
In this edition: We review Whistle Peak's "Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls"; check out singles from Milano Sun, Guy Capecelatro III, and I'm In You; and an excellent bunch of videos in this week's Ramblings. Review: Whistle Peak - "Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls" On February 14, Whistle Peak is set to release their second studio album, Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls . The Louisville-based quintet cleverly mixes a blend of southern blues, folk and rock to [...]

This weeks round up of the tracks that I haven't had the space to post... City Reign From: Manchester, United Kingdom More salt of the earth indie pop that couldn't be more English if it was served up with roast beef and a yorkshire pud. Go Try [...]

While we firmly believe that the five-year young Brooklyn rock band I'm In You should have been in the running for the Village Voice's first annual worst band name in New York contest, their spicy post punk exercises compensate for an unsubtle moniker. Their self-titled album, out August 2, includes this track "Hearts Exploder", which pounds restlessly on a minor riff accompanied by a Morphine-era baritone sax before collapsing into a dreamy non-sequitor string interlude, which is likewise r...

The Bible says that gluttony is a deadly sin. Lydia Lunch says that, "it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats." I'm not entirely sure the bible is right. I'm with Lydia. Too much of something good is almost never enough. Thus, here's a belly-full of new bands, in the second attempt in as many weeks to rationalise the heap of CDs that fills the ANBAD New Bands Pit . It's another ANBAD New Bands Clear Out! First: [...]

With much of the evening's "star power" focused just down the road at the Bell House's Haiti benefit show, Wednesday's wonderful bill at Union Hall nearly went under the radar... nearly . But courtesy of an inspiredly cohesive lineup and an exclamation point of a headlining set by Wild Yaks , all our focus was front and center. Ball of Flame Shoot Fire kicked things off, blending and swapping time changes, genres, instruments, and vocalists to maximize the same sense of crazed disorientation that accompanies hearty doses of Frog Eyes [...]
27 January, 2010 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm Who: Wild Yaks, Steel Phantoms, I'm In You, Ball of Flame Shoot Fire Where: Union Hall Show Info: 21+, 7:30pm, $8 Listen: Steel Phantoms - "The Bleeds"
Paul Banks has already introduced his solo alter ego Julian Plenti on record. Now he's ready to do so on the road. In support of Julian Plenti Is... Skyscrapper , the Interpol frontman will hit the road for two weeks come November. The trek will be mostly a coast to coast affair, with the exception being one date in Chicago on November 21st. Brooklyn's I'm In You will provide support. Ahead of the tour, Banks will perform at the next edition of "It Came From Brooklyn" series [...]

Oh come on now, no need to let the fat cats bring you down; not now at least, it's Labor Day Weekend! So kick back, relax, be lazy , and indulge in some hot tunes by expending the minimal amount of labor as possible....because that's our job: EAR FARM's Free Music Fridays Free Music Labor Day Weekend brings you guilt-free LEGAL MP3 and album downloads, so come on and click through the following selection of songs and compilations with zero guilt - they're all just looking for new hard drives and iPods to call home. [...]

Monday 3/2 * Dan Auerbach, Hacienda, Those Darlins @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ( MP3: "Wild One" by Those Darlins) * Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, The Midnight Show @ Santos Party House Tuesday 3/3 * Here We Go Magic, Glass Ghost, Callers @ Le Poisson Rouge ( MP3: "Like A Diamond" by Glass Ghost) * Maps and Atlases, Pattern is Movement, [...]
EAR FARM's Three for Free: three EF approved, free and legal MP3s posted whenever the mood strikes us. For this Monday, as we writhe in our collective CMJ hangovers, we've got three new ones that we just know you're gonna dig. Click on the band name to visit their site, click on the song name to listen to the song. Voila. Listen: Apache Beat - "Tropics" Lukestar - "White Shade" [...]

I'm In You is this awesome new band from Brooklyn, NY. I'm In You's omnivorous musical entity absorbs twitched-out post-punk, sleazy disco, and minimalist rhythm experiments and blends them with unhinged vocals and damaged guitar freak-outs, in a sincere attempt to deconstroy everything we love and hate about rock and roll. These dudes released their very first album last month titled War Dreams . I've heard several so songs and I pretty much love them already. If you are a Man Man or Modest Mouse fan, then you'll be all over them. Yup... expect some weird [...]

Between working the whole weekend and listening almost non stop to Colourful Life , I still managed to squeeze in some other music for a blog post. As it is this time of the year, when I'm plagued with allergies, my head seems to be filled with water, which is to say: I can't concentrate. Seeing as I haven't compiled a mix in a while, I did one for today. But first: A brand new Dirty Pretty Things song! For free! Sounds like a drinking song for me, but I could be wrong... Anyway, Hippy's Son [...]