
Hey there! Baltimore is hoppin' tonight with some sweel shows at two swell venues. The Talking Head has what is sure to be a stand out show with Jukebox The Ghost, Pete & J, and Pretty & Nice. Head over to Howard St. to the Ottobar for the amazing Manchester Orchestra, Dead Confederate, Kevin Devine, and All Get Out. DC has some decent events tonight as well. The Velvet Lounge has Poor But Sexy (ex-Dismemberment Plan), The Bloodsugars, and Typefighter while the Rock and Roll Hotel has My Brightest Diamond and Clare [...]

As the week goes on, the shows keep getting better and better. If you're in Philly you might have a tough decision on what show to attend. It will probably come down to what mood you're in. If you missed Wu-Tang in Baltimore last night, you can check them out tonight at the Trocadero . Or if you fancy indie pop rock, there's the dynamite line-up of New Motels, Long Walk Home, The Bye Byes, and Swivel Chairs at the Khyber . Or perhaps you crave the alt-blues-folk-rock genre. In that case [...]
Imagine toiling away in the music industry for 15 years and then having to pick up the courage to create a myspace page. Must take enormous self-belief and a deep love for creating music and for that reason alone Swivel Chairs must be applauded. And that's all before you even hear the honeyed melodies that spill from their current record 'The Slow Transmission'. Jeremy Grites and Jason Brown

Gosh this is pretty stuff. That's awfully banal of me to say, I know, but it's really, really pretty guitar work. And the lyrics of "10 G (Say So)" are so nice. He's singing about simply wanting to spend time with someone, doing just about nothing together but walking around holding hands, not making any plans. It sounds perfect to me. "Afterthought" rocks a bit more and is a little darker, but it's got the same shimmery feel to the guitars and vocals. Swivel Chairs [...]
The following mp3s are from Swivel Chair's The Slow Transmission. "Afterthought" has a typical indie-rock sound, as do many of the tracks on the CD. But I prefer the band's mellower acoustic side,... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**

for you smokers out there. am i the only one to have a thousand lighters, but never one actually on my persons? its just a given that i never have a lighter and i since i dont actually carry money on me, i refuse to debit a buck for one. i have been trying to quit so you would think that the absence of a lighter would be a sign, but its not. ex-varnline and all around awesome guy, anders parker is playing tonight at the earl . he's got a new live record out called [...]
Animal Collective : 2007-09-24, St; Louis [mp3,ogg,flac] "Unsolved Mysteries" [mp3] other Animal Collective music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Awake and Alert : "Devil In A Lambskin Suit" [mp3] from Devil In A Lambskin Suit other Awake and Alert music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Local H : 2007-09-22, [...]