Copies of the 10-inch Pollen EP will be available at the band’s release show Oct. 14 at Blue Note Lounge.
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Starlight, star bright
Despite the name, indie quartet Starlight Girls is only half female. Its first proper music video was 100-percent girlie, however, with a buffet of unicorn horns, lollipops and sickeningly cute Lisa Frank leopards. “That video was a lot of fun,” said singer Christina B. “We shot it in about two hours, so it was a […]
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Starlight, star bright
Despite the name, indie quartet Starlight Girls is only half female. Its first proper music video was 100-percent girlie, however, with a buffet of unicorn horns, lollipops and sickeningly cute Lisa Frank leopards. “That video was a lot of fun,” said singer Christina B. “We shot it in about two hours, so it was a […]
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. — It’s a Corporate World
Ben Folds has it: Pretty much anyone can cover a Folds tune and it will be money. MGMT was apparently able to write two of the best pop songs of last decade (“Kids” and “Time to Pretend”), but no more. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. has already been anointed with the MGMT mantle as the next […]
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Scales of war
Things aren’t exactly going to plan for Tulsa band Lizard Police. Not that it’s a bad thing, as its original aspirations were far from grandiose. “In the beginning, we just wanted to play rowdy, stupid shows for our friends,” singer Mitch Gilliam. “We were just focused on playing fun music, as cliché as it sounds, […]
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To the point
Being two smart guys who studied at Rutgers, James Dean Wells and Quinn English are perfectly aware of how they come across as rock duo The Gay Blades, often labeled and described as sarcastic and sardonic. But that doesn’t make it right. “It’s a matter of framing. When you name your band The Gay Blades […]