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Django Django Live Music & Interview in the Big Room

May 16, 2013

Day jobs can be a drag, even for the once-aspiring musicians in Django Django. “The music was happening on the evenings and weekends — whenever we could fit it in,” says frontman Vincent Neff. It took them months and months just to record a single track. Hear the band talk about how it all finally came together in 2010, and how the success snowballed from there.

 

 

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Ra Ra Riot Live Music & Interview in the Big Room

May 4, 2013

Indie band Ra Ra Riot was all smiles as they took the small, intimate stage in the Big Room to perform new songs from their sci-fi-inspired album “Beta Love.” Listen to their synth-pop single “I Shut Off,” and hear the band members talk about how producer Dennis Herring pushed them to the edge of their abilities.

 

 

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Bad Books Live Music & Interview in the CD102.5 Big Room

April 27, 2013

Not every band comes together in the same methodical way: meet, write music, practice, record, tour. Sometimes it happens more organically (and quickly) than that. Take the duo that makes up Bad Books, folk artist Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s frontman Andy Hull.  ”We get together once every 2 years, spend like, 10 days and make a record,” says Kevin. Find out the method behind their madness and why writing songs together is therapeutic, compulsive and addicting.

 

 

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Gold Fields Live Music & Interview in the CD102.5 Big Room

April 20, 2013

The third time’s the charm, as the old adage goes, and Australian band Gold Fields couldn’t agree more. It may have taken several years, several producers and several continents to get it right, but they’re finally happy with the outcome after recording “Dark Again” in the garage of their parents’ house. Hear the band talk about the third time around, and the excitement of finally releasing an album.

 

 

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The Vaccines Live Music & Interview: In the CD102.5 Big Room

March 26, 2013

English indie-rockers The Vaccines pride themselves on their live show — even though they “don’t have any fireworks going off or anything.” Which is why it came as such an honor when they were nominated for the Brit Award’s best British Live Act this year. Hear the ups and downs of attending a big awards show, including why the red carpet is decidedly the worst part.

 

 

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