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Gin Blossoms Live at Hy-Vee Ampitheater

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On a cool night, somewhere in between the last days of summer and first days of fall, the finale to the Hy-Vee Ampitheater’s inaugural season took place. Starring Arizona’s Gin Blossoms, hundreds turned out on their feet for the band in North Liberty’s newest venue.

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Around the Big Ten – Week Three

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Week two of college football gave us a pair of early Game of the Year candidates. Unfortunately for the Big Ten, those games came at their expense. This week, we’ll take a look at Iowa’s cathartic win over Iowa State, Oregon’s early-season struggles, and Ohio State’s meltdown against Texas.

Music
Track of the Week

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – “Morning Thought”

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Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. released their debut LP, It’s A Corporate World on June 3, 2011. Stream their Flaming Lips-esque single “Morning Thought” right here. (If you like it, the track is available for free download through the band’s MySpace for a limited time.) The group will play in Iowa City on June 14, 2011 at The Mill. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Morning Thought by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

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Bill Callahan – Drover

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Bill Callahan has been around for some time creating some of the most inventive DIY folk recordings. This is the initial song off of his new album entitled Apocalypse released off of Drag City Records. In Drover he sings about embracing the west, leading cattle, and manning up to this wild wild country. [audio:http://unnecessaryumlaut.com/mp3/friday_041511/Bill-Callahan_Drover.mp3]

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Ponytail – Honey Touches

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAMZjO6w4Jw This is a new track from Ponytail’s album Do Whatever You Want All of the Time. Ponytail is a five piece group based on the spazzy guitar riffs and creative stylings from Baltimore. Ponytail was named in 2007 as the “Best Live Band”  by the Baltimore City Paper. They have toured with groups such as Battles, High Places, Hella, and many others and still on the up and up.

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Thurston Moore – Benediction

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[audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/Benediction.mp3] Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth released this new ballad for download on NPR on March 22. The song is part of his forthcoming solo album, which is being produced by Beck. Moore, who is married to his Sonic Youth bandmate Kim Gordon, will visit the KRUI Artist Lounge on Thursday, March 31 along with Gordon for an on air interview at 2 PM.

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Robin Pecknold – I’m Losing Myself (Ft. Ed Droste)

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[audio:http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Robin%20Pecknold%20-%20%20I’m%20Losing%20Myself%20(Feat.%20Ed%20Droste).mp3] Robin Pecknold, the lead singer of Fleet Foxes posted a link to three new downloadable songs today via Twitter. This one features Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear. He also made note that these are not Fleet Foxes songs.

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Panda Bear – Last Night at The Jetty

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This is Animal Collective’s member Panda Bear’s new track from forthcoming album entitled Tomboy. The album is set to be released on April 12th on Paw Tracks. [audio:http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Panda%20Bear%20-%20Last%20Night%20At%20The%20Jetty.mp3]

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