Q&A: Idiot Glee

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Before I reviewed Idiot Glee’s album release show for BestNewBands.com a couple weeks ago, I walked and talked with the man behind the glee, James Friley, from Glasslands and down the street on the way to Academy Records, where he was dropping up some copies of his newly pressed LP, Paddywhack. In our roving interview,

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Little Scream Keeps Music Fun

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I was able to catch Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer immediately after her set at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just before The Antlers went on. She was wearing an outfit that I suspect was made specifically for her, thus no one else has it, and she makes music that no one else makes Basically, she’s

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Q&A: Ryan Spencer of Prussia

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Outside of 19th century historians, Prussia may be a name that many people aren’t familiar with. However, by the end of 2011, the band Prussia could be on the radar of every music listener. The group formed on the first day of 2007, practicing in the A. C. Rich, a DIY venue in Pontiac, Michigan. 

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TOMS Shoes and the Give Event: Doing It Big for the Little Ones and two of the Bands that Contributed to the Cause

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On July 24, the Give Event was hosted at the Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, Ca.  Sponsored by TOMS, Active, and Krochet Kids, there were numerous independent artists personalizing shoes with their talent as well as musical acts to supply the entertainment.  Pawnshop Kings, Tamarama, Eddie Wall, Fitz and the Tantrums and Timmy Curran all rocked

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