April 2009

Obits – I Blame You [Album Review]

April 8, 2009

Obits is a new band consisting of indie-rock veterans. Lead singer and guitarist, Rick Froberg, is a Southern California musician who has played in Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes and a few other bands. He and his fellow Obits bandmates, including Sohrab Habibion, Greg Simpson and Scott Gursky revel in doing nothing groundbreaking. They [...]

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Joe Pug at a SxSW 2009 Late Night Loft Party

April 7, 2009

After a rowdy evening watching the Felice Brothers over at Habana, I met up with Joe Pug for a Lone Star before heading to a late night loft party on Brazos where he was invited to perform a short acoustic set.‚  It turned out to be the perfect ending to a long day at SXSW. [...]

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Pale Air Singers reveal Convict Escapes [new mp3]

April 6, 2009

Pale Air Singers are a collaborative recording project between The Cape May and Run Chico Run. Their debut is out May 19th via Flemish Eye Records. More about the album: Pale Air Singers’ debut album is rich with layered, vocal harmonies and complex interplay of rhythm and instrumentation. The album, recorded in two intensive and [...]

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Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains [Album Review]

April 6, 2009

“Epic” is a well-worn adjective in the world of the music critic.‚  Thankfully, I’m not a critic and have every right to use their semantics.‚  So for the very first time, I’m using the term “epic” to describe a new release titled, Why There Are Mountains by the band Cymbals Eat Guitars – a wonderful [...]

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 4.5.09

April 5, 2009

Here are the tracks we talked about this past week. I haven’t historically been a big John Vanderslice fan, but I love the new track we posted this week‚  The mp3 from White Rabbits also has me excited for their sophomore release. From our Hacienda Live Session: Exclusive: Hacienda – Sun Exclusive: Hacienda – Shake [...]

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Matt Ellis – A chance encounter at SxSW 2009 [new mp3's]

April 4, 2009

Matt Ellis is an Australian indie folk singer/songwriter that now resides in Venice, CA. How did I hear about him? No, not from an email submission, publicist or record label. After seeing J. Tillman at Red Eyed Fly, I stepped away from the stage to an outdoor area to drink a refreshing PBR in the [...]

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White Rabbits brandish Percussion Gun [new mp3]

April 3, 2009

White Rabbits have a new album called It’s Frightening coming out on May 19th via TBD Records (home of Radiohead and Other Lives). It was produced by Britt Daniel (Spoon), recorded by Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter) and mixed by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail of Dead). But no one likes a name dropper, so here’s [...]

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Justin Townes Earle and Jason Isbell, tonight in SF

April 3, 2009

Justin Townes Earle is one tall drink of water. I was really surprised when I met him at SxSW. He’s got to be 6’4″. That’s like 11 feet tall in the indie music world. Anyhoo, JTE will be at The Independent tonight in San Francisco opening for Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit. I’ll be [...]

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Pickathon 2009: The best music festival you’ve never heard of.

April 2, 2009

Pickathon is now in its eleventh year, so okay…you may have heard of it. For those that haven’t, it packs a weekend full of great music and unique settings with multiple sets from each of the 35 bands on 6 different stages for three full days. The fest is located outside of Portland, OR at [...]

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The Deep Dark Woods – Glory Hallelujah, Live @ SXSW 2009

April 2, 2009

We’ve been showing lots of love for The Deep Dark Woods this year, due mostly to their stellar release Winter Hours. We had the chance to see them live twice at SXSW 2009, once at our party and once at an all acoustic show at Threadgill’s. This video of the show just surfaced recently. Video: [...]

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