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You know those songs that take over your headphones for weeks at a time? Well, the youngest alternative-rocker on the Phillyist staff decided to put all those infectious tunes into a list of 10 - and then 10 more, just because. And for your listening pleasure, yours truly linked to the album versions of those songs (thanks YouTube, for your comprehensiveness) - just click on the song names! I think you'll enjoy this medley of happy, somber, honest, and beautiful songs. And if you don't find three songs that you like, well, you can tell me that I don't know anything about music.

Josh Winstead, bassist for Metric

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to...

A church isn’t the first place that comes to mind when thinking of indie concert venues. However, the First Unitarian Church proved to be a wonderfully mellow venue for the Tall Firs and Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton. With the altar pushed to a back corner of the stage and the audience calmly seated in pews, the setting provided an intimate, contemplative, and serene atmosphere for the bands to come.

Emily Haines Giveaway
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think. It just made us wonder: if it were up to the -ist-a-verse, what would we be voting for?

Thursday night at Beyond Nightclub you can catch one of the more exciting recent indie acts, Stars. (That is, if you've already got your tickets; sorry, we're a little late telling you about the show, and it's already sold out!) Stars is out of Montreal (although they are not to be confused with Of Montreal) and features members of one of Phillyist's favorite indie bands, Broken Social Scene. Head on over to R5 Productions' shows page and scroll down to find some MP3s of their romantic, moving music (or, if you're feeling lazy, use the direct links here). Opening for Stars is a Norwegian fellow performing under the name Magnet (more tracks from the R5 website).

Phillyist witnessed a regular indie rock lovefest at the Electric Factory Tuesday night when we stopped in to check out Death Cab for Cutie, who are touring behind their latest disc, Plans. Canadian rockers Stars opened up by playing some mellow, melodic pop, and by gushing about Death Cab. They expressed their esteem multiple times, and even dedicated a song or two to the headliners. Another indie band, Broken Social Scene, was present, apparently still hanging around in Philly after their tour date the night before at the TLA, and their guitarist sat in for a few songs with Stars. Which meant, of course, that Broken Social Scene also had to be thanked profusely and sent much love.

Death Cab for Cutie will perform tonight at the Electric Factory, touring behind their new album Plans. While most fans will be attending because they either (a) love the band or (b) heard the band on The O.C., our motives are entirely different. We'll be the people at Nick Harmer's side of the rail, shouting questions like, "Dude, why does your hair always look like that? Do you use gel or mousse?"

We told you to go, so hopefully you listened and showed up to last night's sold out Broken Social Scene concert at the TLA. Leslie Feist opened up the Canadian rock celebration with some tribal drums as the venue filled up. Feist worked her way through some of Let It Die's best tracks, like "Gatekeeper," in a very calm, breezy fashion. D-Mac called it "indie lounge music," and when they weren't banging that tribal drum, he was pretty spot-on. Expect AllMusic to have a full history on this growing genre within a few weeks.

Broken Social Scene will be bringing their large collective, and excellent new album, to the Theatre of Living Arts tonight at 8 p.m. The band finds themselves delving deepeer into their collective identity on their self-titled third album, an album full of instrumental and vocal layering that's already claimed a spot on our best of the year list.

Broken Social Scene pals Metric will be in town tonight for a show at the First Unitarian Church. They're touring behind their excellent new album, Live It Out, and we're sure we'll hear some of the great cuts, like "Combat Baby," from their debut full-length, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?

by Vin Varstin

Ali G, though, isn't driving Phillyist around in a limo, so we'll have to slum it by providing you with some concert previews for the upcoming week. href="http://dinosaurjr.com/">Dinosaur Jr. is touring this Summer
with a set that we've heard is gritty, dynamic, and just plain good.
No doubt aging hipsters will be flocking to the Electric Factory to
revisit their youth and the recently rereleased first three Dinosaur Jr. albums. In recent shows, the set list included "Chunk," "Little Fury Things," "Does It Float," and "Kracked." Joining Dinosaur Jr. are Broken Social Scene and Magik Markers. Indie darlings Broken Social Scene won a Juno award in 2003 for "Alternative Album of the Year" and have a new album, Wind-surfing Nation, due in October.. Magik Markers contribute their own brand of no-wave noise. It's a don't miss. - Nicole Wolverton Fear not. Tegan and Sara are playing the Theatre of Living Arts on July 12 at 8 PM, and they've got a lot to remind you Belinda Carlisle fans of the good ol' days. That isn't to say they're completely similar: the similarities end with the harmony (especially on songs like "Speak Slow" and "Take Me Anywhere") and the haircuts. These identical lesbian twins hail from Canada and aren't afraid to sing about their mutual love for women – or anything else that's on their minds ("When You Were Mine"). Expect playful audience banter and a little on-stage sibling rivalry. Don't expect a heroin breakdown a la the The Go-Gos, or prom-dress waterskiing. Tickets are a steal at $13 and are available online. Sounds pretty good, eh? - Jillian Ivey