Band Marino, Blitzen Trapper, Boats, Califone, Camper Van Beethoven, Daikaiju, Dumbo Gets Mad, Fergus & Geronimo, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Jason Trachtenburg, La Zikabilo, Los Telstars, Medeski Martin + Wood, Melvins, Monsieur Leroc, Moth Macabre, Photon Band, Prithpal, Rachel Taylor Brown, Rilo Kiley, STRFKR, Spiritualized, Thao + The Get Down Stay Down, The Avalanches, The Clash, The Frank Znort Quartet, The Little Ones, The Night Marchers, Thee Oh Sees, They Might Be Giants, Young Fresh Fellows, Zed Bias Feat. Trigga and Trevor Roots
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Amon Tobin, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Bad Books, Benjamin Gibbard, Drink Me, First Aid Kit, Jake Bugg, Joy Zipper, Kellies, King Curtis, Low Frequency In Stereo, Maserati, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Monsieur Leroc, Moon Duo, Pinback, Rube Waddell, Sleigh Bells, Speedy West + Jimmy Bryant, Taken By Trees, Tame Impala, Tennis, The Avalanches, The Burning Of Rome, The Maytals, The New Mastersounds, Trans Am, Young Magic
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Arsenal, Au, Bad Dream Fancy Dress, Cairo, Django Django, Downtown Harvest, Gabriel Rios, Heartless Bastards, Horror Pops, Houses, Imperial Teen, Jennyanykind, Liquits, Love Is All, Medeski Martin + Wood, Miss Platnum, Monsieur Leroc, Mylab, Push Kings, Robyn Hitchcock, Rocket Juice & The Moon, Silver Disco, Strange Boys, Syd Dale, The Basement Scene, The Breeders, The Fiery Furnaces, The Perms, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, The Pinker Tones, Wowser Bowser
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:: Sara Valenzuela ::

It’s a hard turn to the left from Mexican funk pop to electronic soundscapes, but Sara Valenzuela has made the transition well.

In this episode: Asteroid No. 4, Elf Power, Hands Down Eugene, Louis Prima, Monsieur Leroc, Optiganally Yours, Sara Valenzuela, Stevie Ray Vaughan + Double Trouble, The Mondo Crescendo, The Negro Problem, The Washdown, Thee Oh Sees, Thomas Function, Twink, Ween, Willy Deville, tUnE-yArDs

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:: Times New Viking ::

There’s a gray area between noisy and poppy… it’s small according to some people, enormous according to others. Times New Viking undoubtedly live there, though.

In this episode: Baldwin Brothers, Don’t spill your drink, Eels, Lisa Germano, Monsieur Leroc, Mood Elevator, Negativland, Parker And Lily, Pixies, The Dansettes, The Evolution Control Committee, The Moog Cookbook, The Police, The Rubinoos, Times New Viking, Wild Beasts

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:: Thee Oh Sees ::

When Thee Oh Sees unleash their cavernous ditties, it’s like some sort of sonic hydrofoil spearing through a sea of reverb.

In this episode: Eugene McGuinness, Jesca Hoop, Lavay Smith, Monks Of Doom, Monsieur Leroc, Mount Kimbie, Peter Bjorn and John, Pixies, Replikants, Sex Clark Five, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Ting Tings, Thee Oh Sees, Thou, Vivian Girls, Zoobombs, tUnE-yArDs

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Asteroid No. 4, Chappo, Elf Power, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Eugene McGuinness, Flat Duo Jets, Flight Of The Conchords, Godzuki, Guster, Hands Down Eugene, Jungle Brothers, Les Savy Fav, Louis Prima, Medeski Martin & Wood, Monsieur Leroc, Optiganally Yours, Pixies, Rube Waddell, Sara Valenzuela, Sex Clark Five, Stevie Ray Vaughan + Double Trouble, The Bobs, The Countdown Quartet, The Mondo Crescendo, The Negro Problem, The Puppini Sisters, The Streets, The Washdown, The Wee Turtles, Thee Oh Sees, They Might Be Giants, Thomas Function, Twink, Ween, Willy Deville, tUnE-yArDs
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Armando Trovaioli, Ben Lee, Chixdiggit, Edward Sharpe + The Magnetic Zeros, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Eugene McGuinness, Jesca Hoop, Lavay Smith, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Los Straitjackets, Man Man, Mekons, Mew, Monks Of Doom, Monsieur Leroc, Mount Kimbie, Peter Bjorn and John, Phish, Pixies, Portastatic, Replikants, Sex Clark Five, Tanghetto, The Brand New Rhythm, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Ting Tings, Thee Oh Sees, Thou, Times New Viking, Vivian Girls, Whale, Zoobombs, tUnE-yArDs
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Baldwin Brothers, Chinese Man, Don’t spill your drink, Edward Sharpe + The Magnetic Zeros, Eels, Elf Power, Eugene McGuinness, Hillstomp, Lisa Germano, Lyle Lovett, Mischief Brew, Monks Of Doom, Monotrona, Monsieur Leroc, Mood Elevator, My Robot Friend, Negativland, Parker And Lily, Pixies, Pram, Q-Burn’s Abstract Message, Seks Bomba, Smack Dab, Sugarman Three, The Black Keys, The Dansettes, The Evolution Control Committee, The Moog Cookbook, The Police, The Rubinoos, Times New Viking, Wild Beasts
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:: Howe Gelb ::

Things have warmed up some since the time I put this together. Whatever.

In this episode: Atomic 7, Breeders, Calvin Davidson, Chrome, Golden Shoulders, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Hot Hot Heat, Howe Gelb, James Kochalka, Kudu, Le Tigre, Monsieur Leroc, Polysics, Soft Boys, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Flaming Lips, The Raging Teens, Warm Wires

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