Interview: Deap Vally

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Austin – Three years ago I watched Lindsay Troy and Julie Edwards Pirrone take the stage for their first time as Deap Vally.  Both had other projects, for Pirrone the most notable was The Pity Party and for Troy it was her sister act, The Troys.  As They strummed, drummed, and belted the first note,

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Deap Vally – Electric Ballroom

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London – Since the release of their exceedingly well received debut album “Sistrionix” in June this year, much fuss has been made about Californian duo Deap Vally.  After meeting at a needlework class (really!) in 2011, Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards have developed an unconventional sound which is mesmerising, yet hard to pin down.  There’s

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Deap Vally Announce Tour Dates With Arctic Monkeys

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Los Angeles-based rock-duo Deap Vally will be touring next month with UK-based rock band Arctic Monkeys for a handful of dates. The band will be supporting the Arctic Monkeys in Nashville, Birmingham, and Chattanooga from October 7through October 9. For the band’s full updated itinerary, please see below. The band has already made a name for

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Deap Vally Announce More Tour Dates

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Los Angeles based rock-duo Deap Vally have announced a run of West Coast dates this September. The “Moon Block Party presents Deap Vally & Friends” shows begin on September 16 in Seattle and travel south through Portland, Pomona, San Diego, Aspen and Denver. Deap Vally have already made quite a name for themselves opening on the road

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Album Preview: Deap Vally’s Sistrionix

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If one of the consequences for taking a crochet class is finding a drummer to start a two piece rock and roll garage outfit that teeters on the edge of Karen O’s howl and Jack White’s scuzzed distortion, I’m going to stock up on some yarn and needles right away. While knitting doesn’t sound rock

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Outside Lands: New Bands We Liked On Sunday

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Music festivals are the Jackson Pollock paintings of the concert-going experience: both are messy, frustratingly incoherent and unmercifully overwhelming affairs.  Yet, under the right conditions or at a certain angle or with the help of questionable substances/chemicals/beverages flowing through the blood stream, they can turn into beautiful, spiritual enlightenments.  Such is Outside Lands, another excuse

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