If there's any one question most bands tend to dislike it's how they got their band name. A band will most likely answer with, "Well, this one night we were drunk..." or something similarly dissatisfying and anti-climatic, which is I avoid the question during interviews.

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HOLY SHITE they are playing with the EFFING SMASHING PUMPKINS for part of their tour.

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Three Imaginary Girls have long been Long Winters super-fans. At last count, we've written about no fewer than 15 live show reviews of the band.

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at Crystal Ballroom

The Thermals, Tea for Julie, and Stars of Track and Field rocked a totally roadtrip-worthy bill.

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He was an elderly man who would make these tapes talking about his daily life or recording conversations with friends. The voice over sample on the song "Let Ken Green" comes right from that tape.

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The lyrics constantly allude to loss — specifically, loss of love by means of heartache, loss of life by means of war, and loss of faith by means of betrayal.

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Our September imaginary indie tunes podcast, featuring songs from Trevor Dickson, The Pharmacy, Birdwatchers United, Shorthand for Epic, The Doll Test, The Drug Purse, Stars of Track and Field, Sirens Sister, and Math & Physics Club.

at Austin

Read about some of their fave performances from SXSW 2006, including Okkervil River, Art Brut, The Rakes, Billy Bragg, the Long Winters, Galactic Heroes, Figurines, The Gossip, the Magic Numbers, and more. Viva le Austin!

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at SXSW

Our recommendations for SXSW 2006 can't-miss shows.

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Three Imaginary Girls, Sonic Boom Records, and KEXP present Daylight Basement, The Pale Pacific, Stars of Track and Field, and The Elephants.

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