So I haven't actually heard this record yet, but I did notice it around the cash register the other day and was quite intrigued. Check out the list of performers below, it's pretty indie-tastic! Sweetheart by Starbucks Entertainment Great performers cozy up with the songs that make them gush on our exclusive annual collection of love songs. Track List: 1. "Hand on Your Heart" - José González Originally recorded by Kylie Minogue 2. "Cupid" - Grand Archives Originally recorded by Sam [...]
Well, this should be fun. The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has proved to be quite the epic annual event. For its 2010 edition, the festival organizers have decided to make the lineup announcement equally epic, so for the next 24 hours or so we'll be glued to our computer screens waiting to see who will be hitting Manchester, Tennessee from June 10-13. As previously mentioned, the lineup announcement will work something like this. Unlike previous announcements, the 2010 bill will not be unveiled all at once, but rather throughout the day, with the goal being [...]
Muzzle of Bees is proud to present some upcoming shows in Milwaukee and Madison , including two showcases celebrating our 5-years blogging. Come out and see some amazing music with us! On Friday, March 19th we'll be at the High Noon Saloon with our friends Juniper Tar , Common Loon , Strand of Oaks , Conrad Plymouth , and White Pines . Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door and in advance soon at the venue's [...]
In looking back at reviews I've written over the last couple years, I realized that I tend to view things with rose-colored glasses at first. In part it's because I believe that every piece of music has some redeeming value, and in part because as a general rule I don't like writing bad reviews. Why do I open up a review with this fact, you ask? Because Lil Wayne's Rebirth is a bad album. It's an unprovoked assault on eardrums all over the world. It's terrible, needless, self-indulgent, and very nearly unbearable. [...]
It's been a week or so since I wrote anything. Writer's block? Laziness? Nothing to write about? Who knows? I've been sitting on this topic for a few days & now I feel the time is write to truly express my outrage (probably not the right word). Coachella, in case you live in a cave (talking to you Osama), is a 3 day music festival in Indio, California in April every year that highlights some of the most amazing bands & usually showcases new & old alike. This year, however, the lineup is shit. Talk about getting right to the [...]
Jim Avett, proud papa to The Avett Brothers, is poised to release his new album. The country/gospel musician will release Tribes on February 26th. So y'all best be getting ready for some good ol' fashioned foot-stomping. Jim Avett's website Jim Avett's Myspace
Sallie Ford is pure retro sass and class. From her cats eyes glasses and prim skirts to her brassy bold voice to the rollicking arrangements of their songs, Portland's Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside could easily be mistaken as being from another era. But they're not. They're a band that's future is about to be [...]
The HT Staff was so smitten with The Avett Brothers major label debut I & Love & You that it took home the number one spot on our first annual Top 25 Album list. The North Carolina-based act will hit the road for a lengthy world tour that kicks off on February 24 at the Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Ohio University, but before all that, let's check out the tongue-in-cheek video for Slight Figure Of Speech... The Avett Brothers [...]
Photo Credit: Audrey Leon It's that time again, we've looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we're sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the [...]
DECADE SONGS (2000-2009) Thinking about music and songs...all these songs I've been listening to...for the past DECADE...a decade that I lived and loved in, rose up in and shouted...out loud..."sing me that song that I want to hear"..."sing it for me would you?"..."and please don't mind me, I'll just sit here and listen". All these songs in no particular order...served up one a day. The Avett Brothers--"Salvation Song" (2004) Amazon: [...]
And you don't have to wait until this Sunday at midnight. Check out "I and Love and You" here .
In our never ending quest to keep you up to date on the latest and greatest festival news comes the announcement of the initial lineup for Warren Haynes' Mountain Jam . Now in its sixth year, the jam and roots-rock friendly fest will feature the likes of The Avett Brothers, DSO, YMSB, Matisyahu, ALO Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi and as always the event will be anchored by two headlining appearances from Gov't Mule . Mountain Jam will once again return to Hunter Mountain in upstate New York [...]
Warren Haynes's annual staple, the Mountain Jam music festival, is back in 2010 for its sixth iteration, and they've just announced their initial 2010 lineup . Mountain Jam VI will take place June 4-6 and will once again be held at Hunter Mountain in upstate New York. Mountain Jam Initial 2010 Lineup: Gov't Mule Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band Michael Franti & Spearhead The Avett Brothers Les Claypool Toots and the Maytals Yonder Mountain String Band Matisyahu Dark Star Orchestra Dave Mason [...]
We're pretty excited for this weekend's Austin City Limits episode featuring two bands who delivered two of our favorite albums from 2009 . That's right, The Avett Brothers (#1) and Heartless Bastards (#12) will both be appearing on the longest-running music series in American television history. We're excited, make sure you tune in, set your DVR's, or watch them online next week. The Avett Brothers Austin City Limits Set: I And Love And You [...]
Starbucks has released a new Sweetheart compilation album which sees several artists cover various love songs for Valentines day this 19th of January. They had this project with Hear Music label when they released the first Sweetheart album on 2005 and then once again last year . The Starbucks Sweetheart compilation is for sale on iTunes right now, where you can also get a preview of the tracks. Here's the tracklist, below: 01 Jose Gonzalez: "Hand on Your Heart" (Kylie Minogue cover) 02 [...]
Valentine season is coming up, and now thanks to Starbucks, the type of listener who actually purchases CD's from Starbucks has the ideal sort-of-hip soundtrack to mark the occasion. The third edition of Hear Music 's Sweetheart series is out today, and features indie covers of love songs ranging from ZZ Top to Kylie Minogue (via Pitchfork ). Some notables: Folk singer/songwriter Jose Gonzalez kicks off the album with a cover of Minogue's "Hand on Your Heart", Mates of State tackle Tom Waits' "Long Way Home", and James Mercer (The Shins fame) and brother [...]
If you're a frequent reader of this site and/or heavily invested in the summer festival scene, then obviously the major story of the last few weeks was that of Coachella's 2010 lineup announcement. The unfortunate reality of this is that some of the more important news, such as the concerts and compilations being put together in benefit of the relief efforts in Haiti, haven't gotten their fair due. So, we'd like to once again turn the spotlight on that more important news. First and foremost, there are a series of Haiti benefit concerts that have been [...]
Buy Coachella 2010 Tickets Here Friday, April 16th: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, [...]
For all the festival lineup announcements made every year, no one is more exciting than that of Coachella 's. This time tomorrow, we'll know who will be alive and kicking this Summer, which acts from our wishlists earned themselves a trip to Indio this April 16-18, and which acts were nothing more than unfulfilled hopes and dreams. It's a day of anticipation, joy, disappointment, and, most of all, a lack of sleep. Yep, a festival fan's Christmas is here - it's Coachella announcement day! In a mere hours, the lineup for the 2010 edition of the Coachella [...]
Normally I don't watch music videos. They just don't do it for me (and I can't watch music videos while I work or play games). For some reason I actually clicked through to watch the latest video for I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers the other day and I haven't been able to dump it from my brain since. youtube mp3 : The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You For the curious folks out there this song appears on The Avett Brother's 2009 [...]
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