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Blast from the past: The dB's

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Here's some vintage Tarheelia, from the long-gone days when R.E.M. seemed too avant garde for mainstream consumption -- a couple of performance clips from Winston-Salem native sons the dB's, playing circa 1980 at New York City's Peppermint Lounge. "Soul Kiss" is an original, while "Tomorrow Never Knows" is indeed the "Rubber Soul"-era Beatles classic.

It's pretty raw, but a fascinating glimpse into history. And if you've not kept up with what the dB's co-leaders are up to nowadays, check here for a story from a few months back.

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About the blogger

David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.

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