Anarbor at Warped Tour, Virginia's Secret Treasure, and Blitzen Trapper on Not Boycotting AZ in This Week's Issue

This week's music feature is on the local band Anarbor. Though their recent tour to Japan may have been a bit of a flop, involving lost teeth and a select band members lying in a pool of his own blood, they're poised to rock the Warped Tour, and are hoping...

By Sarah Ventre

June 25, 2010

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This week's music feature is on the local band Anarbor. Though their recent tour to Japan may have been a bit of a flop, involving lost teeth and a select band members lying in a pool of his own blood, they're poised to rock the Warped Tour, and are hoping that they'll come out of it with fewer injuries than the Japan tour.

We'll also tell you about Shapiro, the coolest band from rural Virginia that you've probably never heard of.

Blitzen Trapper's frontman Eric Earley explains why his band won't boycott Arizona, even though a growing roster of other indie rockers feels compelled to do so.

And Nothing Not New's Jay Bennett reviews the new Stars album, even if Michael Lopez wants you to boycott it.

Plus we've got show previews for Dave McGraw and Crow Wing, Damien Jurado, Slightly Stoopid, and She Wants Revenge.

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