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London’s Got Speakeasies

April 26, 2009
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London’s Got Speakeasies

Through a nondescript storefront door on Greek Street in London’s Soho district, several decades worth of pop culture crash together in a dingy club the size of a living room. Actually, calling the New Evaristo a “club” is being generous. It’s more like a hideout, a secret hangout; a speakeasy-flavored watering hole. The full...

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A Night Out With Banjo Or Freakout

January 14, 2009
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A Night Out With Banjo Or Freakout

The band Banjo or Freakout sounds like a slow-cooking soup at a constant simmer. Alessio Natalizia, the hand behind these Mac-generated songs, takes the melodic, echoey drone of Panda Bear, mixes in the urgent, Afro-pop rhythms synonymous with Vampire Weekend and Abe Vigoda, and seals it together with Sonic Youth-inspired tension and repetition that...

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