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Entries Tagged as 'New Wave'

Music Break: The Bongos, “The Bulrushes”

Posted by Dave Awl on March 4th, 2009 at 11:36 am

I still love this song to death after all these years — Richard Barone and the Bongos are definitely one of the most underappreciated bands of their era. Such a great, distinctive sound. Play this song three times and it will be stuck in your head for weeks.

Richard Barone on the video above:
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New Music from Dan: I Was a Cub Scout, Alphabeat, and The Helio Sequence

Posted by Dave Awl on June 24th, 2008 at 4:57 am


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Saturday, May 24: The Relaunch of Planet Earth Chicago at Subterranean

Posted by Dave Awl on May 15th, 2008 at 8:11 pm


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Wild Puppet: Kate Pierson Plays “Speed Quiz” on Pancake Mountain

Posted by Dave Awl on May 8th, 2008 at 2:23 pm


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With Six You Get Blogroll

Posted by Dave Awl on April 22nd, 2008 at 12:46 pm


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B-52’s Funplex Roundup

Posted by Dave Awl on April 9th, 2008 at 6:16 am


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Blue Angel, Red Hot

Posted by Dave Awl on April 8th, 2008 at 3:40 am


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The ABC’s of Early 80’s Mo-Romance

Posted by Dave Awl on February 15th, 2008 at 9:04 am


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Mid-January Frosted Mini-Roundup

Posted by Dave Awl on January 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am


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Music: The Swingers, “Counting the Beat”

Posted by Dave Awl on January 3rd, 2008 at 2:17 am


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Roundup: Flight of the Humpback Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pm


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Roundup: Monkey in the Bathroom Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on November 6th, 2007 at 3:39 pm


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B-52’s Sign with Astralwerks; New Album Funplex Slated for Release Feb. 26, 2008

Posted by Dave Awl on November 5th, 2007 at 1:36 am


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Roundup: Where All the Corn Cobs Are Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on October 29th, 2007 at 1:36 am


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