Review: Antarctigo Vespucci ‘Soulmate Stuff’ (2014)

In the best combination of individually fantastic things since peanut butter met chocolate in the late 1970s, Antarctigo Vespucci brings together two big names in the niche market of fun and earnest punk rock - Fake Problems crooner/Smith Family Shirt mastermind Chris Farren and Bomb the Music Industry shouter/Quote Unquote Records founder Jeff Rosenstock - finally solving the age-old dilemma of having to choose between either’s band for your summer kickback. ...

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Images: Waxahatchee, Dogbreth, Mercy Music and more April 19, 2014 at the Eagle Aerie Hall

Living just a few miles outside the Coachella non-compete zone definitely has its advantages. Bands ranging from The Cure to Japandroids to the Postal Service have had gigs in our city during the festival's two weekend gap in April. This year, the Coachella offshoot I was most looking forward to was the intimate headlining gig from Waxahachee - the indie rock outlet founded by former P.S. Eliot frontwoman Katie Crutchfield - at the Eagle Hall. ...

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