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Over the Weekend...A Shoreline Dream, Astrophagus, Overcasters, Widowers, Astra Moveo, Red Orange Yellow, Cat-A-Tac, Hot IQs and Hearts of Palm @ West

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2008-06-16 09:10:47 by HASH0x8b895b8 in Backbeat Online
...IQs are as poised as ever Eli Mishkin made an appropriately sardonic comment on a contest announced before his band's set, before Hot IQs went into one of its newer songs, with Release the hounds, as its refrain. This set was a nice mixture of new material and some older favorites like Firecracker, Retro Muff, and Duck and Cover. The act...
 
Tags: music, westword music showcase, band, local band, wave post-rock band, neo-shoegaze band, electronic music, confident band, songs
 
 
 
 
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Behold Bandicoots, A New Column From Eli Mishkin of Hot IQs

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2008-02-20 12:15:32 by HASH0x8af9c94 in Backbeat Online
...IQs ( myspace.com/hotiqs , hotiqs.com ), but much more intriguingly, ask questions about your band and the music you like Unlike most everyone else youll meet in the music business, I have no agenda. I dont want to make money off your band or your tastes. I dont care if youve received press or made a demo -- or even if youve played outside of...
 
Tags: music, music festivals, music business, music industry, crappy music, music folks, denver music scene, hot iqs, bandicoots
 
 
 
 
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What have the Hot IQs been up to?

2008-12-01 16:00:28 by HASH0x8b27d6c in Backbeat Online
 
So, what have the Hot IQs been up to? The answer to that question will apparently be revealed on Friday, December 19, when the new video is premiered and the act's 7-inch is released at an all-ages s... Continue reading "What have the Hot IQs been up to
 
Tags: hot iqs, apparently, all-ages, video, friday, answer, question, 7-inch, december
 
 
 
 
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Hot IQs and Eyes and Ears both releasing new vinyl

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2008-09-03 10:05:00 by Dave Herrera in Backbeat Online
...IQs will unleash its brand new Rococo Records 7-inch in the company of Young Coyotes , Team Firefox and the always captivating Hearts of Palm over at the Bluebird, where it will also be premiering its new video for "Houndstooth." Hell yeah. Spin the black circle, dudes. -- Dave Herrera
 
Tags: hot iqs, vile blue shades, rococo records 7-inch, team firefox, ears, black circle, friday, local scene, eyes
 
 
 
 
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Hot IQs reschedule vinyl release and video premier party

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2008-10-29 16:26:37 by Dave Herrera in Backbeat Online
...IQs have announced a new date and a revised bill commemorating the release of its forthcoming Rococo Records 7-inch. The act, which was originally slated to issue its new record on Friday, November 7 at the Bluebird , will now drop the needle on Friday, December 19, with Chain Gang of 1974 and Young Coyotes. The first fifty folks who purchase...
 
Tags: hot iqs, video, rococo records 7-inch, purchase pre-sale tickets, record, chain gang, pretty rad, friday, fifty folks
 
 
 
 
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Bandicoots: Hedonism 101

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2008-04-02 16:21:13 by HASH0x8c0dba0 in Backbeat Online
...IQs question: Yes. (And Tylers a pretty cool guy, too.) The second query is a little more complicated. Journalists ask us this question. Other bands ask us this question. Family members ask us this question. Clearly, it's a popular question The urge to be regaled with lurid tales from the road probably goes back as far as, well, the existence...
 
Tags: road stories, road, bands road antics, bands backstage, bands, hair bands, hot iqs, cool, pretty cool guy
 
 
 
 
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Over the Weekend ... Stand By Your Band II @ hi-dive

2008-01-28 09:29:16 by HASH0x898ee38 in Backbeat Online
 
...IQs, d.biddle, Mothership, Everything Absent or Distorted get traded and sorted into brand new supergroups. Each group then plays one song by each of the bands that lent a member plus three covers. What ensued was a night of in-jokes, inebriation, and at times, some damn good music With members coming and going at will, the two supergroups...
 
Tags: scene viable, scene, music scene, saturday, music, saturday night, night, pink floyd covers, covers
 
 
 
 
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Bandicoots: Touring and When To Quit Your Day Job

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2008-02-27 12:12:10 by HASH0x8c5add0 in Backbeat Online
...IQs. Even more galling, they expect us to book it, promote it, and then insist on playing second to last in the lineup Uh, yeah. Not cool Do your research! You must mesh well musically and philosophically with any band you want to trade shows with. When emailing potential clubs, know what type of bands they book, know exactly who to email...
 
Tags: day job, job, bandicoots, monotonous day job, insert band, band, bands, stranger bands, randomly email bands
 
 
 
 
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Bandicoots: An Excerpt from Elaine's Book

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2008-04-17 09:57:02 by HASH0x8b72a54 in Backbeat Online
...IQs in the band - this week, I've opted to devote this space to my drummer Elaine Acosta. The following is a chapter from her forthcoming book, Holy Sweet Goddamn: The Memoirs of An Aspiring Rock Star and Psychiatric Nurse/Patient . It's brilliant! Top quality. I wouldn't be surprised if she finds a big time publisher. She's still writing but...
 
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