
I can't really believe yet that i made this far , but yes with a big smile , one year of blogging. To celebrate such endeavor I'm bringing a special post with a new semi-regular post called Let's Lounge . Have loads and loads of good memories with the music that will be a parte of this post , during my active dj years i used mainly stuff like , Trip Hop , Broken Beats , Dub , Drum 'n' Bass , lots of Jazz and some soul , also had my House fase and later on the [...]

Austin, Texas. The SXSW host has long been regarded as a music hotbed, churning out bands of all persuasions in hopes the world will take notice come festival time. Though the excitement of March isn't breaking news, there are bands from various showcases that happened to slip through the cracks of my playlist. Shuffling aimlessly recently afforded me the pleasure of hearing a band called The Corto Maltese , who've been compared to Arcade Fire by seemingly every journalist who checked out their set. The accuracy of the comparison isn't spot on, but [...]

I don't know if I can really entrust an expression like "chalk me up." Like if I were to say "Chalk me up as one of those who are expectantly awaiting The Corto Maltese's first LP." I don't know how secure that would be. After all, being "chalked up" implies being added to a surface upon which chalk is used to scribble upon. And since chalk's main quality is its ease-of-erasability I'd be afraid of being omitted by an accidental removal of my chalked-on name. What if the janitor came in and wiped the [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Corto Maltese : "Providence (live on KVRX)" [mp3] other Corto Maltese music blog posts at Largehearted Boy Drive-By Truckers : 2008-05-04, Grand Rapids [mp3,ogg,flac] "That Man I Shot" [mp3] Drive-By Truckers : 2008-05-01, Chattanooga [mp3,ogg,flac] "3 Dimes Down" [mp3] other Drive-By Truckers music blog posts at Largehearted Boy [...]

Austin, TX If you enjoy Wolf Parade, you can now adore The Corto Maltese. This sweet little demos EP I have from the guys is doing nothing but making me crave a full-length. "Providence" The Corto Maltese on MySpace The Corto Maltese on The Hype Machine