Boh! New Mayer Hawthorne on MayorMarwan today! Happy day! From Mayer’s forthcoming album, “Where Does This Door Go”, Her Favorite Song is a bassy, funky romp of a track that motivates the listener to get up and move. Dig.

This fact may be hard to believe, but throughout their long and storied career the Preservation Hall Jazz Band have never released a studio album consisting entirely of their own original compositions. The legendary New Orleans act will change all that come July 9, with the release of That's It! via Sony Legacy. The 11-track record, which was recorded at the band's home-base at 726 St. Peter Street in the French Quarter, was co-produced by Pres Hall's own Ben Jaffe and My Morning Jacket front man Jim James , [...]
Boh! New music sent to me from a Brooklyn based rap movement called INeverRapped2BCool. This track is by INR2BC associate, gaVen heVy , and is called Crab Legs. I dig it. Real smooth hip hop. Good flow, good beat. Enjoy.
Boh! Tayyib Ali recently dropped “Keystone State of Mind” in collaboration with This Song is Sick with guest producer spots from the likes of Static Selectah, Chuck Strangers and others. I’m digging this song a lot featuring production work from Teddy Roxpin. Tayyib’s flow is infectious on this cut. Enjoy. Download Keystone State of Mind II

Over the last handful of years musicians have turned to the power of crowd-sourcing as a means to raise additional funds to help offset the costs of recording, touring and marketing an album. You can now add Josh Rouse to the list of musicians who have successfully reached and exceeded their goal, by offering his fans a variety of perks, which included everything from a signed poster all the way up to a private house concert for those contributing to his Pledge Music campaign . On March 19 the singer-songwriter will release his tenth studio [...]

In an effort to extend their brand beyond just four days in June, the folks behind the highly successful Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival have announced that they will be talking their show on the with their first annual Bonnaroo 365 Tour . The 15-date package tour will be headlined by HT faves White Denim , who will be joined by Maps & Atlas for the entire run, and features appearances from Team Spirit, Tiny Victories and Asherel at various stops along the way. The tour will kick off on October 24 at the Granada Theater in Lawrence, [...]

While you're probably still cleaning off the dust and mud from your clothes and camping gear, you can start looking towards the 2013 festival season as yesterday the fine folks at Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment revealed the dates for the 12th edition of the Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival . As per usual, the multi-day fest will take place in mid-June, specifically from Thursday, June 13, through Sunday, June 16, on the farm in Manchester, Tenn. List Time: Stereogum's [...]

The past couple of years have seen solo releases from both Tyler Ramsey and Ryan Monore of Band Of Horses , but on September 18th the Charleston, SC-based band will get back to business as usual with the release of their Glyn Johns-produced, fourth studio album - Mirage Rock . The band, who will spend the August renewing their touring bromance with My Morning Jacket, recently released the stop-motion video for the record's lead single Knock, Knock. [...]

First single from the new Band of Horses album "Mirage Rock" Coming in September!
Unique Leader Records has issued the following announcement about New York death metal act Pyrexia recruiting a new drummer: "Pyrexia is proud to officially announce Doug Bohn as the drummer on their newest full-length album 'Feast of Iniquity' on Unique Leader Records. "Doug is best known for his drum playing with Suffocation on the album 'P... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… In 2007, Lisa Hannigan parted ways with Damien Rice, after recording two critically acclaimed albums, as frustrations arose within their working relationship. The split, which was far from amicable, seemed to have worked out well for Hannigan, as Rice hasn't put out much in the way of new material since 20062s 9 , while the folkie-chanteuse will release her sophomore album Passenger via ATO Records on [...]
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It sort of seems hard to believe, but it's been ten years since Jack Johnson put out his debut album Brushfire Fairytales via the small indie-label Enjoy Records (which is now known as Everloving ). When the pro-surfer turned musician's record was picked up for wider distribution, the label's co-founder and album's producer JP Plunier struck a unique deal with Universal, in which they could only have the masters for ten years. With masters tapes back in the hands of Everloving, the label has announced that on April 12 [...]
This week we posted some 'scary' good tunes like "Ghosttown" (First Aid Kit), "Radioactive" and "Pyro" (Kings of Leon), "Sixteen Shades of Black and Blue" (Fujayi & Miyagi), and "Sun Demon" (Stereolab) as a 'dead-on' giveway we were posting our annual Halloween mix. Yep, there's some 'killer' indie music here and played loud enough it's sure to make your ears bleed. So, find a favorite haunt, invite your best ghouls and goons, and get 'ur freak on. Happy Halloween! - Ed Blinking Pigs - [...]
The Avett Brothers have been on a seemingly non-stop tour ever since releasing the critically acclaimed I And Love And You last September. So it really should come as no surprise that the North Carolina-based act's next release will come in the form of a live album, which will be simply titled Live, Volume 3 . The 16-track album, which will also be released on DVD , was recorded at a hometown gig at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte on Aug. 8 of last year and features [...]
If you're looking to get a little freaky this fall you're in luck as psychedelic art-pop acts of Montreal and Janelle Monae will join forces for a 25-date tour that will kick off with a two-night stand at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on September 13. The two eclectic Atlanta-based acts seem to have forged quite the friendship, as they each guest on each others' albums - Kevin Barnes & Co. appear on one track of Monae's critically acclaimed LP The ArchAndroid , while Janelle will lend her talents to two songs on of [...]

We're not going to go with a theme this week as there has been so many great releases that are either already out, or are on their way into stores in the next week or so. With that in mind, I thought I'd use this week's Mix Tape to take a look at a batch of songs from some obvious releases, and maybe a few that might be under the radar. So sit back, pop your headphones on or blast this playlist loudly from your speakers and take a listen... [...]
Recent performance on Jools Holland from Band of Horse's upcoming album, "NW APT". More details on the album. Also, check out " Evening Kitchen " performed last year in Eugene Oregon. Infinite Arms out May 18th Track Listings 1. Factory 2. Compliments 3. Laredo 4. Blue Beard 5. On My Way Back Home [...]
On my personal short list of albums that I've been eagerly anticipating this year is the Infinite Arms , the third full-length from Band Of Horses, which hits stores on May 18. The South Carolina via Seattle, WA-act recently dropped the gorgeous looking video that mixes still photography and animation for that album's lead single, Compliments. Take a look... Band Of Horses - Compliments Band Of Horses will open two dates for HT Faves Widespread Panic at the Walnut Creek Amphitheater on April 23 and [...]

The music of Wilco has moved beyond the aural realm and into the gastronomic world with the introduction of a Wilco-themed brew and sandwich shop. The Sky Blue Sky Sandwich Company Ltd. in Toronto offers sandwiches named after Wilco songs including Side With The Seeds, which contains slices of thick cheddar and caramelized onions, slathered in saucy roasted tomatoes between two slices of cheese bread. A Wilco-themed beer also came out this week with the announcement of Lagunitas Brewing Company's Wilco Tango Foxtrot brew - described as a [...]