Following a completely sold-out run of tour dates this month, Norwalk, CT-based rockers Goose release the third song from their eagerly awaited new album, SHENANIGANS NITE CLUB. The 10-minute odyssey the band is calling "Madhuvan" is a live show staple of late that the band shortened for the studio version. Though half as long here, the song still captures the travelogue aesthetic that has made it a fan favorite.
Stephanie Phillips
, May 1st, 2021 08:18
In an exclusive extract from her new book
Why Solange Matters, Stephanie Phillips explores the significance of appropriation in indie music
Solange performing at Coachella on April 19, 2014. Photo by NeonTommy CC BY-SA2.0
The whiteness of indie rock matters because the participants’ poor understanding of race and unexamined privilege had a lasting effect on Solange, and it all started back in August 2009 at a free Grizzly Bear show in Williamsburg, New York. At the gig, onlookers tried to focus on the cerebral indie act but couldn’t keep their eyes on the stage. As they swayed to the band’s haunting rhythms, to the side of the stage stood Solange, Beyoncé, and Jay-Z. The blogosphere could barely process the moment; Solange brought pop music royalty to a free show in Williamsburg. Overnight, Solange became one of the most powerful influencers of the era. Speaking to
Forged in the raw immediacy of the University of Oregon house show circuit, Eugene-based indie rock trio Novacane knows what it means to maintain their groove in an unusual environment.
“If you can remain rhythmically tight in 120-degree heat,” Novacane drummer Zach Clifton says, clearly exaggerating the heat of a house show and with people bumping into you in every single direction, “you can remain tight in any situation.”
What’s it been like for a popular trio used to playing in this kind of environment two or three times a week around the UO campus to spend this past year without live music due to the COVID pandemic?
For a Throwback Thursday and happy birthday FUV Live pick, we celebrate
Ezra Koenig with a fond memory of his band s appearance at our SXSW live broadcast in 2013.
A couple of months before
Vampire Weekend released its third album,
Modern Vampires of the City, the guys closed out the Public Radio Rocks Day Stage with a floor-shaking set. So during the day today, you ll hear highlights on FUV, and you can turn up the whole Vampire Weekend performance anytime in the FUV Live Vault.
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Horoscope and birthdays for April 8, 2021
Francis Drake
Thursday, April 8, 2021
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You feel restless today. You have that feeling you’re waiting for something but you’re not sure what. You’re all dressed up with no place to go.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): A friend might surprise you by doing or saying something unexpected today. Or, possibly, you will meet someone who is a real character.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Be aware of what you say and do today, because you might impulsively say or do something that everyone else notices. After all, you don’t want to end up with egg on your face.