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Brian Robertson

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    February 1, 2012

    ANR Warms Up for SXSW With Mamushka's Gig on February 4

    ​Last time we checked, ANR's Brian Robertson and Michael-John Hancock said they were busy recording an album. So when 10K Islands' Will Suter emailed us about the band's upcoming show at Mamushka's, we asked for an update on Robertson and Hancock's doings."[They've] added [a] live drummer, Luke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    ANR Premieres Slasher Flick-Inspired Video for "Big Problem" Directed by Lucas Leyva

    The people who have sex in a horror movie are always the first to go.​If you haven't heard ANR's latest record, Stay Kids, you are perhaps missing the Miami duo's finest hour. It features tighter production, catchier hooks, and a bit of the unfamiliar to create something that sounds Pitchfork-read ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2011

    Cleaveland Jones's CD-release party at the Stage February 11

    The people who have sex in a horror movie are always the first to go.​If you haven't heard ANR's latest record, Stay Kids, you are perhaps missing the Miami duo's finest hour. It features tighter production, catchier hooks, and a bit of the unfamiliar to create something that sounds Pitchfork-read ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Cleaveland Jones Gets Spiritual (and Ironic) on New Album Tao Jones

    Cleaveland Jones explores the sound of Tao.​Cleaveland Jones just might be the ideal Miamian -- the alpha Floridian, if you will. And if there's any doubt that he's as fitting a face as the MIA could want, consider his new album Tao Jones, a happy marriage showcasing reggae, soul, and samba in per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    John Hancock's Antenna Death

    ​To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2010 here.John HancockAntenna Death (St. Ives/10K Islands)The end of 2010 again belonged to Awesome New Republic. On the strength of its latest full-length, Stay K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    ANR, Can't Stop, Deaf Poets, and More Get Holidazed at Churchill's, December 16

    Photos by Cathy IzaguirreCan't Stop ... It's a new band.​Holidazed 2010 Presented by 10K Islands and Discosoma Records With ANR, Can't Stop, Sumsun, Plains, and Deaf PoetsChurchill's PubThursday, December 16, 2010Better than: A lame corporate office Holiday party.When we heard 10K Islands and Disc ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2010

    ANR's John Hancock releases his second solo album

    Photos by Cathy IzaguirreCan't Stop ... It's a new band.​Holidazed 2010 Presented by 10K Islands and Discosoma Records With ANR, Can't Stop, Sumsun, Plains, and Deaf PoetsChurchill's PubThursday, December 16, 2010Better than: A lame corporate office Holiday party.When we heard 10K Islands and Disc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Q&A With John Hancock of Awesome New Republic About His New Solo Album, Antenna Death

    ​It's easier than ever to record and distribute music, and still, this seems to have frozen many musicians stiff. Sure, there are enough new, one-off tracks to keep you torrenting all day and night, but the time gap between many artists' proper albums seems to be widening. Still, this is deci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Video: Miami All-Star Band, City of Progress, Rocks For Haiti

    Look, we've never liked having to say this, but basically the Red Cross fucking sucks. They do a lot of shit, but certainly not as much as people believe, definitely not as much as they portray, and beyond a shadow of a doubt with the heavy burden of "administrative costs" lessening their ability t ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    Best South Florida albums of 2009

    Look, we've never liked having to say this, but basically the Red Cross fucking sucks. They do a lot of shit, but certainly not as much as people believe, definitely not as much as they portray, and beyond a shadow of a doubt with the heavy burden of "administrative costs" lessening their ability t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    MP3 of the Day: "Digital World" by Awesome New Republic, Playing Rokbar Tonight

    Album art by Reeve Schumacher​For five years, local duo Michael John Hancock and Brian Robertson of Awesome New Republic have made hipsterized pop that sounds like some dead future from the '80s. They self-describe as "punk, soul, R&B," but that hardly probes the bloggy depths of the ANR enigm ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Still Awesome

    ANR plays a one-time-only reunion jam

  • Music

    February 23, 2006

    ANR, So Long

    ANR plays a one-time-only reunion jam

  • Music

    December 8, 2005

    Awesome New Republic

    ANR So Far and All Party Talks twelve-inch (Sutro Records)

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