LIVE MUSIC: O.A.R. @ The 9:30 Club - 3/2/12

These days, listening to music (much less writing about it) often feels a bit like cramming for a midterm. Is this new artist just spewing shitty noise?  Or is it a conscious effort to subvert the conventions of a moribund genre?  Does Artist X see himself as a bluegrass Sonic Youth or Husker Du by way of Gillian Welch?  THESE THINGS MATTER (apparently)!  And with new artists popping every day from all over the world and every corner of the blogosphere and neo subgenres emerging and dying off faster than you can say “chillwave,” just becoming relatively conversant in the “new” can be an exhausting affair.  Now this process can certainly be rewarding (and its not like anyone is forcing me to listen or study), revealing new musicians and styles, but separating the proverbial wheat from the chaff is no easy task….and sometimes you just need a break.  And, for me, that’s where O.A.R. fits in.

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THIS JUST IN: Beach House Announce New Record, "Bloom" + TOUR

Hear the new single, "Myth" right here, and see the official press release below. 

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THIS JUST IN: 2012 Sweetlife Food and Music Festival Announced

DC based restaurant chain sweetgreen is best known for their simple, fresh and TASTY cuisine that is not healthy for you, but healthy for the community thanks to their commitment to using ingredients that are both local and sustainable. Since 2007 it's been a huge it for founders/Georgetown grads Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru, but somewhere along the way they decided that it wasn't enough. They needed to throw a rock festival. A BIG ONE.

On April 28th that festival will return once again to Merriweather Post Pavilion, this year bringing the likes of The Shins, Explosions In The Sky, Kid Cudi and more. 

Tickets to the event will go onsale this Saturday at 10am, but if you friend up sweetgreen now on Facebook you'll be able to get in on the presale which starts Thursday, March 9th at 10am sharp. 

Read the rest of the press release for more details, and we'll see you in the woods at MPP this April!!

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