Blog: Buzz Bands

"I think some of you are too familiar with some of these songs," James Mercer said with a knowing smile, acknowledging the packed room at the Bootleg Theater on Friday night. Imagine that. In the day when music seems to be teleported straight from the studio mixing console to fans' iPods, fans are singing along to songs before they're even released. Truth be told, however, the crowd for the surprise live debut of Broken Bells — the buzzed-about collaboration between Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) and the Shins' Mercer — [...]