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Jeff Mangum at the Starli(gh?)t Crypt

See Jeff Mangum, the (apparently) reclusive front-personage of Neutral Milk Hotel, being completely upstaged by a toddler during the (apparently) legendary performance in Athens, GA in 1997. For (apparently) one week only. Fair warning. (Owing to the peculiarities of the … more…

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Uncle George funks up Hammersmith one more time

I have long entertained the suspicion that seeing George Clinton must be something a little like seeing God, and this suspicion was largely borne out for me last night at the Hammersmith Apollo. Clinton’s mythos stands in sharp contrast, at … more…

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Mercury Rev in Shepherd’s Bush

Went to see Mercury Rev last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, and they were stunning. They seemed to be enjoying the evening possibly even more that the audience, too. And they even did Car Wash Hair! Whooo!!!

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