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AUDIOFEMME PRESENTS: CMJ 2012 AT SPIKE HILL \/\/ 10\/16<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Please join us on Tuesday, October 16th at Spike Hill, for AudioFemme\u2019s inaugural CMJ showcase. In order to give you a preview, we\u2019ve written a little introduction to each artist in the lineup. We love them, and hope you will too! Doors are at 12:30 PM.<\/p>\n

See you there!<\/p>\n

XO<\/p>\n

The girls at AF<\/p>\n

AUTODRONE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Autodrone combines many of the best elements of our favorite genres, including dreampop, shoegaze and experimental indie rock. Formed in 2002, their career has spanned an entire decade of music\u2014a decade during which technological innovations in live and recorded performance have changed the face of the industry, changed how we listen to music and upped the ante for bands looking to make an inimitable mark on the scene. Autodrone has managed to withstand the crucible of the aughts, emerging with gusto. This in our opinion is due to a few important aspects of who and what they are as musicians. First, Katherine Kennedy\u2019s voice is timeless, both reminiscent of early 90s post-punk\u2014in particular Kim Deal and her ability to vocally walk the line between angelic and grating (a thing that can leave one feeling emotionally vulnerable)\u2014and also unique in its own right, melding seamlessly with the band\u2019s more experimental elements. Second, they are possessed of the capacity to straddle what some may think of as conflicting genres. While tracks like \u201cThrough The Backwoods\u201d, off Strike A Match employ catchy drums and accessible melodies, the subsequent track \u201cMoth Of July\u201d, is a seven-minute long, droning, synth-laden psychedelic journey into what feels like the band\u2019s deepest, darkest musical intimations. Lastly, however, is their compelling group dynamic, which is also their thread of continuity. Their cohesion with one another is palpable even through the opacity in which studio recordings tend to enshroud a song. This goes to show that longevity in and of itself can make for better music. It also nearly ensures that they will be a great live act.<\/p>\n

<\/object> 12 Pictures, by Autodrone<\/p>\n

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FOXES IN FICTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Foxes in Fiction\u2019s Warren Hildebrand first stole our hearts at the Moodgadget Showcase back in September. Originally from Toronto, Hildebrand is a multi instrumental, multi talented, genre bending one-man show. At first glance, he is shockingly young. His blond hair gleams from behind a table full of impressive looking electronic gadgets. He performs in his socks. When he starts his set, however, he transforms into a self-possessed magician and master of his craft. Yes, what he produces is electronically driven, but he plays guitar and sings too, blending and looping his live music into a dreamy atmosphere that spins and builds from the setup before him, which by the third song appears like a perfectly designed stage plot, even though the props only occupy a small surface area. He is so mesmerizing, that at times it feels like he\u2019s raising something from the dead as he builds and shapes each track. He reminds some people of Bradford Cox. We think he\u2019s much better. There are ineffable qualities about him as an artist, and about his music, that leave a space for one\u2019s imagination to inhabit as his set develops, and goes from droning, ambient electronica to innovative, thought provoking, multi-dimensional live performance. Plus, he really is a youngin\u2019. At the tender age of 23, he has decades of musical trends to herald. And we fully expect him to do just that.<\/p>\n