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ALBUM REVIEW: Conor Oberst ‘Upside Down Mountain’

May 18, 2014May 18, 2014 Rachel Policano acoustic guitar, amazon, artifact #1, bright eyes, common knowledge, conor oberst, country, country crooner, electric guitar, governors ball, hendrix, Hundreds of Ways, infectious magazine, itunes, jimi hendrix, kick, modern rocker, music, night at lake unknown, saxophone, singer, singer songwriter, songwriter, spanish, spanish flare, time forgot, Upside Down Mountain, zigzagging toward the light0 comment

I’ll just come right out and say it: I have never listened to Bright Eyes before. *Gasp!* I know, what kind of music fan am I, right?! Before this year, I had no idea what kind of music Bright Eyes played or who Conor Oberst was, but to redeem myself, I had heard of both. With the release of the Bright Eyes frontman’s new solo album, I took the opportunity to finally grace my ears with the magnificent voice of Conor Oberst. And as I expected, I was not disappointed…

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CONTEST: Win VIP Tickets To The Acoustic Basement Tour AND Warped Tour

January 15, 2014 Megan Marusak acoustic basement tour, acoustic guitar, acts, contest, cute is what we aim for, festivals, free swag, hit the lights, mayday parade, tour winners, tours, transit, tweet, twitter, twitters, vans, VIP tickets, warped tour0 comment

With two exciting festivals coming up in only a few months, @propertyofzack on twitter is giving fans the chance to win big and see both shows for FREE – and in VIP style! It’s pretty simple to enter: Just follow a few twitters, send out a quick tweet, and you’re in. The prize includes two VIP tickets to The Acoustic Basement Tour and two VIP tickets to Warped Tour. Winners will also receive signed posters, free swag, VIP access at the shows and the chance to win a Legator acoustic…

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STREAM: Hellogoodbye “The Magic Hour Is Now”

September 17, 2013 Joel Pytynia acoustic guitar, chill, concert tickets, drums, Everything Is Debatable, forrest kline, frontman, hellogoodbye, indie pop, infectious magazine, magic hour, paramore, seattle, skeleton, stream, the magic hour is now0 comment

Everything Is Debatable, Cali-based Hellogoodbye’s third album is set to be released on October 29th. The premiere of the upbeat, yet chill “The Magic Hour Is Now” can be streamed here. In regards to this track, frontman Forrest Kline said, “I just had a skeleton of looped drums, acoustic guitar and the vocal but it was really important to me to make sure it made it onto the record, even as it was still very nebulous.” Catch Hellogoodbye on tour with Paramore this fall, October 15th in Seattle. You can…

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CONTEST: Rocket to The Moon Giveaway

August 29, 2013 Arielle Hines acoustic guitar, cambridge, concert tickets, contest, contest winner, Fender, final shows, giveaway, infectious magazine, last two shows, massachusetts, music, rocket to the moon, signed guitar0 comment

Rocket to the Moon will be playing their last two shows in Cambridge, Mass. The acoustic guitar played at both events will be signed by members of Rocket to the Moon and given to the contest winner. The winner will also win a prize pack courtesy of Fender. Click here to enter. You can buy concert tickets here or purchase a CD here Please follow and like us:

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Album Review: Schematic ‘Color (n.) Inside the Lines’

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 Taylor Brown 3 days grace, acoustic guitar, eargasm, electronic beats, emotion, guitar groove, IAMSCHEMATIC, instrumentation, listener, local natives, music, musicality, natives, natural element, orchestral strings, radiohead, soars, three days grace, true musician, vocalist0 comment

Upon pressing play, I immediately hear the growl and power of a heavily distorted guitar. I think, this is going to be my new “angry” music, but the further into the album I get, I realize this album is so much more than a single emotion. The songs on Color (n.) Inside the Lines sound as if Radiohead, Three Days Grace, and Local Natives had a technicolored baby. The mixing of various types of instrumentation cause an eargasm for this listener. Just as I get into a rocking guitar groove, I’m…

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Asher Monroe Giving Away Signed Acoustic Guitar

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 Angela Mastrogiacomo #whyworry, acoustic, acoustic guitar, asher, asher monroe, autograph, infectious magazine, lucky fan, music, music video, signed, tweet, twitter, why worry, worry0 comment

Asher Monroe is running a contest for one lucky fan to win an autographed acoustic guitar! All you have to do is follow @AsherMonroe on Twitter and send him a tweet with the hashtag #WhyWorry in it and you’ll automatically be entered to win! Check out the video for “Why Worry” after the jump. Please follow and like us:

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Vampire Weekend Album Due Out May 7th

January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 matt acoustic guitar, ezra, ezra koenig, frontman, indie rock, indie rockers, infectious magazine, jimmy kimmel, jimmy kimmel live, koenig, music news, new album, new releases 2013, new vampire, rolling stone, vampire weekend0 comment

The third album from indie-rockers Vampire Weekend has been set for a May 7th release. There’s no name yet for the set, but the band simply referred to it as “LP3” in a Twitter announcement. The new album will be the follow-up to 2010’s Contra. Back in November, Vampire Weekend played the new song “Unbelievers” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check out what frontman Ezra Koenig had to say after the jump. Please follow and like us:

Brother Octopus ‘Tentacle Trauma; Album Review

November 23, 2012November 24, 2012 matt 1980s, acoustic guitar, album reviews, boogie boogie, brother octopus, brother octopus tentacle trauma, creating music, dr seuss, electronic elements, forefront, glee, indie rock, lady friend, mega man, new albums, nintendo game, organic approach, they might be giants, vanilla ice0 comment

Tentacle Trauma by Brother Octopus plays like a 2000s version of the albums They Might Be Giants made in the 1980s. They’re quirky and their songs are filled with lyrics about dinosaurs, aliens, Dr. Seuss and Vanilla Ice. Like TMBG, Brother Octopus excels in a playful glee that makes it hard not to smile as you listen along. Musically, the duo (Brother Octopus and his female band-mate aptly named Lady Friend) offer a wide variety of sounds on Tentacle Trauma. “Recreational Zoo” is an electronic tinged opener with atmospheric…