So, here we are in Austin. It's march 17th, 2009, st. patty's day, Jake and I arrived via mini van this afternoon after driving all the way from Minneapolis to Dallas- in ONE DAY, mofos, that's right. we are TOUGH. Luke Anderson flew in from Sweden where he was touring with Jeff Hanson, and Chris Morrissey drove in from a show in Houston last night with Ben Kweller. we all met at the venue we played today, played for 90 minutes, rocked it, and then went to the famous Guero's restaurant and margarita place. There we listened to [...]

Tarlton is hitting the road for the next few weeks, don't miss him. 03.19 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews 03.20 - Boone, IA @ Elephungeon 03.21 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird 03.28 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Red Stag Supperclub 04.01 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar 04.02 - Kearney, NE @ The Roman 04.03 - Aberdeen, SD @ Red Rooster 04.04 - Northfield, MN @ St. Olaf College 04.05 - Lincoln, NE @ Box Awesome Music in the Office: *MP3: Voxtrot - "Trepanation Party" *MP3: [...]

Now, Now Every Children are featured on Music For Robots today. Check it out HERE . Tarlton is featured on the Decider today. Check it out HERE . Music in the Office: *MP3: The Dead Weather - "Hang You From the Heavens" *MP3: The Microphones - "Solar System"

Tomorrow night , the Tarlton CD Release Party will be crazy. 4:30 p.m. doors at the 7th St. Entry. With Now, Now Every Children. Music in the Office: *MP3: Tarlton - "Overport" (Excerpt) *MP3: Tarlton - "Papa Thesis" (Excerpt) *MP3: Tarlton - "Bol" (Excerpt) myspace.com/tarltonmusic
So, it's happening. Everyday, more and more AR bands are joining Twitter. The good news is that Twitter is awesome and that you can follow all of your favorite AR bands all-day, every-day. Here are the current AR-band Twitter pages: Afternoon Records twitter.com/AfternoonRecs Haley Bonar twitter.com/haleybonar Now, Now Every Children twitter.com/nnec One for the Team twitter.com/onefortheteam [...]

Tarlton - "The Papa Theses" EP Out now, right here . Music in the Office: *MP3: Tarlton - "Overport" (Excerpt) *MP3: Tarlton - "Papa Thesis" (Excerpt) *MP3: Tarlton - "Bol" (Excerpt) myspace.com/tarltonmusic

Tomorrow, this happens. Tarlton's "The Papa Theses" EP. Order it here . Music in the Office: *MP3: Dirty Projectors - "No More" *MP3: Taylor Swift - "You're Not Sorry" (CSI Remix)

Tarlton is performing live today on RadioK at 4 p.m. CST. Stream it live right HERE . Remember to mark your calendars for next Friday, March 13, Tarlton's CD Release Party is going down at the 7th St. Entry with Now, Now Every Children. Music in the Office: *MP3: Best Friends Forever - "My Head In Front Of Your Head" *MP3: Rihanna - "Whipping My Hair"

I, Colossus will be performing at the Cedar Cultural Center tonight with Anni Rossi and Best Friends Forever. Doors open at 7pm and it is an all ages show. Now, Now Every Children charted #73 on the CMJ Top 200 Charts Tuesday in their 6th week on the charts. NNEC have also added a few more shows to their upcoming East Coast tour. Check out their MySpace Page for details. Music in the Office: *MP3: I, Colossus - "If I Catch Your Eye" *MP3: [...]

Haley Bonar is hitting the road tomorrow. Here are her tour dates, be sure to catch a show. 03/05 - Dubuque, IA @ Monks Kaffe Pub 03/06 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout w/Ben Weaver 03/07 - Madison, WI @ Cafe Montmartre 03/13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota Jazz Club 03/18 - Austin, TX @ Victorian Room - SXSW 03/19 - Austin, TX @ Day Stage at Convention Center Tradeshow - SXSW 03/20 - Austin, TX @ The Art Project - SXSW 03/20 - Austin, TX @ Iron Gate Lounge [...]

"Hail On" is now available on iTunes. The collection consists of 50 songs for $9.99 and features a new, exclusive track from Mouthful of Bees, "Hail On." Click HERE to pick up your copy. One for the Team have posted a new song on their MySpace page, HERE . Music in the Office: *MP3: Neko Case - "Middle Cyclone" *MP3: Say Hi - "One, Two ... One"

Now, Now Every Children are featured in Welt Kompakt, one of Germany's largest daily newspapers. NNEC are also a featured artist on iTunes Deutschland. One for the Team's "Build A Garden" EP is now available for pre-order right HERE . Music in the Office: *MP3: Animal Collective - "Water Curses" *MP3: Foundry Field Recordings - "Warning Raids Over Kiev"

Now, Now Every Children have announced even more tour dates. Check them out: 03/13 - Minneapolis, MN at 7th St. Entry w/Tarlton 03/26 - Hamburg, Germany at Prinzenbar 03/27 - Kiel, Germany at Weltruf 03/28 - Munster, Germany at Gleis 22 w/Kaki King 03/29 - Oldenburg, Germany at Alhambra 03/30 - Koln, Germany at Kulturbunker 03/31 - Hannover, Germany at Kulturpalast Linden 04/01 - Berlin, Germany at Schokoladen 04/02 - Dresden, Germany at Beatpol w/Bonaparte 04/03 - Erlangen, Germany at E-Werk 04/04 - Aschaffenburg, Germany at Beat Baracke 04/07 [...]

The Minnesota Daily ran a great feature and interview on Spiritual Mansions today. Read the feature HERE and read the interview HERE . The Battle Royale are opening for Aqueduct tonight at the 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis. Remember, all this week, you can pick up A Night in the Box's "The Hustle, The Prayer, The Thief" for $5. Pretty bomb. Click HERE to pick up your copy. Music in the Office: *MP3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Hysteric" [...]
The reign of Tarlton is soon approaching. Are you ready? Have you picked up your copy? Here is a video of what you might just get if you order a physical copy of the "Papa Theses" EP. Now, Now Every Children charted #62 on the CMJ Top 200 Charts yesterday in their 5th week on the charts. All this week, A Night in the Box will be selling their CDs for half off, check out our front page to order. Music in the Office: *MP3: [...]

The Coast will release their much-anticipated debut full-length, "Expatriate," stateside, on Afternoon Records on May 5th, and digitally April 7th. Recorded in winter 2007 in their hometown of Toronto, the album is a departure from the layered epics of their first EP, harnessing the off-the-floor energy of their live show and letting their signature hooky guitar melodies stand on their own. The band was touted as one of the acts to watch in 2008 by Exclaim and Toronto's Eye Weekly, thanks to the buzz that continued to grow as the band toured extensively across North America last [...]
Here's the scoop with the new One for the Team "Build A Garden" EP. Physical copies will be available for pre-order on March 1st (only through the AR store) and it will be available digitally on March 31. Only 500 physical copies will be made, so be sure to reserve your copy on March 1st before we run out. To get a taste of what to expect from the 8-song ep, you can listen to three songs right HERE . One for the Team will be playing with the Appleseed Cast tomorrow night at the Triple Rock [...]

Hot shows Z! A bunch of AR artists are playing some great shows in the Twin Cities in the near future. Here are the highlights: - Tomorrow, Feb. 21, Spiritual Mansions are throwing a CD Release Party at the Turf Club for their great new record, "Touched." It's starts at 9 p.m. and is 21-plus. - One for the Team will be opening for the Appleseed Cast on Feb. 24 at the Triple Rock. - Now, Now Every Children are playing with the Foundry Field Recordings on March 1 at the [...]

Spritual Mansions are featured in this week's Onion -- read the online version HERE . The band is also featured in this weeks the Decider, read that HERE . [Be sure to come to the "Touched" CD Release Party this Saturday at the Turf Club.] Tarlton is playing tonight at the Spark Music Festival, here is another great video update feature some of his prep-work for the show. Music in the Office: *MP3: Ela - [...]
Tarlton will be performing tomorrow night (Feb. 19) at the Bedlam Theater as a part of the Sparks Festival. Check out the hot video update. Now, Now Every Children charted #49 on the CMJ Top 200 charts yesterday in their 4th week on the charts and received 3.5 stars out of 4 from PunkNews. Check out the review HERE . Music in the Office: *MP3: N.A.S.A. - "Gifted" *MP3: Minus the Bear - "Knights"