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Upcoming Show: Sleigh Bells

Brooklyn native dance punk group Sleigh Bells are set to play two New York City venues with CSS this May. Sleigh Bells’ debut album, Treats, dropped in May 2010 and received critical acclaim due to its genre-bending musical styles. Singer Alexis Krauss recorded the song “Meds and Feds” with hip-hop singer M.I.A. for her album Maya just before the recording of Treats.

Songs to check out:Rill Rill“, “Infinity Guitars“, ”Treats“, “Kids

Sleigh Bells / CSS
May 11th
Webster Hall
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May 12th
Music Hall Of Williamsburg
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News: Coachella Line-Up Announced

Indio, California’s Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival has released its official line-up for 2011, the festival’s twelfth year in operation. The three day event, held between April 15th and 17th, will feature performances by Kanye West, The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes, Death From Above 1979, Mumford & Sons, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and NYC natives The Strokes and Sleigh Bells.

Click here to view the official Coachella website.

Feature: The Best Albums Of 2010


2010 was one of the first truly good 365 days in music to present its self in years. And boy, was it an underdog. With much talk of “the end of music” brought on by a pop apocalypse, the music industry going down the drain, and albums no longer being pieces of art but just commercial cash cows, who would have thought that the year would end with birthing some of the greatest records to come out in a while? Continue reading

News: Hometown heroes make Spin’s Top 40


It’s about that time. Eleven months have come and gone and all of the blogs, magazines, websites, and newspapers are a buzz with talk of what albums made a huge impact this year. Everything from lo-fi California noise-rock to big mainstream hip-hop chart toppers to stuff you haven’t heard of is being honored as part of what has made 2010 a good year in the music industry.
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