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May 7, 2013

Passion Pit, Girl Talk to headline Summer Set Music Festival

Wisconsin or bust?

Summer Set Music and Camping Festival announced the 2013 lineup which includes over 50 national and local acts. The festival takes place August 9 – 11 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin. The lineup is a mix of genres ranging from electronic, hip hop and indie rock. Headlining national acts include Passion Pit, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic and STS9. 

via KARE11.

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Video: Greg Grease – C.R.E.A.M Dreams

Greg Grease’s video C.R.E.A.M. Dreams is a summer jam set in the snow. DJ Booth dubs Grease as an “up-and-coming Minneapolis rhymesayer.”

Stream his latest album, Cornbread, Pearl & G.

Grease will be performing Saturday at 11:00a as part of Electric Fetus’ celebration of Record Store Day 2013.

April 16, 2013

Mavis Staples covers Low

Pitchfork: The album, recorded at Wilco’s Loft in Chicago, also features a cover of Low’s “Holy Ghost”. That track appeared on the band’s album The Invisible Way, which was also recorded by Tweedy at the Loft. It also features tracks written by Nick Lowe (“Celestial Shore”) and Tweedy (“Jesus Wept”) specifically for Staples.

Here’s a live version of the song from Low.

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