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"It was really kind of mystical," remembered Kevin Barnes , whose theatrical art-rock band Of Montreal played the Secret Garden Party in 2007 and signed up to play for Mr. Fellowes again at Escape to New York.
Sagging Toward the Harbor Andy Battaglia 2011
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Officiating on launch night will be the resident DJs, playing obscure bands and genres du jour including post-punk, Italo disco, synth-pop, no wave, machine funk and art-rock.
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So, there are no plaintive strings and no choirs, just energetic art-rock recalling Animal Collective at their most visceral and Wolf Parade at their most playful.
New music at Iceland Airwaves: Who Knew – We Do Michael Cragg 2010
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This rousing 14-minute art-rock epic remains the standout of what was one of the noughties' finest debuts.
F&M playlist 2011
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Forget the 'chilling vastness' of their homeland ... this Icelandic septet make art-rock with added, er, slaps
New music at Iceland Airwaves: Who Knew – We Do Michael Cragg 2010
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The reunited band will be joined here by the Music Tapes, a group of fellow travelers in the ramshackle art-rock collective known as the Elephant 6 Recording Company.
Turning an Eye to Sonic Renewals Andy Battaglia 2011
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Opening group Abe Vigoda no relation to the 79-year-old character actor plays a tight and lithe brand of new-wave pop born out of a Los Angeles art-rock scene that also includes the burgeoning band No Age.
Avant Bards Onstage Andy Battaglia 2011
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The art-rock icon had teamed up with headbanger heavies Metallica.
A Rocky Start to a Metal Marriage Steve Dougherty 2011
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HolopawHolopaw is the Gainsville-based art-rock pack founded as the brainchild of John Orth (vocals) and Michael Johnson (synth) just after Y2K.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 160 Phil Ramone 2011
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Backed by a four-piece band, and joined onstage periodically by opening acts Holly Conlan and Greg Laswell, Bareilles revealed influences that ranged from 1970s Top 40 to contemporary art-rock.
In concert: Sara Bareilles at 9:30 Club Click Track 2010
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