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For Venuszine, I recently reviewed the newest album by St. Lola in the Fields.

Here's the group's track, "Unless":

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I recently reviewed Cours Lapin self-titled album for Venuszine, here.

Here's them singing a track off their album:

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I had the pleasure of reviewing The Charlatans latest album for Venuszine, here.

Here they are singing a single off their latest:

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Be sure to check out the Fall issue of Venuszine. I continue my series, "Dude Who Reads Chick Lit" in it.

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I had the good fortune of reviewing the soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on Venuszine recently. Enjoy!

Here's a bit about the the movie and soundtrack:

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You can read my review of the School of Seven Bells new album, here.

And here they are singing "Half Asleep":

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I recently reviewed, for Venuszine, Seattle's own Hey Marseilles' new album. You can read said review, here.

And, for your edification, here's their video for "Rio":

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I reviewed Nada Surf's latest album - one chock full of cover songs. You can check it out, here.

For your edification, here's their video for "Weightless":

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I recently reviewed Ratatat's new album, LP4, for Venuszine. You can read the piece, here. And to see their video of their song, "Falcon Jab," look no further...

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I had the great opportunity to see the Scottish-born band Frightened Rabbit as they toured promoting their new album here in Seattle the other day. You can read said review, here. My pal Michael Fox took pictures there and my coworker swayed next to me there in the front row, so all in all it was a swell evening.

Here's Frightened Rabbit singing a track off their new album:

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I did a brief review of The Album Leaf's new album, A Chorus of Storytellers. You can read it, here.

And here's a video of the song "Always For You":

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I recently went to a show by Ontario-based The Most Serene Republic. Good, they are. You can read my review here.

Here's a video of them singing "Content Was Always My Favorite Colour":



Photo by Michael Fox.

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I was afforded the opportunity to chat with and do a small profile with Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan for the Fall issue of Venuszine. On newsstands now!

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On the Venuszine website, I did a small profile of jazz musician Kate Schutt.

Here she is playing something off her latest album, The Telephone Game:

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In the summer '09 issue of Venuszine I review a new album by The Horse's Ha. Here they are performing at Schubas in Chicago in March '08:

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I wrote recently about Sterling Andrews and her new and unusual Gooseberries project. You can learn more about it here.

Further, a trailer for the project:

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I wrote a profile of an old friend's sister, Sarah Utter, recently in Venuszine. Enjoy!

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I listened to and reviewed Andrew Bird's latest album, Noble Beast. Do you not yet know the musical stylings of Mr. Bird? You should get acquainted.

Here his "Imitosis" from the Armchair Apocrypha album:

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Me and my buddy went to see The Rosebuds at the Tractor Tavern a few days ago. You can read my review of the show here.

The Rosebuds website is here and here they are performing "Get Up Get Out":

My Concert Review on Venuszine

On Monday I went to see Kaki King and The Mountain Goats at The Showbox. You can read my review of the show here.

For extra fun...

Kaki King's video "Playing with Pink Noise":



The Mountain Goats' "Woke Up New":