0. Sia - "You've Changed"1. Seaspin - "Reverser" 2. Sherwood - "Maybe This Time" (mediafire)3. Dragon Turtle - "Moon Fallout"4. Windmill cover The National - "Big Boom" (Gentleman Losers Remix)5. Toro Y Moi - "Blessa"6. Hush Arbors - "The Day Before"7. Blackmarket - "Tongue Twister Typo"8. Kissy Sell Out - "Apple Jelly"9. Akron/Family - "River"10. Roman Numerals - "Go/No/Go"**BONUS**Snow Patrol -
19:00 - Yo La Tengo20:45 - St. Vincent ♥21:40 - Nathalie Merchant22:15 - Akron/Family22:45 - Grizzly Bear ♥23:20 - Cymbals Eat Guitars ♥FUI! Até breve!
[image by Songbirdnest ] We have taped so many shows in the last two months that the backlog of recordings is approaching 30 different sets. There are still CMJ shows that have not been posted! That being said, we will continue to be very active during the Winter, recording a large variety of artists. If you want nyctaper to record your band, a band you represent, a show you're promoting, or even your favorite band in the world, get me on the list and make sure everyone who needs to approve [...]
To me, Tom Waits is the antithesis of The Beach Boys, and I can't stand The Beach Boys. I've been fascinated with Waits ever since stumbling upon an appearance he made on the Dinah Shore Show in the mid to late seventies, and that was one hell of an exciting stumble. I guess that's why I might envy youth, not for their age, but for having so much ahead of them, something like the discovery of Tom Waits, or Bob Dylan. I [...]
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free is not only the name of Akron/Family 's most recent studio release, but also a good way of describing the band's 2009 as a whole. After all, the New York City outfit did spend a good part of the year supporting the album by hitting the road. That's as wild and free as you can these days. Anyhow, come February, Akron/Family will look to continue this trend when they embark on a 12-date, mostly Southern U.S. tour. Also worth noting is the fact that the group [...]
Castevet sign to BSM, "The Echo & The Light" out Feb 23 Big Scary Monsters Recording Company have announced that it will release " The Echo & The Light ", the forthcoming EP from Chicago's Castevet . The EP follows Castevet's critically acclaimed debut full-length " Summer Fences " and will be released by BSM on February 23rd, 2010 on 12-inch and digital formats. The label will press 500 copies of the EP on black vinyl, which will also include a [...]
The savory indie-pop goodness of Rogue Wave have announced that they will have a new album called Permalight coming out March 2, 2010 and they have announced some new tour dates in support of said album, including a stop here at the Loft in Dallas. I have caught these guys 3 times before and while they certainly fall into the easy-going indie-pop category, they have some damn good songs and some very hook-y hooks that you can't deny. Full list of dates after the jump [via Pitchfork ]. Rogue [...]
Minneapolis rockers Motion City Soundtrack have a new album called "My Dinosaur Life" coming out on January 19th, 2010 and they have announced a bunch of new headlinin' tour dates coming up in support and furtherance of said new record, which also happens to be their major label debut. They will also be making a stop here in Dallas at the Loft attached to the Palladium, awesome. Haven't ever caught these guys live before but would really like to, full list of tour dates after the jump. Motion City Soundtrack [...]
Blackroc is a collaborative album between former Rocafella head honcho, Dame Dash, and the Akron based duo, The Black Keys. The first single finds Mos Def and Jim Jones jumping on board. Enjoy a little funk rock hop to stimulate your eyes and ears. Download: Blackroc feat. Mos Def + Jim Jones "Aint Nothing Like You" download ( via ) Related posts: Download: Consequence feat Kanye West + John Legend "Whatever U Want" DOWNLOAD: Consequence feat. Kanye [...]
The great Akron/Family has announced some tour dates coming up in February 2010, including a stop here in Dallas playing the Granada on February 25th. I thought we might have caught these guys at SXSW but I don't think we did, but though I don't know a ton about them and haven't seen them, what I've heard I've liked and this should be a good one to check out. Full dates after the jump. Akron/Family 2010 Tour Dates: 2/17/2010 Greensboro, NC – Artiska Cafe 2/18/2010 Athens, [...]
The great Akron/Family has announced some tour dates coming up in February 2010, including a stop here in Dallas playing the Granada on February 25th. I thought we might have caught these guys at SXSW but I don't think we did, but though I don't know a ton about them and haven't seen them, what I've heard I've liked and this should be a good one to check out. Full dates after the jump. Akron/Family 2010 Tour Dates: 2/17/2010 Greensboro, NC – Artiska Cafe 2/18/2010 Athens, [...]
Rolling into shows in full pre-game mode has its benefits, particularly when artists exceed lofty expectations and melt faces. Full disclosure, I'm not a big live review blogger, and toss the blue-ribbon to my colleagues Brian, Justin, and James in this arena. I'm much to erratic cognitively during live performances and my mind can just as easily wander as it can become rapt. I usually begin concerts in full journalist mode, jotting down tracklists and attempting to evaluate the entire scene throughout the night. This quickly digresses when alcohol's involved, and it fails doubly hard when the band I'm evaluating [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Akron/Family : "River" [mp3] from Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free other Akron/Family posts at Largehearted Boy Alvin Band : "Ate" [mp3] from Mantis Preying Alvin Band : "Temple Pressure" [mp3] from Mantis Preying [...]
The Dead Oceans-signed Akron/Family have taken it upon themselves to reveal a 2010 US tour set for February and early-March of next year. Still riding high on the wave of hype that their newest 2009 record Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free brought to the collective, they now look set to continue their domination of the underground music scene with twelve 2010 dates in all.
Akron/Family - The United States of Blibble The pastiche of the US flag on the cover is apt, for their latest Akron/Family have surpassed their own eclectic standard by tipping every aspect of US rock and folk music in a blender with a large measure of thoroughly unfashionable enthusiasm. So you've got Minutemen bass, bucolic flutes and strings, the urgent chorus from a lost 70s musical and smooth sax - the sound [...]
(Mos Def and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys) Here's a track from the forthcoming Blackroc album, which features several premier hip hop artists, paired up with Akron, Ohio's The Black Keys. The album is quite special, and was spearheaded by hip hop mogul Damon Dash. Check out "Done Did It" featuring Nicole Wray and NOE, below. Visit the official Blackroc site HERE . The album is set for a November 27th release date. "Done Did It" By Blakroc Download [...]
Though Akron/Family's upcoming tour in February of 2010 is being billed as a tour of the southern United States, it's not stopping the band from playing the final show on the schedule in good ol' Brooklyn, New York. The Music Hall of Williamsburg will host the band on March 3, 2010. Check out a full listing of tour dates after the jump. Akron/Family tour dates: All dates with Warpaint 2/17/2010 - Greensboro, NC - Artiska Cafe 2/18/2010 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 2/19/2010 - Orlando, FL - Back [...]
Akron/Family [ MySpace ] are hitting the road and will bring their rad-tastic live show to the Southern US this Winter. If you're a Southern-based RE reader ( basically, I think that's just some nice people I know from Orlando - hi ladies! ), you really should do whatever you can to check these guys out live. I wouldn't call the moment transcendent, but it's really damn good. Their latest album, Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free , should be among many fellow bloggers favorite albums of 2009 and represents the sound of Akron/Family [...]
Akron/Family just announced an early 2010 run of the South with a band I'm fully unfamiliar with - Warpaint . Not that I'm totally versed in all things Akron/Family either, but their face-melting set at this year's Outside Lands was the first thing I saw of the weekend. I've been a fan ever since. Akron/Family 2010 Tour Dates 2/17/2010 Greensboro, NC - Artiska Cafe 2/18/2010 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 2/19/2010 Orlando, FL - Back Booth 2/20/2010 Tallahassee, FL - [...]
Be sure to catch both acts at: 2/17/2010 Greensboro, NC - Artiska Cafe 2/18/2010 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 2/19/2010 Orlando, FL - Back Booth 2/20/2010 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder 2/21/2010 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks 2/23/2010 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington 2/24/2010 [...]
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
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Friday Five: Surf Songs
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The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
