by Pete Weiss

Dan Deacon is many things: electronic composer, party-maker, Pitchfork golden boy. That last part might throw you, but make no mistake: Deacon is no mere hipster-flavor-of-the-month, as evidenced by his sprawling, ambitious second LP, Bromst.

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by Walter Pookrum

Preparing to raise money for people who need help paying their heating bills reminded me of my experience growing up in a household which could have used a heating grant or two.

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Troubadour, LA - 4/22/2009

by Pete Weiss

I'm admittedly a late bloomer when it comes to concertgoing; except for family-sanctioned, childhood trips to see MC Hammer and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Live!), I didn't really start going to shows on a regular basis until my early twenties. I'm almost 30 now, and the novelty has yet to wear off. There's almost nothing I enjoy more than celebrating music I like with a roomful of strangers who like it, too.

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By Pete Weiss

You’d probably guess that any movie called Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father must be a blandly pseudo-inspirational Hallmark special.

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By Jeff Priskorn

A young man named Sidney awoke late one morning, squinting and groaning—

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