
We were at the release show for Spanish Prisoners ' new EP, Los Angeles Guitar Dream ( our review here ), on Saturday. It was our first time seeing front-man Leo Maymind play with a full band, which we enjoyed. While listening, it occurred to us that, live, there are casual hints of Neil Young and Crazy Horse to their sound. Also, as we readied the photos below for posting, we had the band's 2007 full-length, Songs To Forget , playing and suddenly got the feeling that there's perhaps a bit of a Harry Nilsson influence [...]

>> Faux Hoax is Danny Seim of Menomena , John Askew of Tracker and Dave Allen of Gang Of Four (and, of course... Pamplemoose ). They have some streaming remixes over @ their muxtape , but no mp3s for downloading just yet. >> The Needle Drop posts about the worst album covers of the year (so far)... here . >> Download the new Spanish Prisoners EP over at Bandcamp ... here . The download is 128k. You can download the [...]
Last night marked the record release party for the (brilliant) new EP from Spanish Prisoners: Los Angeles Guitar Dream. The short-player is available for free via Bandcamp and includes some of Brooklyn based band's strongest tracks to date. A sort of hybrid between Last Shadow Puppets, Grandaddy & Lifted era Bright Eyes, Spanish Prisoners are [...]

Spanish Prisoners - Los Angeles Guitar Dream EP Official Website | MySpace | Facebook | Bandcamp | Muxtape Spanish Prisoners' new Los Angeles Guitar Dream EP offers a bit of a shift from the band's preceding full-length effort. The three songs offered here [...]

Why not soundtrack the amazing weather we're about to have this weekend with a whole bunch of FREE MUSIC! Come one, come all and feast below on a selection of MP3s that have come our way in the past week. Some are EAR FARM favorites, some might be more your bag than ours, all are free for you to enjoy... just click the band name for the band's site and the song name for the MP3. EAR FARM: giving you more of what you want. MP3s [...]
Here are mp3s by some artists playing live this week: "Bell" by Screaming Females (Monday) "Fight Song" by Renminbi (Tuesday) "L'amour (Or Less)" by Mancino (Wednesday) "Filthy And Free" by Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers (Wednesday) "The Dive" by Abigail Warchild (Wednesday) "So Weird" by pow wow! (Thursday) "Sunlight" by Harlem Shakes (Friday) "Champagne And Cold Coffee" by El Jezel (Friday) "Stand Where I Can See You" by She [...]

It's time again to kick back and relax. Stop thinking obsessively about the now and look back to a slightly more more idyllic time, one year ago . Here is the April 2008 Mix. 1. Cat Swallow (pirate pirate mp3) by Royal Bangs 2. Eraser (sub pop mp3) by No Age 3. Spy/Glass House (mp3) by Feral Children 4. (I'm A) Don Juan (mp3) by The Embarrassment [...]
Their recent set included: How The Fallen Fell Mantequilla Song For The Weary Where God Does His Laundry Download each & every track here. Visit Spanish Prisoners on MySpace. MP3: Spanish Prisoners - Some Among Them Are Killers
3/12 (TONIGHT) @ Union Pool. Wanna attend with a guest? If so, then e-mail us ASAP! The FIRST person to reply gets the tix! Visit Spanish Prisoners on MySpace. MP3: Spanish Prisoners - Some Among Them Are Killers
Tonight in Baltimore don't miss the fabulous Mates Of State at the Ottobar with Brother Reade and Avocado Happy Hour. Down in DC Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and the Castanets play DC9 while hip hop flourishes over at the 9:30 Club with Jedi Mind Tricks, Outerspace, Reef The Lost Cauze, King Magnetic, and Adlib. Up in Philly Benjy Ferree and Shortstack play the M Room while Spanish Prisoners, The Antlers, and The Black Atlantic play the Fire. Enjoy! mp3: Mates Of State - Fraud In The 80's mp3: Benjy Ferree - In [...]
probably our last show for the year, so we can have some time to work on new songs: the delancey - saturday, december 6th - midnight - w/ the loom, spanish prisoners, naked hearts and for the b+p archivists out there, three different demos of one of our favorites from ghost types , the great fire : bridges and powerlines - the great fire live demo #1 [ mp3 ] bridges and powerlines - the great fire live demo #2 [ mp3 ] [...]

Today, I bring you the b-side from the new digital 7" from Clevelanders -- Mystery Of Two . They look like this: Listen: "Strange Town" (box.net mp3) This song will be recorded "in a different form" for their next record. CMJ ers take note... Mystery Of Two is going to be playing with label mates Hot Cha Cha , The Dreadful Yawns , Home And Garden , and Spanish Prisoners at the [...]
Another day, another batch of new videos. In this rotation, a band that EF has long been a fan of (Bowerbirds), a band that we've recently gotten to know - and that you now know a bit more about thanks to Leo's great guest piece on Wednesday - (Spanish Prisoners), and a band that we need to get to know much better judging by this excellent (and brand new) single (The Subjects). So there you have it, watch and get to know all three for yourselves, you won't be disappointed. [...]

From the Inside Looking Out is our opportunity to have musicians tell us a bit about the music world from their point of view. This time around, we're thrilled to have Leo Maymind from Spanish Prisoners detail his experience opening for and playing with Daniel Johnston . Daniel and I sat on a small, squat couch in a room filled with people. I had no idea whom most of them were, and I'm fairly certain Daniel knew or cared who they were either as he sipped on a diet soda and stared into [...]
Enjoy 'Some Among Them Are Killers' in the clip below. MP3 at bottom of post. MP3: Spanish Prisoners - Some Among Them Are Killers

Maybe it's the time of year (summer), maybe it's the day (Thursday was the new Friday before Wednesday was so now it's the new Saturday?), or maybe we're just biased, but there seems to be LOTS going on tonight. To help your decision-making process, consider our latest mini-mix below and choose your own adventure.... 1. "Rio Grande" - Brian Wilson (@ Asser Levy Park, Coney Island) 2. "Some Among Then Are Killers" - Spanish Prisoners (@ Union Pool) [...]
I've been roaming around CT the last few days looking like a bleary eyed girl after a concert still wearing my bright yellow ear plugs. (Our office is one of those creative, open, loft-like spaces with no ceilings on the offices or conference rooms, which makes it really loud; thus, the ear plugs are necessary to get me through the day.) Unfortunately, I haven't seen anything since my busy weekend of live music, but am just suffering from some crazy headaches. I have no idea where these are coming from, but I'm hoping that a little live music [...]

Holy crap there's a bazillion shows tonight! Here in Baltimore, the Ottobar has Cool Kids and Sonar has Arden, Bravo Romeo Bravo, Some Like It Hot, Landsdowne, and Love & Reverie. In DC, The 9:30 Club has Rilo kiley, Benji Hughes, and Thao With the Get Down Stay Down. In Philly, The First Unitarian Church has M83 and A Sunny Day In Glasgow. Also in Philly, Johnny Brenda's plays host to The Presets and Walter Meego while the Fire has Spanish Prisoners, The Rebel Country, and Food Will Win The War. Continuing the Philly explosion is The Khyber with The [...]
Community Gun is a folk/blues/punk band from Highland, New York. Band members include Josh Bass(guitar), Cove Aaronoff(vocals), Teddy Marsh(drums), and Sam Wolk (bass). They list Tom Waits as one of their influences and you can certainly hear it in their music. They are currently not signed to any label, but really should be. That's about all I know of this band...except Before She Goes is one wicked, bad-ass track! Community Gun - mp3: Before She Goes [...]

What's up everybody, Finally it's Friday! Yay! It's play time..sorta. But before you head out, we got a super special 30 song mega mix for you! It's the top 30 songs we got on the BBQ playlists. We got lots of sweet summery pop, some dance remixes, etc. etc. I'll be gone for the weekend but all these dope songs should keep you busy. Listen, Download, plug'em into your iPod and sit back. Also throw this in the car "cause it good" carjams! [...]