Trying to keep consistent with the posts that I put together last year, this is my list of favourite new artists that I found in 2011. One caveat worth mentioning, a lot of these artists may have existed pre-2011, but only came on to my radar last year. Although this post really should have been published at the end of last year, I'm glad I'm finally getting to it. Stream them in playlist form via Spotify , Rdio and Grooveshark . [...]

After the excitement and the commotion in the newness of the year passes, it's a dreadful few weeks of purgatory; a period of reconciling the lingering effects of the year just passed with the swirling sweet nothings from the year to come, as you wait for it to finally take off one way or the other. Days pass with a peek of an eye, waiting to detect any hint of some spark. I've mentioned it before , but sometimes it takes only that one thing for the domino effect to push all else forward and freshen the momentary staleness [...]
Due to severe weather conditions in the NorthWest, Youth Lagoon has been forced to move its Seattle show, originally scheduled for tonight at Neumos, to Monday, Jan. 23. Youth Lagoon also added a run of dates in late April and May, opening for Death Cab For Cutie's orchestral tour - this is in addition to [...]

2011 was an exciting year for Andy Plank. He began his career in writing, the Packers won the Super Bowl , he rediscovered Comedy Bang Bang and he got big red glasses. He spent most of the 365 days between January 1 and December 31 listening to albums that came out early in the discographies of Weezer, Modest Mouse, Blink 182 and Jimmy Eat World. Every once in a while, however, he stopped being so bitter about all of his favorite bands that crumpled and faltered under the pressure of becoming popular and he listened to a few new [...]

Download link is in the original post Sounds like: Rubies, Feist Song: Mausi - sol. [download here ] What's so good? Fellow bloggers All Things [...]
Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads.... Dirty Three - Rising Below Fatalgroove - Most Wanted (techno Podcast/Mixtape) Girl Band - Second One Black Marble - Pretender Italian Japanese - Two Islands Korallreven - Sa Sa Samoa (For Real For Sure For You Version) AU - Solid Gold Ben Kweller – Mean to Me Cold War Kids – Minimum Day / Minimum Mistake Youth Lagoon - Montana Poor Moon - People In Her Mind Click Read More below, listen... and [...]

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie / photo by Dave Lichterman Quite possibly invigorated after his recent split with Zooey Deschanel, Death Cab For Cutie front man Ben Gibbard has rallied the troops and will be playing a slew of dates around the globe beginning in February. The North Amercian leg of the tour will kick off in April and feature Youth Lagoon opening a number of performances, including their May 13 stop at The Paramount in Seattle. Not only that, but the US and Canadian dates will feature [...]
Weather permitting Boise-based Daily Choice baller Youth Lagoon is headlining Neumos tonight. With the also just announced spring tour where they'll be opening for Death Cab For Cutie and wrap up in Seattle at the Paramount Theater on May 13th, Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers is already thinking out to summer. Earlier this month for the song [...]
Youth Lagoon , who released one of your favorite albums of 2011 has been touring long and hard and has just announced some Spring dates with fellow dreamy up-and-comer, Porcelain Raft , as well as some dates with Death Cab For Cutie for their "orchestral tour." Check them out below: Continue reading: Youth Lagoon to Tour with Porcelain Raft, Death Cab For Cutie, Read more articles like " Youth Lagoon to Tour with Porcelain Raft, Death Cab For Cutie, " on PMA | [...]
The dream-pop darlings in Youth Lagoon have produced a beautiful music video for “July,” off debut album The Year Of Hibernation (Fat Possum). “July” brings frontman Trevor Powers’ wistful vocals to the forefront, showcasing the deep emotion behind his (sometimes unintelligible) words. Tyler T. Williams, who also directed the video for YL's “Montana,” worked with [...]

Ben Gibbard and crew will travel the world through June.

Death Cab For Cutie will embark on a major North American tour after they wrap things up in Australia and South East Asia, and they'll get support from Youth Lagoon for the latter part of the tour. Pretty good news, but that's not all. During this unique tour, the band will be joined on stage by members of San Francisco's Magik*Magik Orchestra. They've worked with Death Cab in the past, providing string arrangements for the band during the VH1 Storytellers episode and also taking care of string arrangements on the band's most recent album [...]

Photo by Heather Kaplan Death Cab For Cutie have revealed plans for another leg of North American tour dates behind last year's LP, Codes and Keys . Described as a "one-of-a-kind" tour, each performance will see the band accompanied on stage by members of San Francisco’s Magik*Magik Orchestra. In addition, Youth Lagoon will serve as openers for the second-half of the leg. Following dates in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia in February, the band will launch this 23-date leg in Denver on April 10th. From there, [...]

Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie has announced details of a major North American tour following a string of dates in Australia and South East Asia. The dates begin April 10th at Denver’s Ellie Caulkins Opera House and then culminate with a May 13th homecoming concert at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre (see dates below). Youth Lagoon will support Death Cab beginning April 27th at NYC’s Beacon Theatre and continue through the end of the tour. First leg opener to...

El South by Southwest siempre tiene muchas más bandas en su lineup que la mayoría de los demás festivales, pero eso no los detiene para seguir agregando grupos al evento. Además de las ya confirmadas, se añadieron: Sharon Van Etten, Youth Lagoon, Chairlift, Lana Del Rey, Grimes, Best Coast, Peaking Lights, Of Montreal, M. Ward, Zola Jesus, The War On Drugs, Nite Jewel, y más. Puedes ver el cartel completo del SXSW 2012 aquí .

Youth Lagoon is a tough band to explain. I would probably describe them using words like minimalist, pop and indie...I think the most accurate descriptor though, is AWESOME! I am super curious to hear them live and see what Youth Lagoon is all about. Below are a couple of my favorite songs. -LaJAck Cannons - Youth Lagoon July - Youth Lagoon They will be at Neumos on Thursday, January 19th, get tix here!
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SXSW is right around the corner (March 9 - 18) and the music schedule is is now live. Other than CMJ , this is by far the best music festival in the US. I don't have the time and/or patience to list the hundreds of bands announced to play, but some of my favorites include: Alabama Shakes, Built to Spill, The Magnetic Fields, Talib Kweli, The Drums, Bear In Heaven, Deerhoof, The War on Drugs, Miniature Tigers, SBTRKT, Best Coast, M. Ward, Youth Lagoon, Tennis, Dan Deacon, Lana [...]

I'm in Cali, the weather is nice, I'm renewing my love for the grind, so many pretty girls, feeling healthy and I'm flying up and down these streets in my A5 with the... Top like a rock star, I got a fast car We can cruise the city, doin' a buck-sixty ... - Jay-Z To top it off Steph just sent me a new the first LMDM of 2012 - sometimes you just gotta take it all in... So it's no secret, I've been MIA lately. [...]

Photo by Philip Cosores South By Southwest now has their schedule up online (though its not working that great, yet) and we have a ton more names who will be showcasing at this year's festivities, running from March 13th-18th in Austin, Texas. Keep in mind: these are still not the "big" names that will be announced a few weeks before the event. Notably appearing at SXSW will be Lana Del Rey, Youth Lagoon, Best Coast, Oneohtrix Point Never, Dan Deacon, Bear In Heaven, A$AP Rocky, M. Ward, Purity Ring, and Chairlift. This [...]

El 2012 recién comienza y las buenas noticias también. Una de ellas es la octava edición de el pequeño gran festival, Indie-O Fest . Festival que desde el 2005 reúne a lo mejor de la música independiente, y queda muy claro que este año no es la excepción. Dicen los organizadores: “En esta ocasión, se trata de una curaduría más ecléctica y mutifacética, llena de coloridos musicales provenientes de emocionantes rincones de la escena independiente”. Destaca la participación de 2 ex integrantes de Sonic Youth , [...]