Sweet Tea Vodka is something that can be done well or poorly. It depends not only on the type of alcohol that is used (grain or actual vodka) but the tea base that is adopted. James River Plantation Sweet Tea Vodka is one of the few alcohol-infused sweet teas that are currently on the market [...]

Boho Fau & Elevated Soul - Sweet Tea Boho Fau & Elevated Soul - Espresso This... Yeah, this is nice. Real nice . Boho Fau and Elevated Soul return with a follow up to their incredible Coffee House Swinger . The beats are amazing, could stand along as instrumentals easily (thankfully they've released a few on this album) but then you'd miss out on the vocals provided by Boho Fau. It's just so smooth and chilled, I love it, jazz and hip [...]

Cofee House Swinger - Sweet Tea (INS) Download 6 track Single On Bandcamp About: "Back with more coffee-centered exploits set atop fly jazz grooves...SWEET TEA is the final single prior to the release of the COFFEE HOUSE SWINGER: BREWING SESSIONS album. We hope you dig both the track and the artwork! Download FREE, donate and most importantly, SHARE THIS!! Feedback is appreciated." Previous Posts On Boho Fau & Elevated [...]
[Audio] STR Mixtape - Floor Sweeping (Right click + Save as to download) Title Artist Starting Time God Only Knows Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. If I Were a Carpenter Sweet Tea 03:06 The Shore Chapel Club 06:25 Take Me Home Or I Die Alone Dead Gaze 11:35 The Ocean (Zeppelin cover) Laura Veirs 15:48 Metal Guru T. Rex 19:32 Leaving Graceland Electra 21:53 You Don't Own Me (Dusty Springfield Cover) Electra 25:51 Coconut Trees Starflyer59 28:26 [...]

How about that post yesterday, eh? Pretty epic! Yeah . Well, today's post serves as the perfect denouement to yesterday's climatic & dramatic filled musicfest as we got a pretty bad ass yet chill holiday-inspired mixtape from Society member Nobleybones to share with you. Now personally, I got to admit. I don't like xmas music, but I feel the need to qualify & explain. I'm not talking about the music on today's mixtape, I'm talking about the crap they play at [...]
I like surprise. Presents when I come home. Finding twenty dollars in the pocket of a unworn coat. You know, the little things. Thus, when word that Alex Maas, the drone-y yaller from The Black Angels, and Erika Wennerstrom, the throaty holler of Heartless Bastards, were putting together a few tracks, I was nicely surprised. The [...]

Should be a homecoming atmosphere tonight at Spaceland, where Division Day plays its first local show since the release last month of "Visitation," the L.A. quartet's superb sophomore album . Dangerbird Records labelmates Bad Veins , along with Lovelikefire , are also on the bill. ... Nine Inch Nails (supported by Mew and Queen Kwong ) play the Palladium in the first of four L.A. shows that will put an exclamation point on their career. ... Heartless Bastards [download below] have had a busy summer, supporting the likes [...]
The 73, or the EP for that matter, often excels in its brevity. In and out. Sweet Tea, the Austin, TX collaboration between the Black Angels Alex Maas and Heartless Bastards Erika Wennerstrom, know this. Culled from the limited edition, white vinyl 73, the following two tracks, both covers, sound like country & western if [...]
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Frank Yang I definitely enjoyed the Decemberists' latest, The Hazards Of Love , more than I'd expected. It moves briskly, the more overindulgent sections don't overstay their welcome and nestled within the whole thing are a handful of standout songs that would have fit nicely on a (less proggy, less long-form) conventional album. And the vocal performances from Shara Worden and Rebecca Stark , both in backing and as soloists, remind how good Colin Meloy sounds when there's a female foil for his vocals. And perhaps most [...]

Frank Yang It was a bit embarrassing running not one but two contests around The Decemberists' latest opus The Hazards Of Love without actually having heard the record, so a couple of weeks ago I went out and actually got myself a copy of the dang thing. I count myself a long-time fan of the band but haven't been that taken with Colin Meloy's more proggish, long-form compositions and Hazards seemed to be the grand culmination of those inclinations and honestly, I was [...]
While Sweet Tea might be the name on the label, this band is really a side project from up-and-comers Heartless Bastards, with some help from the Black Angels' Alex Maas. Taking on classic country with a modern-rock pedigree, Sweet Tea is, like its namesake, perfect for the July heat. The delicate duet between Maas and [...]
Lots of good stuff this fine Friday in July. In the singles section, you'll find brand new mp3s from The Almighty Defenders, Jay Reatard, Julian Plenti, Times New Viking and more, while below that, you'll find remixes of everyone from Bloc Party and Autokratz to Phoenix and La Roux. Then, there's the mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. And, it's all for you! Enjoy! NEW Singles: "Admiral's Doorbell" by Afghan Riders "Bow Down And Die" by The [...]
MUSIC NEWS - The Heartless Bastards have confirmed a very impressive and exciting summer 2009 touring schedule, after finishing up their first tour overseas and a powerful performance at Bonnaroo, and supporting Wilco. Next happening for the Austin, TX-based quartet are three of this summer's high profile tours ---supporting Jenny Lewis, The Decemberists and The Avett Brothers , as well as being invited by Andrew Bird himself to open for him at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and festival performances at Lollapalooza, All Points West , [...]
Fat Possum Records have announced that the Heartless Bastards have confirmed their summer 2009 touring schedule. The band ...
Sweet Tea is a a side project formed between Alex Maas of the Black Angels and Erika Wennerstrom from the Heartless Bastards. They recorded a couple of songs together which are being released on Fat Possum as a limited edition single - Side A is a cover of the classic Tim Hardin song; the B-side is a Ray Price cover of "Crazy Arms." Here's Alex and Erika doing their take on Johnny and June

Fat Possum Records is proud to announce that the Heartless Bastards have confirmed a very impressive and exciting summer 2009 touring schedule. The band recently finished their first tour overseas and are fresh off a powerfully memorable performance at Bonnaroo as well as some dates supporting Wilco ; one look at their summer tour schedule proves 2009 is undoubtedly their year. Next up for the Austin, TX-based quartet are three of this summer's most high profile tours supporting Jenny Lewis , The Decemberists and The Avett Brothers [...]
by charles poladian I hope the July Fourth weekend treated you right. The weather was gorgeous and everyone was in the best of moods. There is nothing to complain about there. As the summer rolls on, so does the Reel. Plenty of good things up ahead but there is one thing that concerns me. That thing happens to be fall dates for shows and albums. To think the fall is starting to fill up with some great shows, it seems like summer [...]

Heartless Bastards turned quite a few heads this year at SXSW , and the indie rock band will get the chance to play to even more people across the land via a North American tour. The Austin-based quartet, fronted by feisty vocalist Erika Wennerstrom, will be busy this summer, touring through August as support for some of the music biz's heavy hitters - including Jenny Lewis , Andrew Bird , and the Decemberists . They are also scheduled to appear at several festivals, including the Philadelphia Folk Festival on August 15 and San Francisco's Outside [...]
Heartless Bastards summer tour w/ Jenny Lewis, The Decemberists Austin, TX-based quartet Heartless Bastards will be touring all summer supporting Jenny Lewis, The Decemberists and The Avett Brothers , and joining Andrew Bird to open for him at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and festival performances at Lollapalooza, All Points West, Outside Lands and Austin City Limits. The band released their critically acclaimed " The Mountain " early this year. Heartless Bastards recently had the opportunity to record their incendiary live set for the [...]

The Dayton, Ohio band are traveling all around the US, including a few festival dates. These guys are one of my favorite true "rock bands" making music today. If you don't know 'em, check out the track below, "The Mountain". If you're from LA and enjoy our friends Haim, you'll love these guys (and girl). I also have a cover of Tim Tim Hardin's "If I Were A Carpenter", made famous by June Carter and Johnny Cash. The cover is under the alias Sweet Tea, which is some sort of side project. Buy their latest album, The Mountain [...]