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Back in 2005 when Seattle-based quartet These Arms Are Snakes unleashed Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home onto the unsuspecting college radio airwaves, the executive staff at our college radio station came up with a drunken continuum, with “tipsy” on one end and “These Arms Are Snakes” at the other. Reason being, their live show provided a rather impressive interpretation of their high-energy studio recordings, but singer Steve Snere’s antics (which included standing on the monitors and wrapping the microphone cord around his neck) were overshadowed with a sense of impending doom. The guy could barely stand up as it was. It was hard not to think, "This guy is going to die. He's going to die here, onstage, and I'm going to be here watching as he does."

Swedes are friendly and lovable and their embassy knows how to throw a heck of a party. But unfortunately for electronic music-makers The Field, the State Department doesn't feel quite so warm and fuzzy. The band's had some trouble procuring visas for their stateside tour; they expected to receive them on June 3 (just in time to travel), but didn't get them in time. It's unclear at the moment when the proper paperwork will come through, but when it does, the show will be rescheduled.

It's been a while since we did one of these, but our music news feature is back! Here are a few stories buzzing around the local music sphere.