Do I even need to tell you that The Morning Benders are from Berkeley? They’re doing a tour of the America with a few stops in Canada including Montreal on April 15th at Sala Rossa. Tickets are 12$ + tax. The video below if for a song from their new album Big Echo called Excuses.

The Morning Benders – Excuses

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A few weeks ago the new Magnetic Fields album titled Realism was released and accompanied by the start of a North American Tour that includes 12 US cities. This is the band’s tenth studio album since their debut way back in 1991 and is meant to complement their 2008 album Distortion. Singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Field’s says the album is inspired by British folk of the late 60s and early 70s. Don’t expect anything too traditional though since Merritt says he “can’t stand the sound of an acoustic guitar for more than three minutes at a time”.

The Magnetic Fields – Book of Love

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2/21, 22 The Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
2/23, 24 Town Hall Seattle Seattle, WA
2/27 The Fox Theater Oakland, CA
3/1 Herbst Theatre San Francisco, CA
3/2 Wilshire Ebell Theatre Los Angeles, CA
3/4 Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, WI
3/5 Buskirk Chumley Theater Bloomington, IN
3/6 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
3/7 Harris Theater, Millennium Park Chicago, IL
3/10, 11 The Town Hall New York, NY

There have been a ton of White Panda remixes seeing a lot of play on hype machine the last few months and while they almost certainly won’t stand the test of time, if they keep coming out at this rate it won’t matter much. Here a few to get you started.

Yung Joc vs. Owl City – Fireflies Goin Down [White Panda Mashup]

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T.I. vs. Passion Pit – What You Know About Little Secrets [White Panda Mashup]

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There isn’t a whole lot of press around about Skybox, a Chicago band comprised of Tim Ellis, Mike Holtz, Christian Fields and Dan Ingenthron. But don’t get used to it because if their new album Morning After Cuts is any indication it won’t be long before the whole family’s listening to them and they’re doing iPod commercials. Check below for some 2010 US tour dates including South by Southwest.

Skybox – In A Dream

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