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08.19.2008 My Old Kentucky Blog profiles The Whigs

Dr. Robert of My Old Kentucky Blog takes a closer look at Athens, Georgia band The Whigs with photos. mp3s and more.

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07.30.2008 The 2008 Bumbershoot Music Lounge artists revealed!!

The Bumbershoot Music Lounge returns with a series of intimate performances by some of the Festival’s brightest stars, all of which will be broadcast live on 90.3 KEXP/KEXP.org during Bumbershoot weekend. The only way to get access to this secret venue is to reserve your spot at kexp.org, or be a BumberFan and enter to win passes.

This 2008 Bumbershoot Music Lounge schedule:

Saturday, August 30
Asylum Street Spankers, Mono in VCF, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Nada Surf and !!!.

Sunday, August 31
Forro in the Dark, Orgone, The Whigs, Sons and Daughters, and Joshua Morrison

Monday, September 1
Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles, Two Gallants, John Vanderslice, Old 97’s, and Black Eyes and Neckties

Want to sit-in on one of the Music Lounge performances? Reserve a spot for any performance online at KEXP.org. Seating is limited and reservations are available on a first come, first served basis. You can also enter here to win a pair of day-specific Festival tickets and passes to all the Music Lounge performances that day.

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06.27.2008 The Whigs live at The Dame

You Ain’t No Picasso recaps The Whigs show last week at The Dame in Lexington, KY with pictures and more.

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06.18.2008 On the road with The Whigs

The Whigs have a tour blog, where you can read about the backwards drawers of Lawrence, KS, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, and more. Who knows what will happen when they hit Seattle later this summer.

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05.29.2008 Band to watch: The Whigs

Paste introduces you to another of their Bands to Watch, Athens, Georgia’s own The Whigs

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05.28.2008 T.I., Keyshia Cole, Minus the Bear and dozens more announced

The lineup keeps getting bigger! The list of bands just added to the 2008 Bumbershoot lineup include:

T.I. / Keyshia Cole / Adele / Minus the Bear / Battles / Aiden / Unearth / Sondre Lerche / The Whigs / Thao with The Get Down Stay Down / Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles / These Arms Are Snakes / The Blakes / Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands / Barcelona / Kinski / Throw Me The Statue / J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science / Tyrone Wells / Howlin Rain / Monotonix / The Shackeltons / Star Anna / West Indian Girl / Ravens & Chimes / Hadley Caliman Quintet featuring Thomas Marriott / Grynch / The Hands / Joshua Morrison / Matt Jorgensen +451 / Chester French / PWRFL Power / The Girls

View an up-to-date list of all artists announced so far here.

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