under the covers, chapter thirty-six: i'll be holding all the tickets and you'll be holding all the fines.

Birdy, a fourteen year old UK sensation, has released a single of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love." The words I could try to come up with to describe it would be worthless. Just go on and listen. The original is below it. Come on, Skinny Love. Thanks to Mike D on this one.

Birdy


Bon Iver


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Uncle Leo Comes to Fargo

Leo Kottke is playing the Fargo Theatre on Saturday, April 30. If you live in Fargo, you need to go. He's playing in St. Cloud the night before and Bismarck the night after. For more tour dates, click here.

I've been fortunate enough to see Leo three or four times over the years, and I distinctly remember walking out of each show and thinking that my life was now better for what I'd just witnessed. His phenomenal guitar skills paired with his fabulous stories are sure to give you more than your money's worth. Such stories and songs are below, so go on and enjoy. And go see the show.

Bob Dylan Story


Rings


Train and the Gate & Vaseline Machine Gun


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under the covers, chapter thirty-five: from a war that must be won in the name of truth

Seven-piece Seattle boys Hey Marseilles have been dominating my days lately, and in this three way chapter of under the covers, they get after Iron & Wine's cover of "Love Vigilantes," originally done by New Order.

Hey Marseilles


Iron & Wine


New Order


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and if you feel just like a tourist in the city you were born then it's time to go

The new Death Cab For Cutie album, Codes and Keys, comes out May 31. The new video for their single, You Are a Tourist, will be the "first live, scripted, one-take music video shoot ever" on their website on Tuesday, April 5th at 7 PM Eastern. Color me excited.



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