
I haven't been the best at posting these lately. No denying that. However, I promise my inconsistency is a product of another more exciting MTIB project in the works. If I were you, I'd make sure to keep a close eye on our Facebook and Twitter near the end of this month. Enjoy the tracks below and as always support the artists.

It's Spring, and that means rebirth: when the earth reemerges from the earth, covered in last year's leaves. When the morning is filled with brave still-chilled birds, proffering a soundtrack for our triumphant return. It's also school vacation, and that means our annual trip down to North Carolina's Outer Banks, where we join up with family members more typically spread far and wide across the country, enough to spill into two adjacent houses. In past years, as with most of our excursions to various and sundry parts of the world, [...]

Okay, I admit I have not scoured the schedules at all or even really looked into it. I am one of those bloggers that did not make the trip and I try to "forget" about SXSW partially due to jealousy and sheer rage. Just kidding on the rage, I'm Canadian - let's get real. I just wanted to officially give my support on the artist(s) I would absolutely not miss at this year's SXSW (music side of things) festival. What? No Kanye? No Strokes? No, this is Austin - you have to see some cowboys and try to [...]

Caleb sent over another one of his covers this past weekend - this time he covers the buzz band everyone is looking forward to at SXSW this year - The Marshall Tucker Band . Remember, you heard it here second. "Fly Eagle Fly (Marshall Tucker Band Cover)" - Caleb Coy, unreleased Bonus, find some more Caleb Coy from his debut album from us over on Yer Bird Records. Caleb Coy [...]
Well, here it is. My Top Ten Albums of 2010 . Some have been frequently seen on other lists, some are probably controversial (nuts to that, I say), and some are hopefully new to you. Again, there is a great track included from every album so you can play the page as a year-end mixtape! Hope everyone enjoys and discovers some great music from the year that was.

Those Who Dig's recent conversation with Slowcoustic introduced me to the great label that Sandy runs called Yer Bird Records . The first artist I listened to floored me and has been on repeat for a week. Introducing Caleb Coy . Caleb Coy - I'll Be Damned Caleb Coy - Write Your Own Songs

The good folks over at Yer Bird Records sent me a copy of Caleb Coy 's Wild Desert Rose , and I'm so glad that they did. This gem of a country record positively crackles with an old-time earnestness that simply cannot be ignored. It's just a man, a guitar, and a life slowly unwound through his unfussy, soulful tunes. Here's how the folks at Yer Bird describe it: Texas born and southern bred, Caleb Coy writes songs woven from the backwoods tapestry of his drifting ways. Channeling the eloquence [...]
so, urlaub zu ende, da heißt es erst einmal die postkästen zu leeren, ich schütte aus, was mir trefflich scheint: großes kino mit einer band, die schon nach sinnvoller freizeitgestaltung klingt, ihr album wird "sports" getauft und über slumberland ab 09. november zu haben sein, herrlich, versprochen: weekend - coma summer und ich bleib dabei, "all night" wird ein großes, aber wieder einmal wenig beachtetes album, es kommt uns via lefse am 19. oktober, die beiden [...]

It’s less than 60 days to the elections in November… my buddy The Prez “Obama” o’ America has been hard on the warpath, doing his best to convince voters to go with Democrats. He’s brought up plans like the $300 billion in tax incentives, he’s been steadfast on ending the tax-cuts for the wealthy, and he’s gone on ABC News to casually speak about how he deals with his kids, wife, and bad press. That’s alotta-Obama in the past few days. I don’t know where this will all lead to, but it’s apparent that [...]

So let's get one thing straight. Growing up, I would have laughed at myself telling younger me that I would be listening to Country music. And if I said, I was listening and loving Country music, I might have done more than laughing. But, here I am... As part of our label life over at Yer Bird Records, we are so excited to provide some old time country music in the form of the 10 track Wild Desert Rose album from Caleb "Bobby" Coy. He is truly Southern and it shows, these songs are what you think of [...]

The last few weeks have been busy on my end, prompting us to stick to thematic posts and reposts. But the floodgates never close on the inbox passalongs and blogsources - and with almost three years of posts under our lifebelts, the rising tide of flotsam and jetsam falls easily into line with the water table. Looks like it's high time for another edition of our popular (Re)Covered series, featuring new and newly-discovered songs that bobbed to the surface just a little too late to make it into the original posts where [...]

"Record Store Application" by Toothpastefordinner.com So just a recap and a a couple of things I noticed on the webs that I thought I would translate into my own post of sorts. Yeah... Strand of Oaks has a bootleg out from a Chicago show back in 2008 (it has a couple of tracks from both albums "Leave Ruin" and the new one "Pope Killdragon"). Speaking of Pope Killdragon - this album is fighting with the next artist in this post for my favourite album of the year so far....just [...]

I hope I'm not jumping the gun but I just stumbled upon the new record by Austin based Yer Bird artist Caleb Coy. Caleb's been around and been in a number of semi-experimental projects. This new record is a more traditional Texas lofi americana thing (think Townes et al). It was recorded in Caleb's airstream out in desert outside of Marfa. It's called Wild Desert Rose . Lots more info on this Sept 7 release here on Yer Bird's site. I'll Be Damned
Nuff said. Caleb will have his first official release digitally over on Yer Bird Records come September 7th. It is a mix of dirty, sad, hard drinkin' unmixed demos called "Wild Desert Rose" and is spectacular in its earnest country feel. Visit on Yer Bird Records . How about a bit of a teaser to that album with a rip of the above YouTube performance - I believe it is a Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings song, but you know....I think it's Willie's originally. Bobby "Caleb" Coy - [...]