Atlanta indie folk minimalists The Good Graces , who we profiled in a previous post , recently released a new song titled "Pretty New Song," which comes off the Bring on the Tambourines! EP scheduled to drop later this month. For a sneak preview, you can snag the song for free below, courtesy of the band and Eskimo Kiss Records : The Good Graces - "Pretty New Song" As the band mentions on their website , keep your eye out for other great tracks from the [...]
Big day for us as we kick off a solid 12 hours of football coverage, from ESPN's Sunday Countdown at 10 am CST to the end of the Packers-Bears game around 10pm. We are literally giddy with anticipation. If you're laying some money on the games you might want to see what the folks at ESPN think of the predicted outcomes . Like a lot of others out there we recently jumped on the Heartless Bastards bandwagon and haven't gotten off. Now comes word that they will be touring this fall in support of blistering [...]
The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future from Los Campesinos! on Vimeo . We're really excited by the lastest single from VLM fav Los Campesinos! We had a chance to catch them down in Madison and it was a stellar show. They'll be touring the UK in October, but in the meantime, you can check out the single and video for "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" above or if you want to download the track and [...]
The wife and I rented The Soloist last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. It also got me to thinking I need to get back to listening to classical music and playing instruments more often... it would help had we not sold my violin a few years ago back when we were jobless to help pay for rent, but even just listening once in a while would be a step in the right direction. The Portland Cello Project isn't [...]
We're here enjoying our orange juice and Labor Day and figured we'd pass along a few tunes for you should you need a little something for your backyard barbecue soundtrack this afternoon. First up is Toronto rock four-piece Corduroy , who I just had to check out since they are named after my favorite Pearl Jam song. Ok, not really, but that'd be cool, right? At first listen we were reminded of another group of fellows that we sure like, Tokyo [...]
Not that you probably care because there's no music or mustaches involved, but if you want to check out the things I'm paid to write about from 8am-5pm every Monday thru Friday then head on over to our recently debuted Pet Blog and check out my posts there . Lots of good information and stories. Wisconsin indie music blog featuring free mp3 downloads from today's top independent music artists, news, social commentary, political watercooler gossip, and concert reviews. Champion of such artists as Arcade Fire, The National, Bloc Party, Cold War [...]
The only thing better than Aaron Rodger's sporty new mustache and the return of college football this evening was my wife's meatless lasagna. I ate so much I could put Garfield to shame. Hopefully I'll be putting that mustache to shame as well since I don't plan to shave between now and Halloween so that come Oct 31st I can shave my Zach Galifianakis like beard into a John Astin-as-Gomez Addams mustache . Watching the tail end of the Packers-Titans preseason game after dinner I ran across the Musebox [...]
This landed in my inbox today and was easily one of the most interesting music videos I've seen as of late. Sultry, artsy, and fun... just like a music video USED to be. Wisconsin indie music blog featuring free mp3 downloads from today's top independent music artists, news, social commentary, political watercooler gossip, and concert reviews. Champion of such artists as Arcade Fire, The National, Bloc Party, Cold War Kids, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Drunk rockers Little Lebowski Urban Achievers will be a part of Lebowski Fest again in 2009 to celebrate the release of their split LP with The Divorce Force. The band played at the Los Angeles Lebowski Fest in 2007 and now is jumping on the Minneapolis dates for the 2009 Lebowski Fest Tour. The two-day fest begins its Minneapolis stop with a "Movie Party" on September 11 @ First Avenue. LLUA will be opening for the Black Diamond Heavies [...]
It's funny how often the lines between opinion and fact become blurred when discussing something you're passionate about, like music. For example, Radiohead is one of the most influential bands of the past 20 years is my opinion. Listening to Nickelback kills brain cells is a fact. Ok, that's probably opinion, too. But balancing the line between the two is the essence of journalism of any type. I'm not sure if I made that up or if I read it somewhere but it sounds good so let's go with it. Opinion [...]
It's Day 2 on our Chicago vacation and last night we made it down to the Aragon Ballroom to catch Modest Mouse with The Dutchess and the Duke . Standing next to a smell garbage can in a graffiti tagged alley next to the Aragon Ballroom waiting for the doors to open, surrounded by hipsters in neon colored tights and bandannas and beards, I was unmistakably at a Modest Mouse concert. We arrived a little late (5:15) thinking that the doors were going to open at 6:30, but [...]
We're about to head down to Chicago for the Modest Mouse show tonight at Aragon but we wanted to drop a little bit of music on your for your morning. Today's selection is a cool, new bluesy video from UK band The Heavy. The band's new album, The House That Dirt Built, is set for an October 6th release. In support of their new album the band will be hitting some US cities this fall. See if they'll be in your hood anytime soon, below: US Tour Dates 10/21 || The Echo || Los [...]
As an undergrad at UW-La Crosse I often found myself wandering into The Library for their $5 all you can drink Thursday wristbands. That never made the next morning's 7 am Computer Science lecture seem all that worthwhile. Now, there's a whole new kind of library out there that won't ruin your Friday morning lectures. The Library is an up and coming band out of Brooklyn with some heavy shoegaze influences. Their debut album, The Life and Times of Rosa Lee, is available in its entirety FREE for you to [...]
Aug 25: Modest Mouse plays Aragon in Chicago Sept 17: The Office returns Sept 20: Curb Your Enthusiasm returns - wish I had HBO Oct 3: Tapes N' Tapes at Turf Club in Minneapolis Oct 15: 30 Rock Returns - best show on primetime TV Nov 1: Brett Favre returns to Lambeau field as a Viking, gamma ray burst destroys Earth Wisconsin indie music blog featuring free mp3 downloads from today's top independent music artists, news, social commentary, political watercooler gossip, and concert reviews. Champion of such artists as Arcade Fire, [...]
A little blast from the past. Hey nice pants! Wisconsin indie music blog featuring free mp3 downloads from today's top independent music artists, news, social commentary, political watercooler gossip, and concert reviews. Champion of such artists as Arcade Fire, The National, Bloc Party, Cold War Kids, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Just got done watching a little bit of the Johnny Cash documentary Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music on Wisconsin Public Television and it put me in the mood to cruise over to the computer for some tunes before I head off to bed. Before I do that, I want to take a second to mention just how much I enjoy the new Modest Mouse record. It's been on constant play in my PT Cruiser's CD player since I got it last weekend and it only gets better with each play. I [...]
This past weekend one of my friends headed down to Lollapalooza. Before he left he asked me for some recommendations on which acts to catch, and one of the groups I recommended he catch was the Denmark duo of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo, better known as The Raveonettes . According to Spinner.com , their performance this weekend at Lolla, especially at the after party the night before , shined: "Tucked away on the corner stage at Chicago's Empty Bottle club, they seemed at home. The darkness was only interrupted [...]
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A righteous John Hughes musical tribute over at Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good Don't You (Forget About Me) Hughes Tribute over at Sterogum Some Lollapalooza coverage at Chicagoist More coverage , videos at Spin Earth Wisconsin indie music blog featuring free mp3 downloads from today's top independent music artists, news, social commentary, political watercooler gossip, and concert reviews. Champion of such artists as Arcade Fire, The National, Bloc Party, Cold War Kids, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Film At 11: Modest Mouse The video for Modest Mouse's "King Rat" has been a long time coming. While the song was first available in 2007, the video (and the band's latest EP, No One's First And Your Next) was released on Tuesday. It was well worth the wait. A gory commentary on illegal whaling off the coast of Australia, the video is the brainchild of the late Heath Ledger. The actor approached Modest Mouse with the idea in 2007 (while the band was touring Australia), after conceiving it on a boating trip with [...]
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