Summers are hell, the nut jobs are many, but I love my home state of Arizona. And in the almost 19 years I've called it home, nothing that has happened here was more shocking, sad and incomprehensible than the tragedy in Tucson on January 8th, 2011. The shooting outside a Safeway store took the lives of six, and injured 13 more, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Tucson-Based music writer Eric Swedlund, who has been an online pal of mine for years (via his music blog, Catfish Vegas ), was communications director for Gabby Giffords' campaign back in 2008, [...]
Fort Lowell Records are continuously surprising us with awesome new releases, so it is no surprise when they were tapped by Music Against Violence to prepare the digital and vinyl release of Luz de Vida, a compilation to benefit the victims of the January 8th Tuscon tragedy. Indeed, the record and digital download not only meet the high standards set by the label on their previous releases, but it even exceeds those expectations. The vinyl record is limited to 1,500 copies on brilliant sun-yellow vinyl and is oozing with highlights. In fact, none of the artists phoned [...]
in the wake of the tuscon tragedy which left 19 people shot, one of them being u.s. representative gabrielle giffords, 6 of them fatally, the tuscon community along with musicians with strong ties to the area have released a benefit compilation entitled luz de vida which is spanish for light of life. the 37 track digital release features some pretty amazing artists including calexico, neko case, spoon, john vanderslice, meat puppets, robyn hitchcock, ozomatli, devotchka and so many more. there is also a 12 song limited edition vinyl release which features all tuscon bands. [...]
The October 2011 Mix is heavy on the new music with only a handful of tracks whose release will date back to more than a couple of months, but that is just a testament to all of the great music that has been making the rounds. I think 2011 will be remembered as a very good year for new music. A lot of the artists on here you've heard before if you follow us regularly, and a lot of the rest of it will be featured here in the near future during the course of the month. But however you [...]
A record label out of Tucson, Arizona, is releasing a benefit compilation for victims of the January 8th shooting with tons of great indie rock contributors! You can read more about the compilation on the Music Against Violence site , or here, from Fort Lowell Records : The record will be released on Oct. 18, during the international Week Without Violence. It will be available in two formats, a 37-track digital album and a special limited-edition 12-song vinyl release, with exclusively Tucson bands. San Francisco Bay Area musicians John Vanderslice , [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Daredevil Christopher Wright : "The Animal of Choice" [mp3] from The Longsuffering Song EP search for more Daredevil Christopher Wright posts at Largehearted Boy Dead Western Plains [...]
Dead Western Plains refuse to get 'stuck' The colorful, shifting soundscapes of Dead Western Plains' songs are the fortunate result of what Johnnie Munger calls "too many cooks in the kitchen."The five members of Dead Western Plains piece together sounds like collage artists, with each musician adding his own distinct style and personality, until a song reaches its rich and layered
"The house I’m in is surely moving" begins the remarkable first single from Tucson's Dead Western Plains. The ever-shifting collage that is “Alta” takes on so many different hues in its five and a half minutes that it's a challenge to follow at first, certainly a rewarding one. It's a heady bit of orchestration, but marvelously executed.The song opens with a soft organ, some whistling and
Given the volume of music available for consideration on One Track Mind, we invariably have to pass on a lot of tasty morsels. [tweetmeme] In a desire to share even more great, free music with you, the Sunday Sampler offers a handful of tracks without the usual critical and biographical write-up. Less talk, more tunes. Dead Western Plains "Alta" from Alta 73 [ released 11/23/10 | indie rock ] [ [...]
As you might imagine, I'm always excited to discover great new music. And that is exactly what I got when I recently received a bundle of 73 records from Fort Lowell Records. After I posted my Top 73 vinyl releases of 2010, James from Fort Lowell contacted me to put my list to the Pepsi [...]
Dead Western Plains is a collective of young artists hailing from Tucson, AZ. They piece together copious influences to create a widely colorful and rich sound; using rhythms that often favor reverie while adding emotive melodies and maverick lyrics that leave behind a sense of wonder and charm. "Alta" b/w "Gift Horse in the Mouth", recorded for Fort Lowell Records , is Dead Western Plains ' expressionistic debut. The group handcrafted 10+ minutes that lead the audience over hill and dale through winding musical tales of pivotal loss, Armageddon, brotherly love, haunted houses, and passionate [...]
Tucson left-field indie band Dead Western Plains asked a couple of felloeww musicains to remix their song Alta , a track of their 7inch single. Jacob Safari (Wavves, Bark Bark Bark), Kurt Snell and Fort Lowell Records label mates ...music video? all came up with a highly original alternate mix. MP3: Dead Western Plains - Alta (...music video? Remix) deadwesternplains.com myspace.com/deadwesternplains HCTF review [...]
Þá er kominn tími til að sjá hvað leynist í pósthólfum Rjómans. Ritstjóri á það til að gleyma að ræsta þau og lofta út þannig að tölvupóstar og viðhengi liggja jafnvel undir skemmdum. Slíkt er auðvitað algerlega óásættanlegt og verður því tekið rækilega til, skrúbbað, skúrað og bónað og allir gluggar látnir standa opnir þangað til lyktin af öllu heimatilbúna dubsteppinu, sem búið var að liggja óhreyft út í horni síðan einhverntímann í fyrra, er farin. Baron Bane - Orchids Baron Bane - Orchids [...]
Þá er kominn tími til að sjá hvað leynist í pósthólfum Rjómans. Ritstjóri á það til að gleyma að ræsta þau og lofta út þannig að tölvupóstar og viðhengi liggja jafnvel undir skemmdum. Slíkt er auðvitað algerlega óásættanlegt og verður því tekið rækilega til, skrúbbað, skúrað og bónað og allir gluggar látnir standa opnir þangað til lyktin af öllu heimatilbúna dubsteppinu, sem búið var að liggja óhreyft út í horni síðan einhverntímann í fyrra, er farin. Baron Bane - Orchids Baron Bane - Orchids [...]
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mp3: Dead Western Plains - "Alta" Dead Western Plains unfurls "Alta" slowly, like the beginning of a sunrise-looping in its electro-orchestral pop loops, the hooks are there, then the weaves of drum solos, weaves of the catchiness, until its all there and we're not exactly sure what's there except for pure beauty. An optimistic sunny-side up gem. Tucson's Dead Western Plains is throwing out a 73 on Fort Lowell Records on Nov. 23rd. Get it.
derzeit super fleißig dieses weithin bekannte deutsche label, tapete bläst das hallali für das neue album der schweden, ein vorgeschmack auf "in the midst of your drama" (08. november): the grand opening - be steady als ich sie mit ihrem ersten album in den himmel lobte, wurde ich noch verlacht als einer, der auf die kurzfristigen hypes setzt, doch die truppe zeigt biss und setzt mit "outside", ihrem dritten album nach, die erste single ist zu hören, erscheinen wird das werk am 11.01.11 auf dem eigenen ibid [...]
Tucson quintet Dead Western Plains hit the ground running with a double whammy. Their single Alta b/w Gift Horse In The Mouth is a ten minutes merry-go-round of prog pop with haunting lyrics. Layered vocals drenched in echo are bidding farewell to treated guitars on their way to mischief and possible mayhem. There is something decidedly rotten in the State of Arizona, and for music's sake it would be nice if it stayed that way. Think early Floyd meets Love, with the Beach Boys and the Clash dropping in to join [...]
Någonstans emellan Animal Collective och Arcade Fire ligger det harmoniska pop-kollektivet Dead Western Plains , som den 23 november släpper sjutumssingeln Alta på Fort Lowell Records . A-sidan med samma namn backas upp av den lite mörkare b-sidan Gift horse in the mouth , men eftersom det är fredag kommer här glada Alta Dead Western Plains - Alta
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