April 2009

Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels [Album Review]

April 13, 2009

Great Lake Swimmers won me over with the beauty and simplicity of their last album, Ongiara. It was a slow moving album with Tony Dekker’s signature vocals echoing over one or two stringed instruments, usually a banjo or acoustic guitar. The music connected with me deeply and became an addiction for a few winter months. [...]

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150 Fun Songs for Kids, just $0.99

April 12, 2009

Here’s a quickie for you parents out there. Amazon MP3 has a one day sale today for the album 150 Fun Songs For Kids. I’m sure it’s kid-friendly, despite some of the track names… This Is the Way The Ladies Ride Hot Cross Buns Six In a Bed Weenie Man Tweet

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 4.12.09

April 12, 2009

Here are the mp3′s from the music we discussed this week, including a free EP from Eulogies. You can also download the Eulogies Homespun Sessions EP as a zip. This week we’ll post a great live session with Rural Alberta Advantage. Eulogies – Bad Connection Eulogies – This Fine Progression

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Justin Townes Earle, Jason Isbell @ The Independent – Moments that gave me chills.

April 11, 2009

Justin Townes Earle and Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit were in San Francisco last week, so I made the 40 minute commute into the city to check out the show at The Independent. I hired a babysitter and took the wife with me, so I didn’t take any pictures. You can’t interrupt date night [...]

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New albums, mp3′s from Samantha Crain and Paleface

April 10, 2009

Ramseur Records has announced upcoming releases for Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers and Paleface, both scheduled for 4/28 release dates. That Samantha Crain has quite a voice. More about Samantha Crain and The Midnight Shivers’ album, Songs in the Night: With their debut full-length, Songs in the Night, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers [...]

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Eulogies give away free Homespun Sessions EP

April 10, 2009

We posted a few tracks from Eulogies over the past few weeks and they just packaged up their Homespun Sessions EP for us all to download for free. Their Dangerbird Records release, Here Anonymous, is out now. Here are the individual tracks to sample and a link to download them all in a zip file. [...]

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The Pack A.D. – Funeral Mixtape [Album Review]

April 9, 2009

Down in Austin, I ran into Parker from Radio Moscow and he said he was on his way to see The Pack AD. Since Parker has great taste in music, I filed that name away in the ol’ brain and, once back in Chicago, fell in love at first spin. The Pack AD are two [...]

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Billy Bob Thornton radio interview. He’s nuttier than squirrel shit.

April 9, 2009

Holy crap. Have you seen this interview? Billy Bob even makes his own band uncomfortable with his douchebaggery. His antics could be tolerated if his music was tolerable. Tweet

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Ha Ha Tonka releases two new tracks [new mp3's]

April 9, 2009

HearYa favs and friends, Ha Ha Tonka, will be releasing their sophomore album, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South on July 16th via Bloodshot Records. The gentleman from the Ozarks were nice enough to offer up a couple new tracks in advance of the release. Side note: I’ll be at Lake of the Ozarks over [...]

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My Morning Jacket to release live EP for Record Store Day

April 8, 2009

My Morning Jacket recently announced they’re putting out a fresh new live EP on what’s been dubbed “Record Store Day,” April 18th. The songs were recorded last summer in their hometown of Louisville at the Ear-X-tacy record store and Waterfront Park. Here’s the catch: you have to buy the EP in-store. Sounds like they’re getting [...]

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