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Mark Linkous' dramatic, lush music often came from a place of pain. In 1996, Linkous actually died for two minutes after ingesting a dangerous mix of Valium and antidepressants while on tour in the U.K. behind Sparklehorse's 1995 debut Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot.......

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Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has committed suicide, according to a report from Rolling Stone. His family has released a statement reading, "It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous,......

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The Beets @ Death By Audio (more by Zach Stern) The Princetonian: What are your favorite venues to play? The Beets: There is definitely a nice feel to house shows -- I guess it feels more like a communal thing,......

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DOWNLOAD: That Ghost - The Red Bow (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Odawas - Harmless Lover's Discourse (MP3) Thee Oh... Thanks "...And keeping the mock-Velvets tradition intact, here are The Baths equipped with a Moe Tucker gal on the essential floor tom, stand......

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an old photo of Voivod Titus Andronicus @ Mercury Lounge on New Years Eve (more by Zach Stern) tonight in NYC * Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl * The Silent League @ Sycamore * Marky Ramone (DJ) @ The Frying Pan......

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Atoms for Peace tickets are on sale at 10am.......

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Garage noise punk band Tyvek is on a tour of the country, and of NY, with psychedelic punk band Awesome Color. The two Detroit bands already played a show on 3/3 @ the Bug Jar in Rochester and then......

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Thanks Zach for pointing out that a date for the 2010 Coney Island Siren Festival was posted on their website: Saturday, July 17, 2010 (noon-9pm). In the meantime browse through pictures of years past to start getting excited (or......

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photos by Ryan Barkan Tickets are now on sale for this summer's Roots Picnic whose lineup includes Mayer Hawthorne & the County whose current tour brought them to Webster Hall in NYC last night (3/4). More pictures and the setlist......

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by Benjamin Lozovsky "For the Guggenheim's 50th Anniversary, the band Animal Collective has collaborated with artist Danny Perez on a site-specific performance piece that will transform the museum's rotunda into a kinetic, psychedelic environment. Transverse Temporal Gyrus will feature original......

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by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Golden Triangle - Jinx (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Golden Triangle - Neon Noose (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Sandwitches - Back to the Sea (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Title Tracks - Every Little Bit Hurts (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pretty & Nice - Tora......

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Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Broken Social Scene show coming to Rumsey Playfield aka Central Park Summerstage. You can also catch them at the Pitchfork Festival this summer. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the......

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The Pitchfork Music Festival celebrates its 5th anniversary this year at Union Park in Chicago. It runs from Friday July 16th - Sunday July 18th. Three-day passes are now sold out, but you can still get single-day passes on......

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Shara Worden @ Bowery Ballroom in January (more by Chris La Putt) tonight in NYC * Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl * Chuck Prophet @ Southpaw * Neon Indian @ Webster Hall * Q-Tip the Abstract (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl *......

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DOWNLOAD: The Morning Benders - Promises (MP3) photos by Waverly Rose / second set by Fresh Bread A trio of bands - Cuddle Magic, Morning Benders and Shark? - played acoustic sets at Housing Works's CD swap on Thursday, February......

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