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Noise Popped! Sunday 2/28: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / The Watson Twins @ Bimbo's

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, "Fiya Wata"
OK, last wrapup. I'll make this a quick one so we can all get back to listening to music. I had never seen the Watson Twins before, and had expected them to be countryish, but it looks like I missed the boat on that part of their career, because they've segued into a sort of soulful rock sound that would have fit perfectly on early-70s radio alongside Carole King. I tried not to be sad about how quality mainstream music doesn't even have a place in the mainstream anymore. It's been gratifying to watch [...]