Words // Adam Sharp M.Ward - "The First Time I Ran Away" If this smokey, perfect little number is any indication of what A Wasteland Companion, the new M.Ward album, is going to be like, we're all in for a treat. ( website ) Bahamas - "Lost in the Light" Equal parts campfire sing/clap along, hymn, and love song, this is the best song I've heard [...]
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Here are 50 songs that defined 2011 for me. Listen. Enjoy. Tell me what you think. And yep, that's my ugly mug on the cover. Given and Taken in Ink's Top 50 Songs of 2011 from gtimusic on 8tracks . Here's the playlist: 1. Wilco - One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend) 2. City Reign - Anywhere Anyway 3. The Mountain Goats - Never Quite Free 4. Zaac Pick - Whitewater 5. Yuck - Holing Out [...]

This week on The Local Beat we only have one guest to welcome. At 6 p.m. Jeff Crawford of Arbor Ridge Studios is coming on to chat about a new project. In addition to being active in over five dozen bands (only a slight exaggeration) and heading popular local recording studio Arbor Ridge Studios, Jeff is also the music director at The Gathering Church in Durham. The Gathering Church has been meeting since 2009 at Creekside Elementary School and has become well known for its worship services with Jeff's musical talents taking stage. In 2010 the church [...]

Working in music the last few years, I've had the chance to collaborate with really incredible people behind the scenes: filmmakers, engineers, graphic designers, writers - those individual's whose art it is to facilitate art. I've often wondered how they got to where they were. I had the opportunity to sit down with La Blogotheque filmmaker Derrick Belcham before he sets off en route to make a La Blogotheque HQ in New York. We met in a Toronto diner to discuss how he got to be where he's at, what Jeff Tweedy smelled like up close [...]

Este diciembre, la banda norteamericana The National será la encargada de curar el festival All Tomorrow's Parties en el centro vacacional Butlin's Minehead. La banda, aparte de encabezar algunos sets ellos mismos, ha anunciado la participación de Kronos Quartet, The Antlers, Owen Pallett, Boris, Tim Hecker, Sharon Van Etten, My Brightest Diamond, Wye Oak, Lower Dens, Megafaun, Suuns, Dark Dark Dark y Buke and Gase. También han prometido que en total, el lineup contará con 40 actos en vivo que se llevarán a cabo durante el fin de semana [...]
Albeit 11 months away, All Tomorrow's Parities has announced The National as the curator of their annual three-day music festival in December. Set for December 7-9th at Bultins Holiday Centre in Minehead, UK, the Brooklyn outfit will also deliver their only UK performance in 2012 during the festival. Joining The National on the bill are Sharon Van Etten, My Brightest Diamond, The Antlers, Owen Pallett, Boris, Tim Hecker, Wye Oak, Lower Dens, Megafaun, Suuns, Kronos Quartet, Dark Dark Dark, Buke and Gase, and more. In total the lineup will feature 40 live acts playing across the weekend on [...]

Poucos deram atenção, mas o Megafaun lançou, em 2011, seu melhor disco e um dos álbuns mais interessantes de folk do ano que passou, simplesmente entitulado Megafaun . Para realçar o lado mais experimental de suas faixas, o grupo de Wisconsin passou pelos estúdios do fabricante de instrumentos musicais Moog para mais um episódio da série Moog Sound Lab, que já recebeu em sua atual temporada The Antlers , Ra Ra Riot , Little Dragon e Twin Shadow , e revisitou duas das faixas de Megafaun , Hope You Know e [...]

Since bursting onto the scene with their 2006 self-titled album Rodrigo Y Gabriela have built a reputation for being a dynamic live act showcasing their rhythmic blend of fast picking, driving acoustic guitar music. On January 24 the Mariachi Metal duo will release their sixth studio album Area 52 via ATO Records. The record, produced by Peter Asher, features nine tracks from their catalog that have been re-imagined and re-recorded with the help of 13-piece Cuban orchestra known as C.U.B.A. This [...]

The Durham group are coming to a town near you!

Freaky folk-y trio Megafaun has announced a slew of 2012 tour dates in Europe and the United States, all in support of their fourth studio album, last year's Megafaun . The jaunt kicks off February in Europe, picks back up stateside in the middle of March, and finally comes to a close on April 14th in their home state of North Carolina. Nashville-based guitarist and John Fahey acolyte William Tyler (whom you may recognize as a member of Lambchop) will join Megafaun for its East coast dates. Check out the full itinerary below. [...]

Megafaun at Bowery Ballroom in 2011 ( more by Ryan Barkan ) Megafaun are heading out on an extensive international tour this year, starting with a European run in February and then coming to the US in March and April. The tour hits NYC on March 17 at Highline Ballroom with support from William Tyler , who also opens a few of the other US dates. Tickets go on sale Friday (1/13) at noon. All dates [...]

Image edited by Ben Kramer We at Rollo & Grady are excited to announce our 3rd annual feature in which we ask some of our favorite artists to list their top 10 albums of 2011. Be on the lookout tomorrow for our "Top 10 List" featuring selections from music bloggers, music supervisors, journalists, DJs, and other music industry professionals. JOHN DWYER - THEE OH SEES total control - henge [...]
It's been pretty quiet around here for awhile (so quiet that we're pretty sure just our mom's are checking this thing at this point) (hi moms!), but even though we haven't been writing all that much, we promise we've still been listening to loads of good music. So putting this list together has been a good chance for us to finally put down how we feel about some of the great stuff we've heard this year. We just hope it's as fun for you to browse through as it was for us to pull together! Before reading on, [...]
[Resonance FM #31] The Dodos, IVVVO, Mesita, Megafaun, Woods, Zambri, Grouper The 31st This Music Wins radio show on Resonance 104.4FM airs Saturday 17th December at 6.30pm ahead of a yearly review of the year which will go out over Christmas. Hear the mix on 8tracks, listen live to Resonance FM and grab the archive below, songs from The Dodos, IVVVO, Mesita, Grouper and more. DOWNLOAD : This Music Wins #31 ( MP3 ) [...]
The second part of Given and Taken in Ink's autumn mix is now up on 8tracks: Every time I make a new list, I think it's the best one I've ever done. Sometimes that's actually true. This just may be one of those times. There's the pure pop joy (no pun intended) of "Murderous Joy," the quirky brilliance of Siskiyou, and the weary rasp of Dan Mangan. I love the tranquility of "State / Meant" juxtaposed with the anxiously dreamlike "Curfews." "Ghost Towns" and "My Friends" are highlights of two masterful albums. And I [...]

Pine trees and icicles and carolers - check. But can we please just talk for a moment about how it was -2 degrees the other night in Colorado? TWO BELOW, with howling winds. I like the beer , but man alive that makes for some cold sleeping. All the golden loveliness of autumn is gone, and in its place we have this icy, silent cocoon all around us, luminescent and silvery-blue. Perhaps I just have to survive these next two weeks of school, and maybe go on a little cookie-baking binge, and [...]
Girls ::: photo by Josh Lovseth End of year lists give me the cold sweats. Much like when I was in college and finals were looming, I suddenly forget about everything that sparked in my mind, and all I'm left with is, "I don't know…when did River Deep, Mountain High come out? THAT COUNTS, RIGHT?" 2011 was [...]

20. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver Bon Iver - Hinnom TX.mp3 19. Woods - Sun & Shade Woods - Hand It Out.mp3 18. Yellowbirds - The Color Yellowbirds - The Rest Of My Life.mp3 17. Megafaun - Megafaun Megafaun - [...]
Il trio folk rock del Wisconsin suonerà il 9 Febbraio al Bronson di Ravenna, l'11 al Gratis Club di Senigallia (AN), e il 12 all'Angelo Mai di Roma. Megafaun in Italia pubblicato su Indie For BUNNIES