I would be really really upset if I lived my whole fabulous life and never took the opportunity to see The Flaming Lips. From those early psychadelic garage-rock days to the immaculately produced and executed work of the last few years, they are a constant wonderment to me. Not only are their albums some of the most noted in indie rock, but the down-to-earthness of their personalities (as seen through the phenomeal docu-realness Fearless Freaks) and their continued sonic genius make them hard to put down.

A perfect venue for a near-perfect band, I'm positive that Marymoor Park will help put The Lips' best foot forward on Friday night (August 21st). I'm excited to experience their antics, be they Hatorade for the Arcade Fire or the NEW King of Pop outfitted in a fetching dolphin suit, I'll be there to soak it all up.

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If I believed in "guilty pleasures", I would have no problem saying The Veronicas were a guilty pleasure.

But I don't, at least not during the eleven months of the year that Girl Scout Cookies aren't sold.

Rather, we'll just have to say The Veronicas are a fine band that I really enjoy. They're the type of band that when you read that they are touring with Kelly Clarkson (as they are this fall), you think "this makes sense and it's perfect".

They are identical twins, Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, from Australia who make catchy-as-hell bubblegum pop. They are superstars in their home country but haven't quite broken here. Their sound is a little poppier and more electronic update of The Donnas. They probably fit well on iPods that make a lot of room for Clarkson, Pink and Avril Lavigne, but that shouldn't be taken as an insult (and I certainly don't mean it as one).

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It's been four years since her first LP but there will (finally!) be another record coming out in early October (the 7th, to be exact) on Warner Brothers.

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In a lot of ways The Subways are an ideal young band: full of energy in their live shows while sounding tight and focused on records.

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