Monday, August 22, 2011 Today's Quick Mention: Over the weekend I made a quick mix of cover songs over at 8 Tracks. Do me a favor and give it a listen. Also, while you're at it, you should just go ahead and sign up for an account. This way you'll then be able to make your own mixes. Send me a link if you conjure up anything awesome. Music and words. Enjoy. : Blitzen Trapper - Love The [...]
It's wild. It's woolly. It's weird. Delirium Tremendous is likely to knock at least one sock off the feet of Nick Cave and Tom Waits devotees. Me, I'm not given to tracking every Waits and/or cabaret-orientated artist. But I was totally taken by a stunning 2007 show by two Canadians who concoct somewhat lighter bistro bellowing; Dan Mangan and Mark Berube. To complete the round-up of ref. points, Greg Lewis and his tightly-wound crew (whom MOKB brought you covering the Brother Davies ) would make a great bill with Dan Sartain [...]
Here are a few more of the cover versions that have recently crossed MM's path and are well worth a listen. First up, Stereogum have released an excellent tribute to the Strokes Is This It album featuring a whole host of buzzworthy bands and available completely free from their website. Just click here to grab it, or listen to Real Estate's version of Barely Legal below. Download Real Estate - Barely Legal mp3 (from Stereogum Presents… STROKED: A Tribute To Is This It) [...]
I whip my hair back and forth. Not because I am a teenage girl (although I sometimes act like one) but because there is a party. No, it's not in my pants. This party is in my ears, and soon it will be in yours as well. I am pleased to present to you The Indie Sabbath - more refreshing than an ice-cold soda in the middle of the desert. For me, music is the purest form of communication this world has to offer. I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. [...]
July has been an interesting month for new releases, with many impressive releases from indie and DIY artists and bands that we never heard of before. In fact, if you missed any of the Best New Releases mixtapes for July, we encourage you to check them out because there are awesome lead single MP3s for [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Mr. Lewis and the Funeral 5 is the self-proclaimed offspring of ". ..New Orleans jazz funerals, [and] jubilant melodies with discordant no-wave dirges about love, sex, death, and whiskey. " Their recording debut was in 2007 with the release of Murder and the Art of the Dance , and their second album, Delirium Tremendous is set to drop July 26th of this year. Their cover of the Kinks tune Alcohol is featured on this project and is tasty enough to stop [...]
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: Blind Atlas : "Mary Anne" [mp3] from Iron Wall (out July 26th) search for more Blind Atlas posts at Largehearted Boy Doleful Lions : free [...]
Download the rollicking, depressed cabaret-rocker 'Alcohol,' a Kinks song covered by Austin's Mr. Lewis.
Date 9/4/09 Location Scoot Inn Doors 9pm Tickets $5 @ Door Friday night at Scoot Inn is a great place to stop by if you're looking for some great local upstart acts. The Lineup includes some of our more recent local favorites Brothers & Sisters , The Low Lows , Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 , [...]
I've been meaning to post about this but I keep forgetting. Oh, I crack myself up! Gavin Castleton -- "Coffeelocks" mp3 off Home ( buy ) Mr. Lewis and the Funeral 5 -- "Black Coffee Night" mp3 off Murder and the Art of the Dance ( buy [...]
Sleep Talking by Human Highway Black Coffee Night by Mr. Lewis And The Funeral 5 Don't Look Down by The Shondes (previous The Shondes post) Baby Squared by The Drones Bruno's Torso by Death Vessel Enemy Within [...]
Sleep Talking by Human Highway Black Coffee Night by Mr. Lewis And The Funeral 5 Don't Look Down by The Shondes (previous The Shondes post) Baby Squared by The Drones Bruno's Torso by Death Vessel Enemy Within [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Blue Eyed Blacks : "The Wrong Thing" [mp3] from Black Eyed Soul (out October other Blue Eyed Blacks posts at Largehearted Boy Dead Confederate : "Free the Rat" [mp3] from Wrecking Ball (out September 16th) other Dead Confederate posts at Largehearted Boy Frida Hyvönen [...]
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