Word: bandness
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...Wishful) Culprits in 2005: At least I wish the Dave Matthews Band would recognize that it just may be time for a break from touring if 8 of their last 9 album releases have been live recordings...
...their Southwest home to a snowy Boston, opening with a lively rendition of the Spanish-guitar driven “Minas de Cobre.” The effect was only enhanced by projected images of galloping horses and frontman Joey Burns’ appropriately denim-and-flannel attire. The band is much more than their Southwestern background, however. Their varied set, nearly mostly drawn from their forthcoming album, ranged from latin-tinged country to dissonant indie rock, but consistently connected with an audience that treated even new songs like old favorites.Calexico’s multiplicity of styles slowly built...
...deceptively-named band is a power-pop supergroup from Canada. A.C. Newman of Zumpano, Dan Bejar of Destroyer, and alt-country siren Neko Case share bandleader duties, and a formidable roster of musicians from their respective array of side projects back them up, including director Blaine Thurier...
...video’s concept is adapted from the ancient Japanese art of bunraku puppetry. A team of “puppeteers,” led by comedian David Cross, manipulates the (seemingly) catatonic band members’ limbs, guiding them through a fake performance in a comically undersized garage...
...high school-age characters are portrayed by band members, who are distinctly not teenagers. This quirkiness miraculously comes across as charming, as the video succeeds in sketching sympathetic characters in only a few minutes...