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Re: “The week in music: Dec. 6-9, 2012”
The answer: Lambchop's Mr. M!
Re: “October Solve Locally solution”
The Internet is a truly wonderful forum for the advancement of human dialogue.
Re: “Durham's Casbah hires new talent buyer (UPDATED)”
When originally published, this blog post got a few key facts wrong. The article incorrectly stated that former talent buyer Steve Gardner had been fired from his position; he was laid off.
The article also quotes Gardner’s replacement, Elysse Thebner, saying that she plans to increase the number of local bookings. As Gardner points out, Thebner’s quote incorrectly represents the ratio of local and touring acts booked during his tenure at the Casbah. Attendance records produced by Gardner verify that at least 73 percent of his 2012 bookings came from the area. More than 230 area bands played the venue during that time.
“It seemed to be an article about how I was fired because I didn’t book enough local music,” Gardner said during a follow-up interview. “That’s just not true.”
Asked to clarify her assessment of the club’s previous booking, Thebner replied: “My evidence of that statement was purely anecdotal, from being an employee at the venue. I think [Gardner’s] statement is fair. … I’m going to take the work Steve has done in a little bit of a different direction.”
We regret the errors.
Grayson Currin
Music Editor
Independent Weekly
Re: “Spider Bags' Shake My Head”
Quick note, as I do my best to avoid these things: @tenseownage, I indeed reviewed this same record for another outlet. I think you might describe it as "warm and positive." Here you are: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16910-…
It's also of note that I was very near this article, as I edited both it and the accompanying feature. Good luck!
Re: “The guide to the week's concerts”
Beth—
While we certainly appreciate the advocacy for local music, it's probably worth noting that the lead music story in this week's issue is actually about Valient Thorr and their old friends The Kickass: http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/after-eig…
Because there are so many "shows" to write about, we try not to duplicate coverage. Thanks.
Re: “Instro Summit with Kill Baby Kill, The Madeira, Destination: Earth, Weisstronauts, Aqualads, Mystery Men, Killer Filler”
Thanks for the heads-up, Crispy. Could you be so kind as to tell us which canceled? And perhaps if the venue listed the correct information as well...
Re: “Record Store Day”
Sorry about that, Martin. We'll aim not to disappoint again.