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Aural States Fest 2009
- Live Sets: Arbouretum, Wye Oak, Lo Moda, Sri Aurobindo, CANNOT BE STOPPED, Imperial China, Caverns, Hollywood, Pleasant Livers
- Photos: Andras (Panorama), Shantel
- Reviews: City Paper's Michael Byrne & Al Shipley, Metromix, Bmore Electro, The Daily Breather, Bmore Musically Informed
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- Adventure (w/ Benny Boeldt)
- Arbouretum (w/ Dave Heumann)
- Baltimore Club (w/ Scottie B, Shawn Ceasar)
- Benjy Ferree
- Blank Artists (w/ Drew Pompa)
- Caverns (w/ Kevin Hilliard)
- Double Dagger (w/ Bruce Willen, Denny Bowen, Nolen Strals)
- Béla Fleck
- Fujiya & Miyagi (w/ David Best)
- Get 'Em Mamis (w/ Roxzi, Symphony)
- Lafayette Gilchrist
- Girl Talk (w/ Gregg Gillis)
- Gogol Bordello (w/ Eugene Hutz)
- The Homecoming Queens (w/ Jon, Tom, Rich & Phil)
- Lo Moda (w/ Scott, Peter, Raili, Christian, Antony, Gillian)
- Matmos (w/ Drew Daniel, Martin Schmidt)
- MT6 Records (w/ Alex Strama)
- noteNdo (w/ Jeff Donaldson)
- The Pietasters (w/ Steve Jackson)
- The Presets (w/ Julian Hamilton)
- Say Hi (w/ Eric Elbogen)
- Ulrich Schnauss
- The Secret Machines (w/ Brandon Curtis)
- Shearwater (w/ Jonathan Meiburg)
- Small Sur (w/ Bob Keal)
- Sri Aurobindo (w/ Mike F, Mike R, Brandon, Danny)
- Stars (w/ Amy Milan)
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (w/ Kip, Peggy, Alex)
- The Thermals (w/ Hutch Harris)
- The Thermals (w/ Kathy Foster)
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- True Womanhood (w/ Melissa Beattie, Thomas Redmond)
- Robert Walter Trio (w/ Robert, James & Johnny)
- Wham City & Whartscape (w/ Adam Endres)
- Countdown to Whartscape 2008
- White Rabbits (w/ Steve Patterson)
- Wye Oak (w/ Andy Stack, Jenn Wasner)
- Hope Night feat. Wye Oak & Caleb Stine (w/ Andy Stack)
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Recommended Albums
Pontiak: Maker
Béla Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions
White Rabbits: It's Frightening
Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
Double Dagger: More
Buy@InSound
Elvis Perkins in Dearland: Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Buy@InSound
Dan Deacon: Bromst
Buy@InSound
The Thermals: Now We Can See
Buy@InSound
Soft Cement: Think About It EP
Arbouretum: Song of the Pearl
Buy@InSound
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Buy@InSound
Benjy Ferree: Come Back to the Five and Dime, Bobby Dee Bobby Dee
Buy@InSound
Weekends: Weekends
Height With Friends: Baltimore Highlands 12" LP, Limited-Run Vinyl Only
Caverns: Kittens! EP
Little Joy: Little Joy
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
The Secret Machines: Secret Machines
The Bug: London Zoo
Buy@Insound
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Vinyl Mono LP only)
Buy@Insound
Arbouretum/Pontiak: Kale (Vinyl LP only)
Buy@Insound
Small Sur: We Live in Houses Made of Wood
Buy@Tender Loving Empire
Abe Vigoda: Skeleton
Buy@Insound
Imperial China: Methods: EP




