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SXSW 2009 : HOT FREAKS! : Lineup Announcement
Aquarium Drunkard, Gorilla Vs Bear, Largehearted Boy, My Old Kentucky Blog and You Ain’t No Picasso have once again teamed up to bring you Hot Freaks!   The whole megillah is taking place during SxSW at the Mohawk and Club DeVille in Austin, Texas on March 20 and 21. Two days, three stages, 32 acts.  ...
My Old Kentucky Blog 2008 Holiday Interview Series : Vito Aiuto of The Welcome Wagon
Asthmatic Kitty underwent quite an expansion in 2008. One of the acts I have been most intrigued by is The Welcome Wagon. The Welcome Wagon is a married couple, the Reverend Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique. With little-to-no musical training, Vito purchased a guitar with the desire to sing hymns with his family. With no ability to read music, Vito simply made up new tunes to...
My Old Kentucky Blog 2008 Holiday Interview Series : Alejandra Deheza of School of Seven Bells
For me, School of Seven Bells’ 2008 album, Alpinisms, was one of those slow-burners that sneak up on you. One day your walking around listening to your iPod and boom…Half Asleep (or Iamundernodisguise or Connjur or one of the many other great songs on the album) comes on and wakes you right up. A quick re-listen of the album, along with multiple listens afterwards, firmed up what I...
My Old Kentucky Blog 2008 Holiday Interview Series : Samuel Bing of Fol Chen
Highland Park, California’s Fol Chen was one of the many talents Asthmatic Kitty Records signed on in 2008. The band will release their debut album, Part 1: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, on February 3rd, 2009 through the label. If you wanna know more about Fol Chen, maybe it’s best to just hear it from the horse’s mouth… "You know that mysterious black...
My Old Kentucky Blog 2008 Holiday Interview Series : Ariel Pink + New Songs!
Despite not having released a new album, Ariel Pink kept plenty busy in 2008. With his fellow Haunted Graffiti’s, he toured all across the US with Chairlift, released Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1 - a collection of rare outtakes and unreleased songs, and began writing and recording songs for a new record that will be released in 2009. But luckily, you don’t have to wait until the new...
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