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Tour Dates
05/30/12 Chicago, IL - Double Door
05/31/12 Detroit, MI - Shelter 06/01/12 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection 06/03/12 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 06/10/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo 06/11/12 New York, NY - Double 7 Club 06/12/12 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl 07/04/12 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest 07/28/12 Minneapolis, MN - Soundtown Fest Read More As for the opening band, Black Box Revelation, I ran into a mutual friend who was rather impressed with BBR. I'm not surprise, seeing as this duo is described …
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I'm not a fan of the Xbox, because, if you didn't know, you have to pay this $80 a year "Xbox tax" so you can get online content. I personally do not understand why Xbox fanboys would happily pay that amount (that's the same amount that you can pay Amazon Prime for free movies). Plus, the machine isn't capable of playing Bluray discs, so the Xbox sits in the corner gathering dust.
Once in a while, I like to turn the old Xbox on to see what I'm missing. Not much.
They got rid of their original Major Nelson Xbox videos, which is kind of sad. There are some nice additions though: Amazon Prime finally made its way to the Xbox. Unfortunately, you still need to pay Xbox $80 a year, plus another $80 to Amazon, so the total of $160 a year is not such a good deal.
Anyway, hidden under the "Free TV" for the Zune, I noticed that Xbox is now letting people download music videos under the "Bing Lounge" and the first video I saw was Black Box Revelation's "My Perception" (which was recorded live in 2011). I downloaded the HD video (303mb) and went online to find out more about this Bing Lounge.
"Bing Lounge" is a partnership between Microsoft and KINK FM, most of their recordings are available on bing.com. The actual venue is located in Portland, Oregon and is billed as "the most intimate venue for live shows".
Anyway, since I'm seeing BBR this Sunday (June 3rd), I was glad to see that they are featured on Xbox. A quick note that their album, My Perception, will be out June 12th, via Merovee Records. Expect to see the duo at Bonnaroo (June 10th), followed by David Letterman (June 11th).
Once in a while, I like to turn the old Xbox on to see what I'm missing. Not much.
They got rid of their original Major Nelson Xbox videos, which is kind of sad. There are some nice additions though: Amazon Prime finally made its way to the Xbox. Unfortunately, you still need to pay Xbox $80 a year, plus another $80 to Amazon, so the total of $160 a year is not such a good deal.
Anyway, hidden under the "Free TV" for the Zune, I noticed that Xbox is now letting people download music videos under the "Bing Lounge" and the first video I saw was Black Box Revelation's "My Perception" (which was recorded live in 2011). I downloaded the HD video (303mb) and went online to find out more about this Bing Lounge.
"Bing Lounge" is a partnership between Microsoft and KINK FM, most of their recordings are available on bing.com. The actual venue is located in Portland, Oregon and is billed as "the most intimate venue for live shows".
Anyway, since I'm seeing BBR this Sunday (June 3rd), I was glad to see that they are featured on Xbox. A quick note that their album, My Perception, will be out June 12th, via Merovee Records. Expect to see the duo at Bonnaroo (June 10th), followed by David Letterman (June 11th).
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