Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alejandro Escovedo : 2008-09-08, Solana Beach [mp3,ogg,flac] "Chelsea Hotel '78" [mp3] other Alejandro Escovedo posts at Largehearted Boy The High Dials : "Killer of Dragons" [mp3] from Moon Country (out September 23rd) other High Dials posts at Largehearted Boy Lou Reed : "Caroline Says Pt. [...]
Sunset SW Portland tonight, and I thought summer was ending.... The New Music Hour on Portland's 94.7FM is dedicated to bringing listeners music, both local and national, that might not normally get on the station's playlists. I'm on air with resident DJ Squid every Tuesday and Thursday at 8PM This is the show from Thursday September [...]

Photo: Joseph Yarmush I'm pleased to report that I have a slice of The High Dials ' new album to share! The release from the critically acclaimed Montreal-based band is titled Moon Country and will drop on September 23. If you're not familiar with this band, I strongly suggest picking up a copy of their album War of the Wakening Phantoms . Good stuff indeed. The psychedelic popsters recorded parts of effort in a remote cabin in Ireland (I'm told if you listen closely, you can actually [...]

This morning, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation held their annual "Winter Bike To Work Day" in honor of the anniversary of the coldest day ever recorded in Chicago; a delightful -27 degrees recorded at O'Hare on Jan. 20th, 1985. So, in honor of that glorious occasion and the hearty souls who braved the elements on two wheels this morning, we present nothing but "Winter" songs this week on the 8-track. Program 1: 1. The High Dials - "Winter Ghosts" - from [...]
So here we are: the last of my Canada-trip-mixtapes. You already know the theme if you've read the title. Once again, I could have made a mix with all the obvious choices, but luckily, there are enough alternatives. Here's the tracklist; notice the absence of Celine and Bryan... good, ain't it? :D 1) Pilate: Knife-Grey Sea (MP3) 2) Amanda Marshall: Let It Rain (Live) (MP3) 3) Matthew Good Band: In A World Called Catastrophe 4) [...]

Sorry about the lack of posts since the 4th of July. I've been entirely unmotivated to do anything besides work, watch t.v. and sleep the past couple of days. Your Friday theme mix hast turned into a Saturday theme mix, but it's here nonetheless. I'm sure you kids are going to scroll through your collections and find a whole bunch more songs about emotions, so list 'em if you want to. Rilo Kiley - Emotional Poe - Angry [...]