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Videos of the Week – 2/17/14

2/17 – Baltimore’s Future Islands have a new album out on the 4AD label the last week of March…here’s their new video!

bonus video: Eddie Vedder joined Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band over the weekend in Australia for an awesome AC/DC cover!

2/18 – Angel Olsen’s new album is getting raves & it’s out today!  See her live tonight at The Southern!  Here’s her new video for “Hi-Five”

bonus video for Yoko Ono’s 81st b’day today!  I hope to be rockin’ this hard at my 80th b’day party, like Yoko did in Berlin last year!  That’s Nels Cline (of Wilco) and Sean Ono Lennon on guitars…

2/19 – Thurston Moore has a solo album out this June…here’s a new video for a Chelsea Light Moving (his 2013 band) track that debuted on Valentine’s Day.

2/20 – here’s The National’s new video for “I Need My Girl,” which also debuted on Valentine’s Day!

2/21 – indie-rock legends Sebadoh are in town tomorrow (2/22) at The Southern…here’s the video for the single “I Will” from their first album in some 14 years Defend Yourself.  Also, listen for our phone interview with Lou Barlow this afternoon in the Corner Lounge!

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