The Nouvellas and Daddy Long Legs are playing at Mars Bar today at 3pm. It's both a video shoot for the Nouvellas and a farewell party to the legendary punk dive, Mars Bar. If you're new here, Mars Bar is the last of the old CBGB era hangs that are still in operation but the condos are giving them the boot. Link:Farewell To Mars Bar

I'm still on a Funk & Soul kick- have been for most of the summer, and this week I've come back with a follow up to week 132s mixtape. Bonus: a few classics that I can't seem to live without lately. ATL: Mayer Hawthorne will be playing the Masquerade October 22nd- who's going with me? Tracklisting: Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools Ben l'Oncle - Lise [...]

Shows benefitting inarguably just causes ( the oil spill ), but produced by strange partnerships from every philosophical branch known to man and woman ( Aretha Franklin and Condoleezza Rice ?) are expected in the world of concert promotion. Like Pepsi underwriting indie Etsy artist types, it seems Orwellian, hypocritical, cynical, even debased; but yet it's so darn fruitful! But somehow, when the discordant elements come together, sweet, sweet music is born. The latest Mutt n' Jeff partnership isn't evil or aggressively odd (actually, quite the opposite); it's just kind of inspired. [...]

Okay. Are you PSYCHED for the WEEKEND?! Snow days, Valentine's Day, President's Day... heck, just any old Friday is cause for celebration. For awesome music. Free music. Even in the face of Google shutting down music blogs without warning (aka #Musicblogocide2k10 ), we here at EAR FARM feel it's high time for another dose of 100 percent free and legal tunes (we think) from our inboxes direct to your ears. Seriously, we're calling these 100 percent free and legal tunes because they're sent to us by record labels and bands themselves with the [...]
Spirits were high on Saturday night at Cameo (located waaay in the back room of Lovin' Cup in Williamsburg), where there was an all-star show of local punk rock camarades. Stalkers , Nouvellas , Tough Shits and Foster Care all put on fantastic performances in the gallery space that was decked out with an installation of long streamers above the stage. I count the Tough Shits as a local band (even though they are from Philadelphia) because they get so much love here in Brooklyn. This was the first time in a [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Black Tambourine : "For Ex-Lovers Only" [mp3] from Black Tambourine (out March 30th) other Black Tambourine posts at Largehearted Boy Dan Sartain : "Ruby Carol" [mp3] other Dan Sartain posts at Largehearted Boy Dead Letter Chorus : "Down in the Valley" [mp3] from [...]

Rumor has it that Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux are ready and set to put together their third installation of great cover versions and intricate chillout tracks. Both their album, although filled with covers, are great offerings verging from pop-folk to smooth chill out beats. It's always welcome. The title is 3 and it should come out soon.

Drawn straight from a blueprint of shambolic blues-rock, "Satisfied" is a staggeringly well-produced single that introduces The Nouvellas ' considerable charms. Drums tight and back in the mix, guitar left to meander and tour the atmosphere, and above it all, a pair of Dusty Springfields anchoring the proceedings with significant vocal power and sizable attitude. There's even (if you listen real, real close) a nasty little bassline hook that deserves to be highlighted. As former backup singers for Sharon Jones, Jaime and Leah (who, along with the boys backing them, collectively once were all members of the Dansettes) are [...]

(photo by Alex Driscoll) Ex-My Favorite lead Michael Grace, Jr. and his new kids on the electro-hip block, The Secret History , are masters of tunes of isolation that somehow carry killer dance beats. The group just released their EP Desolation Town (finally!) yesterday after a much anticipated and ridiculously long wait . To celebrate, the group will be taking the stage on November 20 at Public Assembly in Williamsburg. They'll be joined by Mahogany and The Nouvellas . Tracklist: 01 It's Not The [...]