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Jay-Z Snags HUGE Names For Festival

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Calvin Harris, Passion Pit, Video, Savoy (DJ Set), Wale, Janelle Monae, Skrillex, X, Made in America Festival, Rita Ora, Meek Mill, Dirty Projectors, Jay-Z-Budweiser-Made-in-America-Music-Festival, Jay-Z Festival, Slideexpand, Prince Royce, The Knocks, Miike Snow, D'Angelo, Pearl Jam, Rick Ross, Jay-Z Music Festival, Odd Future, Afrojack, Jay-Z, Jay Z, Santigold, Entertainment News

Phase one of the Made in America festival's lineup has been announced, with legendary rock group Pearl Jam leading the pack at Jay-Z's Philadelphia ex...

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The Dirty Projectors Take Us Back To The Early 2000s

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Track of the Day, Dirty Projectors, The Dirty Projectors, Video, Dirty Projectors Single, Dirty Projectors Gun Has No Trigger, Music, Gun Has No Trigger, On Our Radar, Culture News

Dirty Projectors have been around since 2002, but only rose to more mainstream ground with 2009's "Stillness Is the Move," a song so popular it was re...

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A Pomegranate & Billy Jack: Conversations with Once's Marketa Irglova and honeyhoney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Donny Osmond, The Swell Season, Suzanne Santo, Glen Hansard, Iron & Wine, Marketa Irglova, Justin Beiber, Marie Osmond, Dirty Projectors, Gustav Klimt, Wrath of Khan, Bob Dylan, The Simpsons, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Tom Laughlin, Billy Jack, Nahid Hagigat, John Carney, Jon Stewart, Fleet Foxes, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Jaffe, Luke Lewis, Once, Honeyhoney, Beginners, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

According to Marketa Irglova, her latest album is a direct result of her making a conscious decision to make music.

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The Top 10 Alternative Art Songs of 2001-2010

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, The Lotus Eaters, Untitled 8, Alternative Art Song, Classical, St. Vincent, Gabriel Kahane, Shara Worden, My Brightest Diamond, Opera, Sigur Ros, Dirty Projectors, Rock, Ice and the Storm, Annie Clark, Two Doves, Joanna Newsom, Paris Is Burning, Neurotic and Lonely, All Delighted People, Indie Classical, Matt Marks, I Don't Have Any Fun, Jonsi, Sufjan Stevens, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Pop, Tornado, Cosmia, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

With the absurd distinction between serious and non-serious musics largely eradicated, it's time to take stock of some of the best alternative art songs of 2001-2010.

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Interview with The National: Bryce Dessner Talks The Obama Campaign Song, Passion Projects, New York Real Estate and What's Next

Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fake Empire, Yeasayer, Austin City Limits Festival, Brooklyn, Bon Iver, Music, Dirty Projectors, Austin City Limits, Long Count, Obama Campaign, The National, Dark Was the Night, Acl, Austin, High Violet, Red Hot, ACL Festival, Obama Campaign Song, David Byrne, ACL TV Show, Entertainment News
Stephanie Keller

On the Monday night after the Austin City Limits Festival, The National taped what will be one of the last performances ever shot at the original ACL ...

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Dog Ears Music: Rewind, Volume I

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alberta Cross, Marin Alsop, mp3s, Billy Eckstine, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Takagi Masakatsu, Phil Ramone, Dirty Projectors, Danielle Evin, Big Mama Thornton, Music, Joe Meek, Dog Ears, Thomas Dolby, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Takagi Masakatsu, Dirty Projectors, Big Mama Thornton, Alberta Cross and more.

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HuffPost Chicago's Lollapalooza Picks For Friday: The Ettes, Lady Gaga, More

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Huffpost Lollapalooza Guide, Mavis Staples, Jimmy Cliff, The Ettes, Lady GaGa, Dirty Projectors, Slidepollajax, Black Keys, Lollapalooza 2010, Chicago News

Whenever Chicago has a big festival, every media outlet in the city is pretty much obligated to put together some sort of guide to it. So, there ends ...

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ACL 2009 Festival Highlights: Them Crooked Vultures, Dirty Projectors, Bon Iver, Pearl Jam and More

Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Music, Dave Matthews, Todd Snider, Josh Homme, Live Music, Bands, Daniel Johnston, Erika Wennerstrom, Folk, Festivals, Ghostland Observatory, John Paul Jones, Rock, Austin, Dave Grohl, Felice Brothers, Alison Mosshart, Avett Brothers, Jack White, Dead Weather, Grizzly Bear, Wellies, The Excitement Plan, Bon Iver, Deer Tick, Dirty Projectors, Ben Harper, Austin City Limits, Indie, Andrew Bird, Heartless Bastards, Pearl Jam, Acl, Them Crooked Vultures, Remade Horizon, Devotchka, Tvc, Entertainment News
Stephanie Keller

Three days, 130 bands, eight stages. Downpours and all, there was no shortage of enjoyed spectacle and divine sounds over the weekend at the Austin City Limits Festival.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Eight

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Jacquet, mp3s, Ofo & the Black Company, Phil Ramone, Dirty Projectors, Danielle Evin, Music, Luther Allison, Dog Ears, Porter Wagoner, Phosphorescent, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features music by Dirty Projectors, Luther Allison, Phosphorescent, Illinois Jacquet, Porter Wagoner, and Ofo & The Black Company.

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Denver's Essential Concert Calendar

Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denver Concerts, Dirty Projectors, Art Brut, Headlights, Denver News
Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine

Coming up this week: Headlights, Art Brut and Dirty Projectors.

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Austin City Limits Festival and Weekend Guide

Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Club De Ville, Stubbs, Buffalo Exchange, Todd Snider, Music, Live Music, Daniel Johnston, Shuck Shack, Blitzen Trapper, Weekend Travel, Travel, La Condesa, Thievery Corporation, Austin Bars, Austin, Mohawk, Kings of Leon, Avett Brothers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Lies, Grizzly Bear, Annie's on Congress, Bon Iver, Mos Def, Dirty Projectors, Enoteca Vespaio, East Side Showroom, Austin City Limits, The Walkmen, Juan in a Million, Dodos, Good Knight, Luster Pearl, Heartless Bastards, Pearl Jam, Phoenix, Acl, Emo's, Polvos, Homeslice, Uncorked, Suckers, Perlas, Austin Restaurants, Festivals, Felice Brothers, Deer Tick, Wine Bars, Entertainment News
Stephanie Keller

This year's festival should be particularly enjoyable: an awesome roster of bands, weather in the 80s, new grass on the field, Torchy's Tacos added to the food vendor lineup -- all very promising.

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