There are no shortage of music festivals in this country and the 2010 CMJ Music Marathon is only the latest and biggest yet. Kicking off October 19 in New York City, several Chicago-area bands are planning on representing the Windy City at the festivities. First off the bat is acoustic rockers Scott Lucas and the Married Men who will play a gig at The Local 269 , 269 East Houston Street. The show is $7 without a CMJ pass. A few days later, on October 22, [...]
TGIF, god damn it! So we have a bit of a mixed bag today courtesy of the good folks at IODA. See below, I am sure something is going to work out for you! Amy Millan (and this track specifically) has been featured already on Slowcoustic, Anders Parker has also graced the pages (thanks to Greg @ Captains Dead for reminding me of the new album), Nathan Xander re-appears on the blog as well as Slaraffenland. To end out the playlist there is a bit of a unique track from a first [...]
Don't forget about the past and things you once loved or enjoyed immensely. In this fast paced world, we can move past things too quickly and honestly not always give everyone/everything all the time it deserves. I have decided to start a post series that I will go back and do a "where are they now?" or "Whats new with that guy/girl/group?" sort of post. I will tag it as "Artists Revisited" if you are interested. I think as a music blogger, I tend to cover soo much music that I end up liking too much stuff and [...]
So I get a recommendation - I get a lot of recommendations - but this one was from someone that I trust and someone not looking to "sell" me on anything. I take the recommendation, I listen. I listen some more, and I like. I like a lot. I am a firm believer that music can affect you more at specific times and I think I really needed something that had a bit of grit, some twang and made me think of being more than just an internet cowboy. Nathan Xander is just what I needed. So I [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Dungen : "Sat Att Se" [mp3] from 4 (out September 30th) other Dungen posts at Largehearted Boy Eagle Winged Palace : "The Ballad of the Red-Legged Hawks Fountain" [mp3] from Where We're Coming From Eagle Winged Palace : "By God (Let's Make Sure We Do It Tonight)" [...]
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I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
REMIX SUNDAYS- May 27th, 2012
