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Here’s the scene: It’s late in the evening on a Saturday night, and there’s a line full of 16-to-30-year-olds wrapped around the block extending away from the large black door of the New Brookland Tavern in Columbia, South Carolina. Tonight, local, epic, electronic rock band Baumer is playing, and it’s going to be a packed house. A sizable portion of those dance party hungry hipsters clad in t-shirts both black and neon waiting in queue will not even make the capacity cut-off point. But, many of them will stand outside for a good portion of the set, listening from the street. Inside, as Baumer heats up, the cramped crowd bounces and sweats to New Order-inspired electronics, indie rock guitars and a bold voice not unlike that of Muse singer Matthew Bellamy. This isn’t a rarety for the band; it’s every time they play a show in their hometown.

Image from MySpace Trans Am, My Education @ MohawkThursday, Nov. 15The Mohawk (912 Red River)9 PM, All ages, $8[info] | [tickets]It's unfriggingbelievable that these guys are on tour with Tool right now. Seriously, it doesn't seem like it was that long ago, standing in crowded bar somewhere, listening to a song called "Ballbados", feeling like there must not be that many people in the world that want to hear instrumental, testosterone-driven synth-rock performed by some...

Charles Walker was a veteran vocalist edging his way toward retirement. The Dynamites were a skilled band with little hope of a hit unless they could find a compelling frontman. It was a match made in heaven. The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker are a neo-soul outfit worth listening to. The sound is so funky you'd be hard-pressed to sit still while listening. Walker's years of experience and strong voice are perfectly showcased by the sharp instrumentation and tight grooves. The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker are probably the closest most of us will ever get to experiencing the early days of funk in the 1960s, but, with a band this good, maybe it's close enough.

The Rosebuds may have an overtly cute band name, and they are, well, rather delightful to lo look at, but they're not just another pop act getting by on their charm and good looks. Think of them as New Order run through an art-rock filter then sloshed around with some of disco's best bits. The band's bounced around a bit stylistically, and they went so far as to tell us a few months ago,...

Welcome back kiddos, the year is kicking off with a shotgun bang. Head over to Waterloo or End of an Ear and ask for these albums: as far as we can tell, it's hard to go wrong this week. The Shins Wincing the Night Away (Sub Pop) Well, they're definitely stretching, and they're definitely getting more and more familiar with the studio, as "Phantom Limb" demonstrates: James Mercer is still having trouble falling asleep,...

Sometimes, no matter how much we loathe certain bands, we can't deny their importance and influence. Attitude and intent can often be more important than substance, and in the case of the Sex Pistols, their nihilistic rejection of "pompous authority" actually became their substance. Their earliest live shows set off a chain reaction of influence that would birth some of the most important bands, producers and labels in the UK's punk, new wave and rock...

Hey, did you hear that Google bought YouTube? No? Well, then go buy some records. Damien Jurado And Now That I'm In Your Shadow (Secretly Canadian) October's releases seem to be in touch with the temperature drop (however small) and shift of mood. Damien Jurado's latest offering is the perfect example: dark, sparing treatments on the decline of romance in the Midwest, a disagreement between friends in the back of a pickup truck, and...

Minty Fresh has given us such pop goodness as The Cardigans and Papas Fritas, and now we are looking to the future with Klee and The Prototypes. There's a lot to look foward to for Minty Fresh devotees, including a new Bettie Serveert release called Bare Stripped Naked, recent signees Suburban Kids With Biblical Names are working on a new album and preparing a tour, and Husky Rescue are touring, so catch their set at ACL.

The fabulous music bloggers at DepravedFangirls have merged with The Rich Girls Are Weeping to start a joint project, Four Inches from the Cuff. To kick off the launch of this new music feature+interview site, they're sponsoring tonight's show at Emo's, featuring The Ebb & Flow, The Hourly Radio, Protokoll, and A Featherweight Burden. Consider what DFG Shannon had to say about The Hourly Radio, a foursome from Dallas whose new record, History Will Never...

One of the great ironies of British pop music is the fact that some of its sunniest acts hail from the most inhospitable, isolated areas on the island—New Order emerged from the industrial city of Manchester, while a certain mop-topped quartet paid their dues in the bombed-out port centre of Liverpool. The city of Sunderland, in Northeastern England, is noted for its high rates of unemployment, crime, and teen pregnancy—little wonder, then, that The Futureheads, Sunderland natives all, should deliver such a consistently exuberant set of songs on their sophomore album, News And Tributes.

Lots of random music news today. Let's get to it before ACL Fest's lineup gets announced on Thursday and we forget about this stuff:

Mike Booher looks like a rock star until he smiles. Tall and lanky, shaggy black hair, smoking a cigarette outside his practice room, he is a throwback to the Ramones. Then he grins, waves, and he’s the friendly guy everyone loves. Who just happens to be the front man for Austin’s much-hyped Zykos.

While scores of wonderful albums from already well-established indie acts like Broken Social Scene, Of Montreal and The Decemberists were all but predestined for greatness this year, others seemed to appear from nowhere. Case in point: Sup Pop phenoms Wolf Parade, emerging from Montreal with a series of cameos in various compilation albums that left American fans in a rabid frenzy before finally dazzling us with their debut LP, Apologies to the Queen Mary;...

M O N D A Y [3] film · "Bamako Chic"'s creator Maureen Gosling, a former Austin resident, is back in town hosting a special fundraising screening of "Blossoms of Fire" - her 16mm documentary film about the people of Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico - at Austin Studios. (7pm, map) music · 54 Seconds play Lucky Lounge (10pm) in-store · Billy Joe Shaver at Waterloo Records (5pm) film · aGLIFF runs through Saturday - check their...

While some of us might be suffering from Spring allergies, that doesn't stop us from seeking out the best new music for you to enjoy.

Another gorgeous week, another batch of new releases for your springtime enjoyment. Architecture in Helsinki – In Case We Die The National – Alligator New Order – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call Of Montreal – The Sunlandic Twins The Rosebuds – The Rosebuds Unwind EP Martha Wainwright – Martha Wainwright...