It was about a month ago that the upcoming Man Man show at The Lounge on Elm Street on Friday, April 24, was first announced and a lucky DC9 reader won a pair of tickets to the show. Well, today, the ... Continue reading ""Was it weird when you changed your name from Cat Stevens to Yusef Islam?"" >

- Just a few more days until the launch of WFMU's awesome Free Music Archive (plus a party at The Bell House ). According to MBV , "The library features 5000+ tracks, all of which are available as high-quality mp3s– and it's open to the public without restrictions, registration, advertisements or fees." More deets are... here . Downloadable: The Freak Was Clean (wmfu mp3) by Thee Oh Sees - The Built On A Weak Spot monthly mix is available... here . [...]

[Sharing random but righteous additions to my iTunes libary ...] Just out on Kemado Records, Marissa Nadler's "Little Hells" makes for a sweet addition to your Americana shelf — her gleaming vocals and billowy atmospherics are perfect for breezy afternoons in the country, or quiet moments of window-gazing. The Boston singer-songwriter visits the Hotel Cafe on April 7, and here's a sample from the album: ||| Download: "River of Dirt" [...]

Monday 3/30 * DD/MM/YYYY, Wavves, Vampire Hands, Real Estate @ Mercury Lounge ( MP3: "So Bored" by Wavves) * The War on Drugs, The Drones @ Union Hall Tuesday 3/31 * Blind Pilot, Gringo Star @ Mercury Lounge ( MP3: "Go On, Say It" by Blind Pilot) * Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Blue Note Wednesday 4/1 [...]
With the SXSW having showcased a billion bands, with just about every new band from both sides of the Atlantic, plus a few from further afield, the blogs are queueing up to jump on the following wave of hype. A decent showcase at the Austin party can bring a tsunami of interest, so we at The Recommender are poised to find plenty of great new acts in the coming weeks and months. In the mean time we've a trio of new bands listed below to slide under your radar... BEAR [...]
These kind folks have put Warr's wardrobe out to pasture.If you spot blogger and former Club Dada owner Amanda Warr (the local music supporter formerly known as Amanda Newman) around town sporting a f... Continue reading "Eastwood Helps Trick Former Club Dada Owner Into Getting A Makeover" >
We can confidently say that our weekly Friday Mixtape has been and will continue be a great way to cap off your work week. But for no other reason than the fact that a slew of remixes filled our inbox over the last seven days, this week's edition is particularly awesome, especially if you're into what the dictionary defines as "to recombine (audio tracks or channels from a recording) to produce a new or modified audio recording." So without further ado... NEW Singles: "Andrew" by Crystal Antlers [...]

Say Hi is Seattle based musician Eric Elbogen. After releasing his last album, The Wishes and the Glitch just last year, Say Hi has just released his sixth studio album Oohs & Aahs. This is the first release for Elbogen on Barsuk Records (the others were released on his own label), and as with the others, the entire album was recorded in Elbogen's home studio, where he records his music on a mac. Elbogen plays a majority of the instruments and typically provides all the vocals, with help from his friends on the road and in the studio at [...]

The Laughing first took the Austin scene by storm in 2007 with its Tiger Cry EP . The thematic release centered on a gang finding meaning through worshiping a mythical tiger and earned The Laughing shows with MGMT, Yeasayer, The TING TINGS, Monotonix, The Stills, Tapes N Tapes, and Tokyo Police Club. With JUNGLE , the band evolves into a darker, more sonically diverse sound than their initial inception. When asked to name the sound, the band suggests: "jungle smut core." Guitars, bass, drums, sticks, saxophones, keys, flutes, glockenspiels, clarinets, djembes, [...]
OK, one last post for the day (for real this time): Dallas' own Vanilla Ice has finally stepped up to the plate, by officially apologizing for "Ice Ice Baby". No, seriously: Check it out in the clip ... Continue reading "Vanilla Ice Apologizes For "Ice, Ice Baby"" >
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Barzin : "Stayed Too Long in This Place" [mp3] from Notes To An Absent Lover (out April 21st) other Barzin posts at Largehearted Boy Blitzen Trapper : 2009-02-24, Rochester [mp3,ogg,flac] "Furr" [mp3] other Blitzen Trapper posts at Largehearted Boy Coltrane Motion : "The Year Without [...]

The Laughing Genre: Indie / Jungle / Tropical From: Austin, Texas, United States [...]
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Yep, it's true. The Grammy-winning Dallas native (who also has some punk leanings, remember) makes a guest appearance on Incredibad, the debut album from Andy Samberg and Crew's The Lonely Island. Jo... Continue reading "Did You Know That Norah Jones Guests On The Lonely Island's Album?" >
Below you will find a list of some of our suggestions for bands you should check out at this year's South by Southwest music festival in Austin. There's one listed for each letter of the alphabet, along with an MP3 sample and a show listing for when and where to catch each band. (Note: we've listed solo artists under the letter of their FIRST name and bands with "the" in their title as if there were no "the" simply because it looks better this way.) Please leave your own suggestions for bands to see in Austin [...]

Gil Mantera's Party Dream plays tonight at Emo's. Most of what I remember from their show a while back at Beauty Bar was dance jams, a leather thong, and a prominent medieval theme involving a cardboard sword. Go check out Gil Mantera's Party Dream with Neiliyo and The Laughing tonight, tickets are $10 right cha . Watch the video for "Elmo's Wish" below.
Yep, that's a young pre-97's Rhett MIller in the video from 1987, posted above--just part one of a two-part Hi-Res Diner interview (part deux is after the jump) Dragon Street Records' David Dennard p... Continue reading "More Potentially Embarassing Footage Of A Young Rhett MIller" >
If you don't go to tonight's Tapes 'N Tapes show, Clell Tickle might sneak into your apartment tomorrow to give you a Columbian necktie. I mean, he probably won't, but taking that chance is your... Continue reading "Given The Show At Dada Tonight, We'd Be Remiss Not To Post This Sketch..." >
At, oh, about 11:15ish last night, Robert gave me a call. Earlier in the day, we'd half-kidded about going to a strip club to watch the inauguration--surely, it was the most inappropriate place we co... Continue reading "Breast Inauguration Ever? (Or, How Obama Became The "Magic Man" At The Lodge This Morning.)" >
Vinnie Paul Abbott's at it again, folks. About half a year after the Pantera, Hellyeah and DamagePlan drummer put his oven up for sale on eBay, Abbott (as seen above) is now selling an old Motorola S... Continue reading "Vinnie Paul's Latest Gig: Used Cellphone Salesman" >