Plucked from my old stomping grounds of Richmond, Va., Matthew E. White emerged in the late summer haze with his debut album, Big Inner . Grand and lush in its sound and arrangements, the album was unique in its dedication and breadth. Not much else this year can compare to White's effortlessly smooth voice, especially on opener track "One of These Days." As the year draws to a close and the annual Best-Of-The-Year lists we all love to hate or hate to love are published, White's seven-track album is making early sweeps. [...]
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The Mountain Goats - The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton (Live at Bottom of the Hill 2008) Le reste du concert est à voir ici
Pavla Kopecna In mentioning yesterday that winning the Mercury Prize allowed Alt-J to graduate from playing Wrongbar in September to playing The Phoenix in March, we can also scientifically see what only getting nominated to the shortlist gets you. Django Django , who were shortlisted on the strength of their self-titled debut , also played Wrongbar in late September and have also just scheduled a Spring tour that brings them back to town in March - March 12, specifically, and at The Opera House. So based on the capacities of [...]
A brief taxonomy of prolific musicians, in terms of popularity. We have the obsessed cranks, those who toil in underground music caves without the usual industry strictures to condense their output: R. Stevie Moore, Jandek, Senmuth. You've got your restless creatives, the major figures who earned the cultural and actual capital to indulge their every musical itch: James Brown, Frank Zappa, Prince. And you have the simply manic, the ones whose audience is larger than a WFMU Christmas party, but not large enough to send a new record careening up the charts. Bob Pollard comes to mind, and David Tibet, [...]
Date Wednesday, December 5th Location Emos Doors 9:00 PM Tickets $18 from Emos In search for your favorite hyper-literate performer? Well, you can find John Darnielle and his band, The Mountain Goats , at Emos on Wednesday night. John and friends just released Transcendental Youth via [...]
The Mountain Goats are traversing the nation to bring music to the masses, and we have 2 pairs of free tickets to see them at The Fillmore.
As we mentioned in our This Weekend in Nashville post yesterday, west coast folk rockers the Mountain Goats will be gracing the stage of Mercy Lounge this evening in support of their new album Transcendental Youth . With two decades and thirteen previous releases under their belts, it would be understandable if the band sounded a bit tired by now . Instead, they sound relaxed, focused, and fresher than ever. Transcendental Youth is a dense, melodic, polished and beautiful record that is a perfect summation of the sound the Mountain Goats have been shaping [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Antlers : 2009-03-05, New York [mp3,ogg,flac] The Antlers: "Bear" [mp3] search for more Antlers posts at Largehearted Boy Blitzen Trapper : 2011-12-09, Hoboken [mp3,ogg,flac] Blitzen Trapper: "Good Times [...]
The holiday weekend certainly put a kink in the weekend plan of the non-shoppers, but we are back with a vengeance this weekend. It another collaborative effort from the team this weekend. Read up on our picks below, and get out and see some live music this weekend. Friday Philip's Friday night pick is The Faint ! As we mentioned yesterday, the indie dance punks are performing their amazing 2001 album Danse Macabre in full tonight at The Cannery Ballroom with Trust! They don't tour [...]
The Mountain Goats - Going to Wisconsin
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: asdf Song: The Mountain Goats - No Children (Communist Daughter Cover) [download here ] What's so good? Ohhh, The [...]
2012 has been a breakout year for Minneapolis's Communist Daughter and their solid Lions & Lambs EP released via Grain Belt Records. The band is continuing their nonstop schedule in support of that EP with a string of December dates accompanying Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. To coincide with the dates, the band recorded an excellent cover of The Mountain Goat's "No Children" from their much lauded 2002 album Tallahassee . You can download the song and find their [...]
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Over the course of the last couple of months, we've amused ourselves greatly at Flavorpill central with our "extremely silly photos of..." series — we've done writers , artists , and historical figures , and now we're turning our attention to a corner of culture that arguably takes itself more seriously than anyone: the music industry! After the jump, we've put together a collection of extremely silly photos of extremely serious musicians, so if you've ever wanted to see Blixa Bargeld in the kitchen or Joy Division pretending to be Monty Python, then click through and get [...]
THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: The Stuffing w/ Manchester Orchestra, Grouplove, Cage the Elephant, O'Brother, Royal Thunder, more... Wednesday, November 21 Center Stage Atlanta Music Complex - 1374 West Peachtree Street NW in Atlanta 30309 SOLD OUT! It's Thanksgiving week, which for the past two years has meant only one thing in respect to live music in Atlanta—it's time for the Stuffing . Presented by hometown heroes Manchester Orchestra , the single day mini fest, now in it's third year, is one of the fall's [...]
Photo by DL Anderson The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle has never apologized for being a prolific songwriter, mostly because he's rarely if ever had to - over the course of 14 albums the man's craft has remained legendarily intact and open to change. A bit before the release of The Mountain Goats' latest effort, Transcendental Youth , we sat down with the man himself to talk about parenthood, avoiding dilettantism, and why a Mountain Goats metal record will probably never happen. Evan Kaloudis (BPM): [...]
Check out the Mountain Goats covering 'Dark As a Dungeon' surrounded by wine casks.
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Belle Adair : 2012-11-02, Sheffield [mp3,ogg,flac] Belle Adair: "Not for the Season (Wilco cover)" [mp3] search for more Belle Adair posts at Largehearted Boy Godspeed You! Black Emperor : 2012-11-03, Roubaix [mp3,ogg,flac] [...]
Round 3 of the All In Vinyl split series sees the unholy matrimony of, Wisconsin gruff punks, Arms Aloft and, Manchester (UK)-based drunkards, Leagues Apart. Not a bad pairing if you ask me. Whilst it won’t be earth shattering for pre-existing fans, ‘A Psalm For Our Jobs And Apartments’ is a total anthem done in true Arms Aloft style. The hasty chug of guitars just ooze energy and will have you throwing your fists and voices to the ceiling as all good punk rock should. Though it’s their cover of The Mountain Goats' ‘The Best Ever [...]
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