
These mixes were posted in January and February 2010, the winter of our discontent. Seriously, the blog was on life support during this time. We're through that storm now. 2010 was such a great year for music, and these early mixes show why. Many of the tracks were available in late 2009, but appeared on 2010 releases. Tracks are from late October through late November 2009 Gapless mix ripped at 256k VBR. Download all tracks in one zip file [...]

Well, we're just about halfway with the reposts... Today, we feature volumes 9 and 10, which were originally posted in August 2009. Volume 10 holds a special place in this blog's history, because that's when Aaron from Tsururadio offered to post the mix on his blog. That started a bit of following and it has grown ever since. Aaron's moved onto Tsuruphoto, following his passion for photography. He now has a nudie-zine featuring some edgy but tasteful art, several videos to promote the zine and Tsuruphoto, and the occasional mixtape. We owe a big thanks for his early support, and [...]
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Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned pulled out all the punches with their muscular sound and street savvy creds at Pete's Candy Store on Saturday night. Clearly their new material had more might and less folk. The heavy brass metal mash, double percussion and a slew of hefty instruments trumped up the acoustic guitar, banjo and violin to make way for an evolving new direction. Sgt. Dunbar brings the street into the venue making music that is alive, in the moment and vibrant. [...]

It took about three months, but I finally had a chance to mix this... Hoping 14 comes a bit quicker. RIGHT CLICK SAVE ON COVER TO DOWNLOAD Tracks are from late October through late November... This is a gapless mix and it was ripped at 256k VBR. 1. Intro (0:38) - Weak Soul Patch 2. Ambling Alp (3:57) - Yeasayer 3. Whole Hearted Mess (3:03) - Bear in Heaven 4. Warbells (3:00) - Royal Bangs 5. [...]
Finals are coming next week and I must say I'm pretty stoked to have everything aligned so I get out on Wednesday (especially considering last semester I had a Saturday final) and plan to spend a good part of the next week studying (that's the plan at least). Here's a little mix of stuff that will be on my playlist this next week or so. Yann Tiersen — La Valse D'Amélie (Version Piano) (Found this on the blisslist a while ago, one of my favorites movies ever, just watched it last week) [...]
In an effort to somewhat merge the AD show on XMU with that of the blog proper, this is the first of what will most likely become a recurring series. After the jump, check a selection of 27 (mostly) new-ish tracks I've been spinning over the past few weeks - 1/2 of which have not [...]

Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned @ Zebulon, Word of Choice Amazing Sgt. Dunbar and The Hobo Banned packed the house and the stage with eight [...]
Sgt Dunbar's Hobo Banned may be a collective form Albany, NY but their sound is more akin to the strange bouillabaisse that's been brewing in the New Orleans Bywater neighborhood of late: 2 parts continental gypsy, 1 part Balkan folk, a pinch of Swordfishtrombones, with a healthy dash of On Avery Island. I've been spinning [...]
heiß! damned! wer hier nicht zugreift, hat die letzte ausfahrt verpasst, ohne vorher aufgetankt zu haben. ein jammer, hier am straßenrand festzusitzen, während alle anderen vorbeisausen. the b3nson recording company verschafft mittels einer free download compilation namens "a b3nson family affair" einblick in das hauseigene programm. und das lohnt definitiv anzuhören. ich habe Euch die besten tracks gefiltert, den rest findet Ihr hier . erlebt die wüstesten mixturen aus texmex, country, hiphop, gospel, folk, gypsy und und und. und wer noch mehr davon braucht, der findet nicht nur unter den aktuellen releases den einen oder anderen weiteren [...]

Blogophilia Vol. 9 This edition of Blogophilia features new tracks off unreleased albums from Arctic Monkeys and the Flaming Lips, a couple of rockers from the Henry Clay People and We Were Promised Jetpacks (yet another good Scottish band, Scotland's best export is Rock-n-Roll I guess), and a subtle Blogophilia tribute to John Hughes with a cover of Pretty in Pink by the National. Total running time is 79:03. For those burning onto CDs, you may need to utilize the overburn feature on your burning software. Download by right click/save on the artwork above. [...]

Photography by Tsuru TSURUFOTO is now on Etsy Oh boy oh boy, got another Society Member mixtape to share with you to finish off our week with a cherry-flavoured edible bow on top, this time by VIP MixItUp and a road trip mixtape she made for laughingstock's cross country drive! Can I get a WOOT? WOOT!!! That's better... [...]

Sgt Dunbar & the Hobo Banned - "Everything Is, Pt. III" . Messy. The kind of guy whose bracelets always break, whose watches slip off his wrist and shatter on the asphalt. Very good at climbing walls. Favourite movie is The Great Escape . One day he was buying milk and interrupted a robbery. He got beat up good, but saved the owner $400. He gets milk for free, now. He brags about this to his friends. "Not everyone gets free milk," he says. Sometimes he stops mid-way through: "Not everyone gets fr-" he says, reaching to catch his [...]
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Ove Kvavik Sgt Dunbar & the Hobo Banned - "Everything Is, Pt. III" Messy. The kind of guy whose bracelets always break, whose watches slip off his wrist and shatter on the asphalt. Very good at climbing walls. Favourite movie is The Great Escape . One day he was buying milk and interrupted a robbery. He got beat up good, but saved the owner $400. He gets milk for free, now. He brags about this to his friends. "Not everyone gets free milk," he says. [...]

Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned is an indie-folk band and large part of Albany's B3nson Recording Collective. The band has been in existence for a little more than 3 years and written and recorded over 100 songs and played over 150 shows. The band has only in the last year settled into its current epic eight piece lineup that have made its live shows so interesting and exciting. Check out some of the instruments used on their productions: vocals, guitars, accordion, trumpet, euphonium, drums, tuba, trombone, noises, wood flute, ukelele, typewriter, feedback, coffee mugs, singing saws, [...]

Photography by Tsuru Prints Available (gotta pay the bills, right?) Happy cool, rainy, & wormy (seriously, they are all over the place) Friday!!! No worries, my friends, neither rain nor worms will stop us from sharing all the exciting news and a pretty sweet ass mixtape! Can I get a "woot woot"? WOOT WOOT! There you go.... Lots of exciting stuff happening in Tsuru Land (where your dreams CAN come true) that I just have to share. First up is my [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Blitzen Trapper : 2007-09-27, Iowa City [mp3,ogg,flac] "Sci-Fi Kid" [mp3] other Blitzen Trapper posts at Largehearted Boy Brassica : "Conveyor Belt (On the Way in)" [mp3] from microvictories other Brassica posts at Largehearted Boy Grand Lake : "Concrete Blonde on Blonde" [...]

Typically, by now I've given up caring about the music schmooze fest going on next week known as SXSW , but this year is different. I've somehow managed to convince my day job that they needed to send me down to Austin to partake in the massive Texas orgy of booze, BBQ and bands. With a mind-numbing number of bands playing over the course of the fest, it's a daunting task making heads or tails of what to see. Here's songs from six bands that I intend to check out. Enjoy and have a great weekend all. [...]

Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned miraculously packed all eight members and an army of instruments onto the small stage Saturday night at Pete's Candy Store . The band twisted and contorted their bodies to accommodate the large expanse of the trombone or the scale of the tuba. Even in cramped quarters their musical competence was not compromised. The sound of full-bodied percussion and brass burst with energy. Sgt. Dunbar delightfully gave it their all as the crowd chanted for it not to end ! [...]

Every Friday we bring you our weekly batch of uploads. Download all the songs that went up the week of 2/2-2/6 right here, right now. You can download the following mp3s individually OR play them all in a row. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downloads to learn more about each band and see similar music suggestions. [ play ] | [ download mp3 ] Animal Collective - My Girls [ play ] | [ download mp3 ] Telepathe - [...]