Photo by Paul Heartfield N ow that I have your attention - Because you make you daily checks at OklahomaRock.com , you know that Richard Swift , David Vandervelde , and Josh Jones (of Evangelicals) are all playing Thursday - that's on tomorrow- at the Opolis . You need to also make yerself some plans to go to Guestroom for their first ever instore at their present [...]
The Clientele releases God Save the Clientele on May 8th on Merge Records. The Clientele : "Bookshop Casanova" [mp3] from God Save the Clientele @myspace other music blog posts: @elbo.ws @hype Beatbeat Whisper : "Don't Let It Pass You By" [mp3] @myspace other music blog [...]

Yes, Kevin Bronson is still out of town. Yes, Jeff Weiss remains your guest blogger. I can see that you're disappointed, but buck up: Kevin will return by the end of next week. In the meantime, to quote David Bowie, "let's dance." The Thermals had been around for four years before last year's breakthrough, The Body, The Blood & The Machine , a record that this page's regular host named his second best album of 2006 . It's not hard to understand why, listening to the manic adrenaline coursing through [...]

Secretly Canadian's Richard Swift released Dressed Up For The Letdown this year, which was my first exposure to his music. At first listen to the track "The Songs Of National Freedom," I couldn't help but hear similarities with Phil Collins smash hit "That's All." Most people would be turned away or stop listening to things when a comparison like that raises his head, but since my parents were keen on Collins and his contributions to Genesis, I kept on listening. Richard Swift is the type of [...]
Richard Swift One artist I missed at SXSW that everyone has been raving about was Richard Swift . This great little Prince cover will be featured as the B-side on the upcoming Kisses for the Misses seven-inch, due out May 22 . Richard Swift Paisley Park (Prince cover ) Here's the video for the A-side, "Kisses for the Misses": ****************************** ******** [...]
Have you seen Richard Swift in a live setting?? If not, make it a high priority on your to-do list. I was pretty much blown away by the show with his full band Thursday evening at The Mohawk, and from the looks of the crowd (a veritible "who's who" in indie rock) so [...]
Unfortunately for me, I didn't know who Richard Swift was before his show at the Mohawk on Thursday. But while they were soundchecking, he kept playing the intro keyboard lick to "Songs of National Freedom," and I was pretty much hooked from then on out. MP3: Richard Swift - Paisley Park I ...

Richard Swift's newest album "Dressed Up For The Letdown" is a hauntingly beautiful mix of old-school popsters like Harry Nilsson, Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney and innovative folk artists like Elliott Smith. I've had the album on repeat since yesterday. Check out these tracks. Richard Swift - Kisses For The Misses Richard Swift - Buildings In America He's also going on tour: Apr 2 2007 8:00A - Chop Suey - Seattle Apr 3 2007 8:00A - Doug Fir - Portland Apr 5 2007 8:00A - [...]

More highlights of just a few bands that will be at the festival this whole week. Thursday Thursday, March 15 8:00 p.m. at Buffalo Billiards: mp3: Say Hi To Your Mom- "These Fangs" Thursday, March 15 8:15 p.m. at Beauty Bar Patio: mp3: Protokoll- "Moving Forward" Thursday, March 15 9:00 p.m. at Elysium: mp3: [...]
Both of these artists, Richard Swift and David Vandervelde, received critical acclaim for their albums, within the last few months. They both also share the same label in Secretly Canadian, and have been enjoying a pretty successful string of live...

DOWNLOAD: Richard Swift - Paisley Park (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Vandervelde - Jacket (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Vandervelde - Nothin' No (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Vandervelde - live on Woxy (MP3) ( info ) David Vandervelde on WOXY - Feb 27, 2007 ( CRED ) I caught David Vandervelde and band at Pianos when they passed through NYC last ( Feb 27 [...]
Secretly Canadian has stuck up a cover of Prince's "Paisley Park" by Richard Swift, which comes from the Kisses For the Misses 7". Makes you wonder what Swift couldn't cover. The 7" is out May 22nd. MP3: Richard Swift - Paisley Park (Prince cover) The New York Times reports on the passing of folksinger Mark Spoelstra, who moved from Kansas City to New York in the 1960s and performed with Dylan,
Circus street doorbell ringer Originally uploaded by Southcoasting. Went to see Richard Swift play in Brighton last night but the gig was cancelled because the useless venue managed to double-book the room. Odd then, that as I was wandering around my local supermarket this morning, RS's beautiful heart started playing over the in-store music. Some God is trying to tell me something but I
Amongst many other great labels, Secretly Canadian has a very active roster at the SXSW festival next week. They also have some exciting new releases from Richard Swift and David Vendervelde. Richard Swift is releasing a 3-song 7-inch titled "Kisses For The Misses," which is the debut single from his new full-length album coming out May 22. A track on the b-sides is called Paisley Park and you can hear it below. Paisley Park mp3 And you can view the music video for the track Kisses for the Misses below [...]

I could wait until tomorrow to do this, but I'm not sure if I'll have a load of time. Here are all the free mp3s that were sent to me this week that I just didn't get through or have already been covered extensively on the blogs. Feel free to enjoy/recommend/filter on your own. I am loving this new Wilco album, but it's been covered a ton on the internerd...from Sky Blue Sky : Wilco - What Light [...]
So soon after they make their pilgrimage to SXSW, Swift and Vandervelde will be busy for the month of April on their US tour... Coming to a city near you. 04/02/07 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey 04/03/07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 04/05/07 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop 04/06/07 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland 04/07/07 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar 04/10/07 Austin, TX - Emo's 04/11/07 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf 04/12/07 Norman, OK - Opolis 04/13/07 St. Louis, MO - St. Louis University- Biliken Club w/ Bunnygrunt 04/14/07 Bloomington, IN - [...]
Two Secretly Canadian artists with new releases will be hitting the road together this spring in support of their respective discs. Richard Swift pushing his album, "Dressed Up For The Letdown" and David Vandervelde for his debut, "The Moonstation House Band." The tour includes a date at The Southgate House here in the Cincinnati area on April 15th as well. SC has released a album b-side from Richard Swift for your enjoyment tonight, a Prince cover tune "Paisley Park". Check it out below, as well as a song from the WOXY [...]
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Track: Kisses For The Misses Artist/Band: Richard Swift Duration: 3:23 Description: "Kisses For The Misses" by Richard Swift from the album "Dressed Up For The Letdown" on Secretly Canadian Records. Directed by ulysses///onasis. Formats available: Flash(.flv) | QuickTime | MP3

The Minor Canon This is a monster week with about ten things worth picking up and a lot of LA-relevant music. Top Five Most Interesting New Releases: Explosions in the Sky : All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (Temporary Residence) – Beloved Austin, TX instrumental post-rock band. This one's getting rave reviews. Download " Welcome, Ghosts " See them at Coachella on 4/29 Charlie Louvin : [...]
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