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Knothead (pictured)This guy is ready to blow up big time. He’s a
heavy-metal-laced hip-hop artist with a real hardcore attitude like Tech
N9ne or Insane Clown Posse. Most of his lyrics are about
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“True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes,” Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)Less funk-punk than tribal new-wave, the
lone highlight of the Chili Peppers’ first outing finds Anthony Kiedis
embodying the col
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Califone, Quicksand/Cradlesnakes (2003)Not only a Thrill Jockey fave, but one of the best bands
of the past decade, in my opinion. These dudes mix gorgeous folk
melodies with out-there noise like
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College campus piano practice rooms My girl and I used to tape a sheet of notebook paper over
the little window on the door. When people walked by, I’d reach up with
my free hand and bang a
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A WeatherIt’s hard for me even to talk about this
band without getting all misty. They were so good and so heartbreaking,
and I didn’t go see them enough. Eskimo and SonsI’d be pushier
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The Great Idea, Friday, Aug. 10, at Enchanted ForestIt’s a show in a creepy theme park for kids. And Quasi is playing. Come on, what more do you want?Pop-Up Pool Party, Sunday, Aug. 19, at Portland
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Petunia & the VipersA Canadian “avant-country” act with a cult following up
north that’s just starting to tour the U.S. regularly. Haunting, weird
stuff. Ted Jones and the Tarheel BoysOn
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Golden Retriever, Occupied With the Unspoken (July 24)More majestic electronic craziness from these Thrill Jockey signees. There’s a release show for this one at Holocene on Aug. 1. Raymond Byr
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“Youth,” Beat HappeningThis 1984 ditty is a fitting prologue to
the whole K story. “I thought there must be more to this world than
we’re being told,” Calvin Johnson sings. “When you��
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Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than...You should drop everything and buy this record right now.
Whatever one-hit-wonder associations you have with Ms. Apple are dead
wrong. Idler Wheel is a
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