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Pega Monstro are a band of two sisters (guitar and drums and they both sing) from around here in Lisbon. I saw them once opening for Ariel Pink here and liked them a lot. My friend Afonso let me hear their new record before its out and its great...

Rua da Rosa is the narrow but main street cut through the Bairro Alto neighborhood here in Lisbon. Visitors mainly stock the area during the day but its perhaps the principle target for partying Lisbon teenagers Thursday through Sunday nights...

Well this is a pleasant surprise: Panda Bear drops a brand new EP out of nowhere, featuring one of the best jams from his incredible new album Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper. In addition to "Mr Noah," the EP features 3 non-album b-sides: "Faces in the Crowd", "Untying the Knot", and "This Side of Paradise". Listen to the EP in its entirety below + downloa

Feeling the hypnotic, vaguely dubby underground psych-house vibes from Portugal's Niagara: "Urmeiras" is taken from the group's adventurous + very dope new Ouro Oeste 12", out now on Principe. Sounds like something the purveyors of warped bliss-disco over at 100% Silk would flip out over (see also: "Kraftor" + "Caracas")...

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