Caribou show Cancellations and NPR interview

Unfortunately, Caribou had to cancel their show last night in DC and tonight in Charlottesville. The rest of the tour schedule is still being determined.

Because of the DC cancellation, the NPR broadcast was canceled as well. However, All Songs Considered host, Bob Boilen, did record an interview with Dan Snaith. Listen here!

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Not just eating BBQ in Austin!

Radar Bros. @ Urban Outfitters! We'll have a takeaway show to post before long, too! Get your copy of Auditorium here.

Portastatic at the Other Music Party:

Stock up on Portastatic records here.

Wye Oak play in a Yaris! Pre-order If Children here.

Photo from kingpinphoto.com via NPR

Shout Out Louds played the NPR party (amongst many others!) Full concert for download here. Purchase Our Ill Wills here.

photo via NPR
She & Him played a few songs for the KGSR morning show. Download live versions of "Change is Hard" and "You Really Got a Hold on Me". Purchase Volume One here.

Destroyer at the Stereogum party! More great photos here! Get your copy of Destroyer's newly released record Trouble in Dreams here.

Let us know if you see more SXSW reports that we may have missed! See ya next year, Austin!

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Merge @ SXSW 2008

A selection of photos from our SXSW 2008 experience:
Wye Oak warming up backstage at The Parish
She & Him trying to stay cool!
A hard-earned Shout Out Louds' nap!
Jimmy Putnam and the new Radar Bros. onstage at The Parish
Carl "Lipsill" von Arbin from Shout Out Louds & Mac Merge/Portastatic
Bebban & Ted from Shout Out Louds

Bejar & Fisher of Destroyer
Christina Merge & Ross "Rusty79" Flournoy of The Broken West

"Blogger Cage" at the Stereogum/Paste Lounge

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Merge Releases in March!

Big Dipper sent us a basket of celebratory fruit as Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology reaches stores!

Also out:
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams

She & Him - Volume One

Buy them from our new Digital Store or your local record shops!

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Post-SXSW wrap-up delay

We're letting the cankles rest before posting about our travels to Austin. Stay tuned!

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Portastatic vs. Hot Chip

Portastatic covered Hot Chip's "And I Was a Boy from School" for Some Small Things You Can't Defend. Spinner is having a "Clash of the Cover Songs" contest! Vote for Portastatic here!

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Imperial Teen at the Fader Sideshow!

Just in time for 2008's SXSW, here's video from 2007's Fader Sideshow when Imperial Teen played!!

More video at Baeble Music.

For those of you traveling to Austin next week, be sure to hit the Merge showcase! Line-up HERE!

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Superchunk Clambake Series Volume 1!

No longer out of print with the advent of our digital store! Download high quality MP3s or FLAC files here!

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