at Bumbershoot 2008

Sometimes a picture says a 1,000 words. If that's the case, then we've got a whole lot to say about the rock and roll goodness that was Day 2 of Bumbershoot 2008, as captured by photographers Chona Kasinger, Andrew Waits, Nathan Feder, and Kyle Johnson.

Our coverage includes reviews of Tapes N' Tapes, the Saturday Knights, Speaker Speaker, Sons and Daughters, Brother Ali, and loads more.

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Meeting Sons and Daughters is my favorite moment halfway through Bumbershoot.

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With its first-rate single "Gilt Complex", the Glasgow-based band's most recent album This Gift is almost certainly going to be near the top of my end of year top 10 list.

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Bumbershoot just sent out some additional booking information, and as you can see in the headline, they've got a few more bands on the bill plus one cancellation.

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at Neumo's

Adele Bethel is a rock star in the best sense of the term.

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I made one this afternoon. You can listen to it at imaginarychrisb.muxtape.com. What would be on yours?

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On The Repulsion Box, S&D have further refined their version of 'less is more' stripped down indie folk-rock into a concentrated and intoxicating brew and come up with a real gem of an album.

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Compelled by a forceful and unapologetic drum beat, matched with equally forceful and unapologetic Scottish-tinged vocals... they have tapped into the same primal energy as The Flaming Lips, PJ Harvey, Sixteen Horsepower or Black Eyed Snakes.

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