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Week in Rock: Motionless Animals, Bird Whistling & More

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Ben Yakas

Published Mar 5, 2010

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Brooklyn band The National (possibly the only cd review we've ever done on this site was for their album Alligator) are back... and we hear they are playing two shows in Brooklyn next week. Hint hint: They are sort of near that whole toxic Superfund mess we've been hearing so much about lately. In the meantime, reacquaint yourself with singer Matt Berninger and drummer Bryan Devendorf. — Jen Carlson

 

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Click through for a look at Animal Collective at the Guggenheim; The Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall; Akron/Family at the Music Hall of Williamsburg; and NY's newest festival, the Truck America Fest; and two "secret" shows by The National next week!

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