Check out our list of recommended festival picks and tips for the 20th Anniversary of San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival.

Peter Mulvey was one of the very first artists we wrote about here at Cover Lay Down, way back in October of 2007; at the time, we claimed that Mulvey has the versatility of the true cover artist, and the knack of bringing new meaning to a wide breadth of song , citing both his 2002 covers album Ten Thousand Mornings, recorded live in the Davis Square subway station just outside of Boston, and his collaborative work with lo-fi coverfolk supergroup Redbird, as ample evidence. Since then, we've come back to Mulvey's work [...]

We're excited to partner with the 2012 Noise Pop Music Festival to present three great days of shows at the Swedish American Hall , with a variety of terrific performers in a wonderful historic space. Get your tickets now! Mac McCaughan of Superchunk, Portastatic, and Merge Records comes to the Swedish for a rare solo performance on Thursday, February 23rd (7pm, $15-17, 21+, Buy Tickets ). He'll be joined by Portland's Sun Foot , as well as That [...]

So, as the New Year approaches, here are our favourite albums of 2011 for your consideration. Feel free to dispute, argue, or otherwise put us right because, if nothing else, music is as about as subjective topic as it is possible to get. Some of these may not be the "best" albums of the year as far as the critics are concerned, but that matters not, as they were the ones we enjoyed listening to most - give them a try, you might feel the same. 50 Jessica Lea Mayfield [...]
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ARTIST: Jolie Holland - [Album] DATE: 11-01-11 REVIEW BY: Tracy Nunnery Some artists can elicit a very strong reaction from listeners, even after just a few bars. When Neil Young appears on the radio, for example, one camp of listeners embraces his non-traditional style and finds comfort in his elaborate vocal intensity while others race to turn the station as quickly as they can and by any means necessary. I [view more]

Beat Surrender's Halloween mix-tape Cat Power - Werewolf (BBC) ( buy ) Willard Grant Conspiracy -Bring the Monster Inside ( buy ) Rachel Harrington - Halloween Leaves ( buy ) Jon Langford And His Sadies - Little Vampires ( buy ) Halfway - Monster City ( buy ) Deadman - Ghost Story ( buy ) Eric Ambel -Vampire Blues ( buy ) Jolie Holland - Ghostly Girl ( buy ) Betty & The Werewolves - Werewolves ( buy ) Mekons -Big [...]

Beat Surrender's Halloween mix-tape Cat Power - Werewolf (BBC) ( buy ) Willard Grant Conspiracy -Bring the Monster Inside ( buy ) Rachel Harrington - Halloween Leaves ( buy ) Jon Langford And His Sadies - Little Vampires ( buy ) Halfway - Monster City ( buy ) Deadman - Ghost Story ( buy ) Eric Ambel -Vampire Blues ( buy ) Jolie Holland - Ghostly Girl ( buy ) Betty & The Werewolves - Werewolves ( buy ) Mekons -Big [...]
Jolie Holland's distinctive vocals, dusky and deep-throated, are a deal-breaker for some — is the 36-year-old Texas native swallowing or singing? But in timbre and phrasing, they are well-suited for her barroom folk and its point-blank take on affairs of the heart. Her fifth album "Pint of Blood" (out this summer on Anti-) runs red with rapt balladry such as "All Those Girls" and "The Devil's Sake" and mixes in some country stomp as well. As with her standout 2008 album "The Living and the Dead," it suggests that Holland's voice is a taste worth acquiring. [...]

A little rock, a lot of roar: ► It's a hometown party tonight at the Roxy for dance-punks Funeral Party (pictured), whose debut "Golden Age of Knowhere" came out back in January. They will be joined by Nashville quartet Mona , whose self-titled debut came out in September. [Buzz Bands LA will be DJing the proceedings.] ► Beirut , its new album "The Rip Tide" getting a lot of deserved love, plays the Greek Theatre. ► The Jayhawks play to a sold-out Troubadour behind their new album "Mockingbird [...]
Picks for a super Saturday: ► The 13th annual Eagle Rock Music Festival goes off along Colorado Boulevard, highlighted by the Low End Theory Stage and its group of beat-scene all-stars (Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, Nosaj Thing, Tokimonsta, Nobody and more) but also featuring some great indie artists, including Health, Rooney, Shadow Shadow Shade, Mia Doi Todd, Boom Bip, Barrio Tiger and Miracle Parade. Stages and set times after the jump . ► Mercury Prize-nominated Elbow , joined by DeVotchKa , holds forth at the Greek Theatre. That's Elbow's video [...]

Last week, the UK's Larmer Tree Gardens hosted a hilariously deep bill for the End Of The Road Festival, a lineup that featured Joanna Newsom, Kurt Vile, Tinawiren, Lykke Li, Best Coast, the Walkmen and dozens of other notables. Elena Morelli was there to magnificently document the epic lineup. There's a peacock in one of her shots. You should find it.
Jolie Holland's husky voice and bluesy guitar combine to create spellbinding tunes, and "All Those Girls" is no exception. Its video depicts a melancholy atmosphere with an empty apartment, a carousel of guitars and days passing by in still-motion. Through awkward-yet-intriguing camera shots, this clip tells the story of a female coming to grips with [...]
PopMatters talks with Jolie Holland about making a new album with old friends and the meaning behind that bloody-good title. Jolie Holland may be most famous for her time in the Be Good Tanyas, but the past decade has seen her carving out a niche for herself as a solo artist. In fact, in an article for the Rumpus, Steve Almond already declared her song "Mexican Blue" (from Springtime Can Kill You) the song of the millennium, mostly for its sharp lyrics. After the success of her critically-acclaimed The Living and the Dead, Holland is...

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Jolie Holland's new release, Pint of Blood, continues her romance with simple yet penetrating songs...
Confession. I love Jolie Holland. Here's the video for her new song, "All Those Girls." Do yourself a service and pick up Pint of Blood today. You won't be sorry. Web:: http://jolieholland.com/
All Those Girls comes from Jolie Holland's excellent new album Pint Of Blood ( Anti- Records ). a Visit her website here . Follow @madmackerel
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