadian Showcase w/ Black Mountain, Jens Lekman and many more!
18 - Seattle, Wash. @ Chop Suey w/ Beach House and The Papercuts
22 - Missoula, Mont. @ Badlander
23 - Spearfish, S.D. @ Toomey's
28 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schuba's w/ Le Loup and The Ruby Suns
29 - Bloomington, Ind. @ Art Hospital
31 - Lexington, Ky. @ The Icehouse

April
2 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop w/ Born Ruffians and Cadence Weapon
8 - Cambridge, Mass. @ Middle East (Corner)
10 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Khyber
11 - Ewing, N.J. @ Ratskeller College of New Jersey
18 - Austin, Texas @ Mohawk w/ Golden Bear
19 - Fort Worth, Texas @ Lola's
21 - Santa Fe, N.M. @ College of Santa Fe
22 - Flagstaff, Ariz. @ Mia's

Related links:
Throw Me The Statue on MySpace
Throw Me The Statue on Secretly Canadian
MP3: Throw Me The Statue – “About to Walk”

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Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Members: Scott Reitherman (pictured; vocals, guitar, keys), Joseph Syverson (bass), Jarred Grimes (drums), Aaron Goldman (keys), Will Cone (guitar).
Fun fact: The band’s name was the title of a mixtape Reitherman once made for a girl. “The name came from a free association based on the little clipping that I had cut out to be the cover,” he says.
Why they’re worth watching: The band’s self-released debut, Moonbeams, is getting a wider release through hip indie Secretly Canadian.
For fans of: Magnetic Fields, Guided By Voices, Spoon

Scott Reitherman says his previous band Flag Signs “imploded” before finishing its first recording sessions. Taking control, Reitherman decided to make an album on his own under the moniker Throw Me The Statue. “I could count on myself to finish something,” he says.

There’s no tape hiss, but Throw Me The Statue’s debut, Moonbeams, has the intimacy of a homemade recording. Primitive beats and synths give some of Reitherman’s sprightly pop songs an electronic flavor, though ringing guitar riffs or strummed acoustic chords are never far away. Reitherman cut rhythm tracks at the studio of Casey Foubert (Sufjan Stevens), then continued the project in his bedroom, using low-tech keyboards. “When you’re talking about an old cheap Yamaha keyboard or an old clunker Casio,” Reitherman says, “you don’t really have a million things to work with, and I like that.”

After finishing the album, Reitherman, who also runs the Baskerville Hill label, recruited four friends to complete TMTS’ lineup. When Secretly Canadian expressed interest, he assured the label he had an actual group capable of touring. “I told them, ‘Don’t worry, it’s a band. It’s not just me getting up there.’”

Reitherman’s songs draw on his personal experiences, and the lyrics are often cryptic, with references to “the friendship castle” and lions disguised as girls, as well as some inside jokes sure to fly over the heads of most listeners. “If you get it,” he says, “you share a wink or a smile with the person who wrote it.”