August 2009

The Roadside Graves at Hotel Utah tomorrow night [San Francisco Show]

August 15, 2009

The Roadside Graves are making their first San Francisco appearance, playing at Hotel Utah tomorrow night, 8/16 at 9pm. My Son’s Home is one of our favorite albums of 2009. The Roadside Graves – Ruby The Roadside Graves – Far and Wide Tweet

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A moment of silence for Les Paul. [RIP]

August 14, 2009

There is a great piece in the NY Times about Les Paul, so I won’t add much commentary. The man pretty much invented the solid body electric guitar and the 4 track recorder, tools that changed the course of music history. I’m going to just listen to a shitload of music today and thank Les [...]

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Dead Man’s Bones (Ryan Gosling’s Band) gives away first track [new mp3]

August 14, 2009

Normally not one to jump all over an actor’s music side project, there’s something about Ryan Gosling’s band that has me very intrigued. It started with their video in a graveyard and my description of their sounds as “goth folk doo-wap.” Certainly not something you hear everyday. They just released their first track called “My [...]

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Lou Reed is a Jackass and 10 other Thoughts from Lollapalooza.

August 13, 2009

My reaction to seeing Lou Reed on the Lollapalooza bill was befuddlement, but one of the great things about Lolla is its diversity. After a blistering set by Dan Auerbach and backing band Hacienda, I got some food, grabbed a couple of cool ones and got myself in prime position for Band Of Horses. And [...]

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The Black Crowes announce new album, give away free mp3 [new mp3]

August 12, 2009

Ever heard of these guys? It’s a band called The Black Crowes from Georgia and they have a new album called Before The Frost… coming out on September 1st. If you make the purchase, you’ll also recieve a free album called …Until The Freeze. These are both studio albums, but were recorded in a live [...]

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Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine [Album Review]

August 12, 2009

Magnolia Electric Co. put out Josephine in July and if there’s a better album released this year, I haven’t found it. I’m drawn to musicians that are expert songwriters and Jason Molina falls squarely into the lyrical mastery category. You’ll hear it in the first song, “O! Grace:” From Chicago to West Virginia. I’ve been [...]

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Port O’Brien releases another new track, My Will Is Good [new mp3]

August 11, 2009

Port O’Brien just premiered another new track (via Stereogum) called “My Will Is Good.” The album entitled Threadbare will be released on October 6th. What strikes me about this album, in addition to Cambria Goodwin taking on more vocal duties, is the change in Van Pierszalowski’s vocals on most tracks. His delivery is less forced [...]

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Megafaun – Gather, Form and Fly [Album Review]

August 10, 2009

The other day, I was driving back a meeting and was listening to Megafaun’s phenomenal new LP, Gather, Form and Fly. I was immediately overwhelmed by its stunning beauty and brilliance. I liked their previous release, Bury The Square, but this is in another league. The songs are tighter, better written and the instrumental interludes [...]

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 8.9.09

August 9, 2009

Here are the tracks we discussed this past week. First, from our live session with The Devil Makes Three: Exclusive: The Devil Makes Three – For Good Again Exclusive: The Devil Makes Three – Do Wrong Right Exclusive: The Devil Makes Three – Poison Trees Exclusive: The Devil Makes Three – Help Yourself

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Port O’Brien – Sour Milk/Salt Water never tasted so good. [new mp3]

August 7, 2009

Port O’Brien is releasing a new album called Threadbare on October 6 via TBD records. I’ve been wanting to write up a proper review, but fellow HearYan, Woody, tells me it’s too early. I’ll time a proper writeup closer to the release date, but let’s just say I absolutely love this record. We got early [...]

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