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A shot from last year’s Protest Issue with Fanfarlo. 

Under the Radar magazine’s Protest Auction is now on and ends Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine’s The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. The complete list of artists is below. For The Protest Issue artists were given boards and paint to make their own protest signs and were photographed holding them. Start date of auction: Tuesday October 16, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m. EST End date of auction: Tuesday October 23, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m. EST (via Bid on Autographed Protest Signs Made by Tegan and Sara, Janelle Monáe, Death Cab, and more | Under The Radar)

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Under the Radar is pleased to share our election year Protest Issue for 2012, on newsstands now, featuring two covers with Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara. The issue features major stories on the music of Occupy and gay musicians talking about current queer issues. (via Under the Radar’s Protest Issue featuring Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara Covers is Now on Stands | Under The Radar)

Despite getting into a physical altercation with my alarm clock on the last day of SXSW (Final score, me: 0, alarm clock: 1), I still summoned the fortitude to see a few more bands. Thankfully, Saturday a historically light day when it comes to showcases, and in between sets we found time to engage in a few extra-curricular activities. Chiefly, that meant enjoying the perfect storm of SXSW attendees, college students on spring break, St. Patrick’s Day pub-crawlers, and locals out for a weekend, as they came together in an awkward cloud of music, booze, and terrible green clothing. (via SXSW Day 4 Recap: We are Serenades, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Fanfarlo, Blouse, and SBTRKT | Under The Radar)

It’s understandable that some listeners might have initially passed on Fanfarlo as being something of an Arcade Fire lite, with their debut record, Reservoir, which showcased a similar stock of propulsive, catchy chamber pop. (via Fanfarlo: Rooms Filled With Light (Canvasback) | Under The Radar)