The Key
WXPN Welcomes the Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, June 2nd. The initial lineup includes Dawes, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rodney Crowell, Cheryl Wheeler, Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Mason Porter, Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why and more to be announced. Tickets are available here .
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owl and bear
The SD songwriter is participating in a benefit concert // Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
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Up until this week, you probably hadn't heard of Monson, Massachusetts , our little haven in the woods, a tiny rural town (population 8,000) in the no-man's land between Springfield and Worcester, Hartford and Northampton. But Wednesday evening a tornado split our town in two, flattening homes, cars, businesses, and entire acres of trees, splashing our once-beautiful haven across the front page of every major newspaper from here to the UK and beyond. No one got hurt, but there's a swath of destruction like a war zone from way above downtown through the dead center of everything [...]
Artist: Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams Title: All You Need Is Love (The Beatles cover) Link Text: Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams: All You Need Is Love File Name: alluneed.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Nanci Griffith Title: This Old Town (Janis Ian cover) Link Text: Nanci Griffith: This Old Town File Name: thisold.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Folk Year: 1993
Artist: Richie Havens Title: With A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles cover) Link Text: Richie Havens: With A Little Help From My Friends File Name: withhelp.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Genre: Rock Year: 1987
Artist: Sara Watkins Title: Lord Won't You Help Me (Norman Blake cover) Link Text: Sara Watkins: Lord Won’t You Help Me File Name: lordhelp.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Folk Year: 2009
Artist: Tim O'Brien Title: Everything Is Broken Link Text: Tim O’Brien: Everything Is Broken File Name: evbroke.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Folk Year: 1996
Artist: William Galison & Madeleine Peyroux Title: Heaven Help Us All (Stevie Wonder Cover) Link Text: William Galison and Madeleine Peyroux: Heaven Help Us All File Name: heavhelp.mp3 Bitrate: 230 kbps Genre: Rock Year: 2004
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Earlier this week, organizers of the famed Newport Jazz and Folk festivals announced that they would be returning to their roots to once again become non-profit events. The granddaddy of all music festivals, which began in 1954 and 1959 respectively, have created the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., who in addition to producing the festivals, will also establish partnerships with local schools, colleges and universities to develop programs to help educate young people about jazz and folk music. The 2011 Newport Folk Festival will take place on July 29 [...]
Band Weblogs
The Decemberists to perform "Down by the Water" on NBC's Tonight Show With Jay Leno on January 20th NPR Music's Exclusive First Listen; Sirius Takeover The raves have begun pouring in for The Decemberists ' new album The King Is Dead , with 4-star reviews appearing on both sides of the pond in Rolling Stone, MOJO , and UNCUT . Buy CDs, MP3s, more: [...]
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Direct Current
Link Text: Josh Ritter - "Mexican Home" File Name: Josh Ritter - Mexican Home.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Link Text: My Morning Jacket - "All the Best" File Name: My Morning Jacket - All the Best.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
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Well-covered in popular culture and over at classic songs collaborative Star Maker Machine , John Hartford never made the splash he could and should have as a performer, in part because Glen Campbell's Grammy-winning cover of Gentle On My Mind sold so well, the cash flow gave Hartford license to chuck it all in and pursue his true passion - as a steamboat captain on his beloved Mississippi River. But the man I once heard referred to as "the clown prince of old-time" kept coming back to the music, [...]
Artist: David Grisman Title: Maybelline (Chuck Berry cover) Link Text: John Hartford, Dave Grisman, Mike Seeger: Maybellene File Name: maybel.mp3 Bitrate: 212 kbps Year: 1999
Artist: Gillian Welch Title: In Tall Buildings (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Gillian Welch: Tall Buildings File Name: tallgw.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2001
Artist: Jamie Hartford, with Kim Richey and Tim O'Brien Title: Part Of Your History (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Jamie Hartford w/ Kim Richey Tim OBrien: Part Of Your History File Name: partof.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: John Hartford Link Text: John Hartford: No Expectations File Name: noexpe.mp3 Year: 1986
Artist: John Hartford Title: Piece Of My Heart (pop. Janis Joplin) Link Text: John Hartford: Piece Of My Heart File Name: pieceof.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 1984
Artist: John Hartford, David Grisman, Mike Seeger Title: Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding cover) Link Text: John Hartford, Dave Grisman, Mike Seeger: Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay File Name: sittin.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 1999
Artist: Kathy Mattea and Tim O'Brien Title: Gentle On My Mind (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Kathy Mattea Tim OBrien: Gentle On My Mind File Name: gentlekm.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2001
Artist: Leftover Salmon Title: Steam Powered Aereoplane (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Leftover Salmon: Steam Powered Aeroplane File Name: steamls.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2002
Artist: Lucinda Williams Title: Gentle on My Mind (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Lucinda Williams: Gentle On My Mind File Name: gentlelw.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: New Grass Revival Title: Steam Powered Aero Plane (John Hartford cover) Link Text: New Grass Revival: Steam Powered Aero Plane File Name: steamng.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2005
Artist: New Grass Revival Title: Vamp in the Middle (John Hartford cover) Link Text: New Grass Revival: Vamp In The Middle File Name: vamp.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2005
Artist: Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule Title: I'm Still Here (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Paul Curreri Devon Sproule: Im Still Here File Name: stillhere.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: Sam Bush Title: On The Road (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Sam Bush: On The Road File Name: ontheroad.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: Sara Watkins Title: Long Hot Summer Days (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Sara Watkins: Long Hot Summer Days File Name: lhsd.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: The Biscuit Boys Title: You Don't Have To Do That (John Hartford cover) Link Text: The Biscuit Boys: You Dont Have To Do That File Name: youdont.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2002
Artist: The John Hartford Stringband Title: Lorena (John Hartford cover) Link Text: The John Hartford String Band: Lorena (trad; arr. Hartford) File Name: lorenahsb.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: The John Hartford Stringband Title: M.I.S.I.P. (John Hartford cover) Link Text: The John Hartford String Band: M.I.S.I.P. File Name: misip.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: The Jones Street Boys Title: Tall Buildings (John Hartford cover) Link Text: Jones Street Station: Tall Buildings File Name: talljs.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2007
Mainstream Isnt So Bad...Is It
Have you ever completely stumbled across an album that you ended up absolutely loving? That happened to me with In Person & On Stage , the latest album (and second live release) from John Prine . I'm not even going to pretend; somehow Prine's 40+ year career has completely marched past my ears unnoticed. Until now. There are just some artists that are born story tellers. Johnny Cash comes to mind as a universal example that everyone should connect with. When Johnny sang about sleeping with his best friend's wife, even if it wasn't [...]
Artist: John Prine Title: Long Monday (live) Link Text: John Prine - Long Monday (live) File Name: 04 John Prine - Long Monday.mp3 Bitrate: 164 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Sara Watkins Title: The Late John Garfield Blues Link Text: Sara Watkins - The Late John Garfield Blues File Name: 09 Sara Watkins - The Late John Garfield Blues.mp3 Bitrate: 170 kbps Year: 2010
Beat Surrender
There a lot of hype around surrounding the special re-release of the Stones classic (and best album IMHO) Exile on Main Street , the CD album includes remastered tracks, alternative versions and most interestingly in it's Deluxe version a second CD with 10 new tracks , the album's out on Monday in the UK. CD at Amazon UK Vinyl at Amazon UK NPR have a great article and supporting tracks up here Here's the official video for Plundered My Soul [...]
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Backseat Sandbar
Do You Realize that the Flaming Lips are coming to Louisville this summer?? Will you have a "Ball" seeing Widespread Panic? Will you go "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" for Spoon? The answer is yes... because they are your initial Forecastle Festival 2010 headliners! Full listing of the initial lineup below... but look forward to 60+ more bands announced later. We, as always, will keep you posted. Flaming Lips Widespread Panic Drive-By Truckers Spoon Bassnectar Heavyweight Dub Champion Break Science Dar Williams Cap'n Jazz [...]
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The news runs all night and all day: in the barber shop, at the proverbial watercooler, on the seldom-watched television that has always lurked in the corner of our living room. In class, I ask my students to search news sites and blogs, and report on all the ways that social media - the stuff of postmodern interconnection - serves our global awareness. At night, my daughter and I find Haiti on the map, and I explain: how the houses were poorly built, how the concrete fell on the people: look, there they are in photographs, [...]
Artist: Alison Krauss Title: When You Say Nothing At All (Keith Whitley cover) Link Text: Alison Krauss: When You Say Nothing At All File Name: wyou.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 1995
Artist: Calexico Title: I Send My Love To You (Will Oldham cover) Link Text: Calexico: I Send My Love To You File Name: isend.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Cassandra Wilson Title: The Wind Cries Mary (Jimi Hendrix cover) Link Text: Cassandra Wilson: The Wind Cries Mary File Name: twind.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2003
Artist: Emmerson Nogueira Title: Give A Little Bit (Supertramp cover) Link Text: Emmerson Nogueira: Give A Little Bit File Name: galbnog.mp3 Bitrate: 237 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Sara Watkins Title: Lord Won't You Help Me (Norman Blake cover) Link Text: Sara Watkins: Lord Wont You Help Me File Name: lwont.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Sarah Masen Title: Give A Little Bit (Supertramp cover) Link Text: Sarah Masen: Give A Little Bit File Name: galbmasen.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 2007
Artist: Sarah McLachlan Title: Dear God (XTC Cover) Link Text: Sara McLachlan: Dear God File Name: dgod.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1995
Artist: Steve Earle Title: No Place To Fall (Townes Van Zandt cover) Link Text: Steve Earle: No Place To Fall File Name: nplace.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Susan Tedeschi Title: Lord Protect My Child (Bob Dylan cover) Link Text: Susan Tedeschi: Lord Protect My Child File Name: lprotect.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2005
Artist: The Corrs Title: Everybody Hurts (R.E.M. cover) Link Text: The Corrs: Everybody Hurts File Name: ehurts.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
Artist: Corb Lund Title: Long Gone To Saskatchewan Link Text: Long Gone To Saskatchewan File Name: 07 Long Gone To Saskatchewan.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Deer Tick Title: The Ghost Link Text: The Ghost File Name: 08 The Ghost.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Grant Langston Title: Broken Clocks Link Text: Broken Clocks File Name: 09 Broken Clocks.mp3 Bitrate: 174 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Owen Temple Title: Broken Heart Land Link Text: Broken Heart Land File Name: 01 Broken Heart Land.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Patterson Hood Title: Pride of the Yankees Link Text: Pride Of The Yankees File Name: PHood_PrideoftheYankees.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: Sara Watkins Title: Any Old Time Link Text: Any Old Time File Name: 06 Any Old Time.mp3 Bitrate: 152 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Slaid Cleaves Title: Twistin' Link Text: Twistin' File Name: 09 Twistin'.mp3 Bitrate: 226 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Wrinkle Neck Mules Title: The Waters All Run Dry Link Text: The Waters All Run Dry File Name: 05 The Waters All Run Dry.mp3
Can You See the Sunset
Wow. How is it possible that there was this much good music released in 2009? I've been frantically trying to play catch up throughout the Fall and have just been overwhelmed. Even so, this list was relatively easy to compile. It's made up of 30% what you might call punk albums, 32% what could loosely be classified as some type of Americana or alt-country, 10% are of the heavier variety, and the remaining 28% are all over the place. Additionally, the overwhelming majority of albums on my list were released by independent labels (41) but I [...]
Artist: American Steel Title: Emergency House Party Link Text: American Steel – Emergency House Party File Name: 045_american_steel_emergency_h ouse_party.mp3 Bitrate: 275 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Castevet Title: Beating High Schoolers At Arcade Games Link Text: Castevet - Beating High Schoolers At Arcade Games File Name: 041_castevet_beating_high_scho olers_at_arcade_games.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Chris Wollard & the Ship Thieves Title: No Exception Link Text: Chris Wollard The Ship Thieves - No Exception File Name: 036_chris_wollard_no_exception .mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Coalesce Title: Wild Ox Moan Link Text: Coalesce - Wild Ox Moan File Name: 029_coalesce_wild_ox_moan.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Dinosaur Jr Title: Over It Link Text: Dinosaur Jr. - Over It File Name: 035_dinosaur_jr_over_it.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Foundation Title: Begging To Bleed Link Text: Foundation – Begging To Bleed File Name: 048_foundation_begging_to_blee d.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Freshman 15 Title: Phoenix Can Keep You Link Text: Freshman 15 - Phoneix Can Keep You File Name: 049_freshman_15_phoenix_can_ke ep_you.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Julie Doiron Title: Nice To Come Home Link Text: Julie Doiron - Nice To Come Home File Name: 042_julie_doiron_nice_to_come_ home.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Left Lane Cruiser Title: Crackalacka Link Text: Left Lane Cruiser - Crackalacka File Name: 039_left_lane_cruiser_crackala cka.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Lightning Bolt Title: Sound Guardians Link Text: Lightning Bolt - Sound Guardians File Name: 047_lightning_bolt_sound_guard ians.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Mariachi El Bronx Title: Cell Mates Link Text: Mariachi El Bronx - Cell Mates File Name: 028_mariachi_el_bronx_cell_mat es.mp3 Bitrate: 282 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Micah Schnabel Title: American Static Link Text: Micah Schnabel – American Static File Name: 044_micah_schnabel_american_st atic.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Mike Hale Title: Lives Like Mine Link Text: Mike Hale - Lives Like Mine File Name: 030_mike_hale_lives_like_mine. mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: New Found Glory Title: Don't Let This Be The End Link Text: New Found Glory - Don't Let This Be The End File Name: 031_new_found_glory_dont_let_t his_be_the_end.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Noise By Numbers Title: Paris In September Link Text: Noise By Numbers - Paris In September File Name: 043_noise_by_numbers_paris_in_ september.mp3 Bitrate: 225 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Propagandhi Title: Potemkin City Limits Link Text: Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits File Name: 040_propagandhi_potemkin_city_ limits.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Red Collar Title: Radio On Link Text: Red Collar - Radio On File Name: 032_red_collar_radio_on.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Rehasher Title: No Eye In Team Link Text: Rehasher – No Eye In Team File Name: 046_rehasher_no_eye_in_team.mp 3 Year: 2009
Artist: Russian Circles Title: Fathom Link Text: Russian Circles - Fathom File Name: 033_russian_circles_fathom.mp3 Bitrate: 197 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Sara Watkins Title: Long Hot Summer Days Link Text: Sara Watkins – Long Hot Summer Days File Name: 034_sara_watkins_long_hot_summ er_days.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: The Bomb Title: Not Christmas Night Link Text: The Bomb - Not Christmas Night File Name: 026_the_bomb_not_christmas_nig ht.mp3 Bitrate: 224 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: The Low Anthem Title: Charlie Darwin Link Text: The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin File Name: 027_the_low_anthem_charlie_dar win.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: The Mercury Program Title: Departed/Arrived Link Text: The Mercury Program - Arrived/Departed File Name: 037_the_mercury_program_arrive d_departed.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: The Thermals Title: Now We Can See Link Text: The Thermals - Now We Can See File Name: 038_the_thermals_now_we_can_se e.mp3 Bitrate: 253 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Truckstop Coffee Title: Ghost or an Angel Link Text: Truckstop Coffee - Ghost Or An Angel File Name: 050_truckstop_coffee_ghost_or_ an_angel.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2009
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Title: The Moon Is Down Link Text: "The Moon Is Down" File Name: eits2008-05-25.cos11s.t07_vbr. mp3 Bitrate: 196 kbps
Artist: Carrie Rodriguez Title: El Salvador Link Text: "El Salvador" File Name: cr2008-09-08.matrix.t09_vbr.mp 3 Bitrate: 191 kbps
Artist: Carrie Rodriguez Title: Seven Angels On A Bicycle Link Text: "Seven Angels on a Bicycle" File Name: carrierodriguez2009-11-17t04_v br.mp3 Bitrate: 143 kbps
Artist: Mother Hips Title: 16 - Bandit Boy Link Text: "Bandit Boy" File Name: 16-BanditBoy_vbr.mp3 Bitrate: 146 kbps
Artist: Mother Hips Title: Grizzly Bear Link Text: "Grizzly Bear" File Name: mh2009-11-14t09_vbr.mp3 Bitrate: 209 kbps
Artist: Mother Hips Title: Mona Lisa & The Last Supper Link Text: "Mona Lisa & The Last Supper" File Name: hips2009-10-17t14_vbr.mp3 Bitrate: 200 kbps
Artist: Mountain Goats Title: Surrounded Link Text: "Surrounded" File Name: Tmg2009-03-21t23_vbr.mp3 Bitrate: 195 kbps
Artist: Over the Rhine Title: Jesus in New Orleans Link Text: "Jesus in New Orleans" File Name: over_the_rhine_2009-11-10_cmc3 4_t03_vbr.mp3 Bitrate: 195 kbps
Artist: Sara Watkins Title: ? Link Text: "Long Hot Summer Days" File Name: swmatrix_d1t14_vbr.mp3 Bitrate: 176 kbps
Artist: The Frames Title: Where is My Mind? Link Text: "Where Is My Mind? (Pixies cover)" File Name: frames2005-03-19d1t04_vbr.mp3 Bitrate: 207 kbps
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Nine Bullets
With the word "collective" bringing images of hippies and the faint scent of patchouli to mind I wouldn't normally jump on a band that defines themselves as such however if you start tossing around names like Glen Phillips and Sean Watkins I start putting aside preconceptions and take notice. Tell me they just released an album and you'll get me excited. Well that's just what's happened. Works Progress Administration has released WPS. I can't figure out how to describe Works Progress Administration so I'll just them do it in their own words: [...]
Artist: Works Progress Administration Title: A Wedding or a Wake Link Text: Works Progress Administration - A Wedding Or A Wake File Name: WeddingOrWake.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Works Progress Administration Title: Remember Well Link Text: Works Progress Administration - Remember Well File Name: RememberWell.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Works Progress Administration Title: The Price Link Text: Works Progress Administration - The Price File Name: ThePrice.mp3 Year: 2009
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
CHROMATICS "INTO THE BLACK"
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
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