Grace Potter : 2007-12-07, Boston [mp3,ogg,flac] "You Gotta Move" [mp3] Grace Potter : 2007-12-06, Boston [mp3,ogg,flac] "Arizona" [mp3] other Grace Potter music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Matt Nathanson : 2007-12-07, Chicago [mp3,ogg,flac] "Wedding Dress" [mp3] other Matt Nathanson music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws [...]

( Apologies ) I was about to - being the "hateful" sumbitch I apparently am - light into Radar scribe Alex Littlefield for this humorless, half-assed, mostly false piece on the LOLDEDCAT (NSFW) "trend." About to say something like: I hate (See? SEE?! I'm full of hate .) being attacked by the functionally incapable; having to temper the need to defend yourself with pity sucks all the joy out of retribution." It's confusing as [...]

The Prairie Cartel "God Did Her Nails" (Kid Sister vs. Louis XIV) ( the hood internet on point)

Butting in Taking a momentary break in my ongoing Shiina Ringo obsession so the folks at The Prairie Cartel could take a crack at bring you this beguiling ode to guarded emotions, butt floss, and Ricky Martin feel-good hits of the summer: The Prairie Cartel - Young Thongs (PBJ vs. Sisqó) (mp3) I'll just back away slowly and let y'all decide: Junk? Or Bootylicious? Also: Ass! Oh, dear. [...]

If you caught my post-SXSW show last week on WRVU, you heard a track by another one of my favorite surprises at the festival - The Prairie Cartel . Not only was their early set on Wednesday at the Metro Party at Emo's incredible, it landed me at three for three that day with bands I had literally never heard of before (see also - Hello Stranger and Bloodcat Love ). Their performance was absolutely a highlight of the week, because it was unexpected, completely different, and pretty incredible. [...]