Christ, people are getting this shit up and running early this year. I am not much of one for festivals, frankly. All the tents and mud and rock 'n' roll rather fails to float my boat most of the time, and the sheer numbers of people really do put me off. I never did like people all that much. But there are a couple which I quite like, and they have both made unprecedentedly well-organised announcements this afternoon, so I thought I should pass them on. Fence Homegame. [...]
Chicago's Wilco have been confirmed as the headliners for the 2010 incarnation of the End of the Road Festival in Wiltshire. They will be joined by the likes of The Mountain Goats, The Low Anthem, AA Bondy, Diane Cluck with Anders Griffen and The Wilderness of Manitoba.
End of the Road Festival 2010 Tickets have gone on sale for next year's End of the Road Festival , being held 10-12 September 2010 at Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset and the first six artists named. Wilco can today be confirmed as a headliner. The Mountain Goats, The Low Anthem, Diane Cluck with Anders Griffin and AA Bondy will also be appearing, as will Canadian folk band The Wilderness of Manitoba. [...]
DM Stith - Abraham's Song (Bibio remix) Have you heard this? Did you know how well this music lends itself to being cut up so other people can wrap themselves in it? I did not. But all of a sudden, three of my favourite remixes of this year are of DM Stith songs. Funny how that happens. The Braid of Voices EP will be out on December 8th. Here is the tracklisting: 1. Braid of Voices (brass version) 2. Easy to be Around (Diane Cluck cover) [...]
Photography by the bear Jack A distraction, that's what I need. Work's a distraction, but of the wrong kind. So much new music is a distraction, but is it what I want to be distracted by? A distraction, the bear Jack's distraction.. it's just what I needed. Thanks tbJ, so much. The TSURURADIO Presents... the bear Jack's Distraction Mixtape [...]
From Asthmatic Kitty : The Next to Last Festival, a charitable, independent music, film, and arts festival based in Athens, GA, is presenting a series of compilations featuring live and exclusive recordings by the likes of Daedelus, Themselves, Phosphorescent, Circulatory System , Diane Cluck, and Asthmatic Kitty's Liz Janes, JOOKABOX and Chris Schlarb. These compilations are part of their effort to raise funds for their third fest currently slated for Halloween weekend 2010. To date, they have showcased over 30 unique musical acts from all over [...]
Low - Words Saturday Looks Good to Me - Typing Sandbox Astronomy - Lost Languages Jeffrey Lewis - Alphabet Jordaan Mason - What's In Your Head Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words Please tell me you're one of those people who love looking up words in dictionaries. Good. Thanks for that. I like to imagine that all our readers are the kind of people who [...]
My mind is currently blown by the Butthole Surfers, just got home from seeing them live at the first show of Riot Fest and I can't even begin to think straight. So I'm switching gears for a moment and putting this lovely folk music on and sending it to you, m'dears. It's all on the same spectrum, you know. I'll explain that later, just hold that thought. Jane Herships wrote me about a month ago to tell me about her tour in support of the new record Things we Liked To Hold . I'm not sure where [...]
And I ain't talkin' no weather pattern. You're familiar with Kyp Malone , lead guitarist for TV on the Radio and winner of LeDoux's illustrious Top Beard's of 2008 contest , right? Good. And I'm sure you'll recall the excellent record (cool it, haters) he and his bandmates put out earlier this year, not to mention TVOTR's other acclaimed albums? Great. Well, the man with the careful fingers and the urgent, warbling falsetto has a side job now, one that he's dubbed Rain Machine . One [...]
DM Stith is set to release two new EP's this fall. First, Thanksgiving Moon , on 11/3 and then Braid Of Voices on 12/8, both via Asthmatic Kitty . Read a little more about it here and here , and definitely go pick up the amazing debut full-length, Heavy Ghost . Also, don't forget that a Chicago show will be had on October 28th at Schubas . [...]
Band: Sharon Van Etten From: Brooklyn, NY Sound: sad prairie folk music Similar Artists: Low, Neil Young, Cat Power, Vashti Bunyan, Alela Diane, Peasant Listen: "For You" Ever since the cultural/folk explosion of the '60s, the world does not want for female singer-songwriters. Example: are you reading this on your phone, or laptop, in a public space? There's probably a woman with a guitar singing her heart out somewhere nearby, within earshot. Are you in a coffee [...]
Well the mammoth video nightmare of the last week is nearly over. This week I will be working in the Meursault tour diary from when they went away to the North of England for a few days in our big green van. They recorded some excellent sessions while they were touring, including three songs in the back of the van from some campsite in, erm, Lancashire somewhere I think, and also a few songs at a bandstand in Newcastle. The tour diary itself might just be mental, and but for some judicial editing could easily become the most offensive musical [...]
Kylesa @ Irving Plaza earlier in May ( more by Chris La Putt ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Diane Cluck @ Sycamore * Forro in the Dark @ SOBs * Dub Is a Weapon @ Zebulon * Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY * I Was A King @ Permanent Records * The Hood Internet @ The Bell House [...]
Bonnie Prince Billy ( by Eva Vermandel for WIRE ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Your Nature, Space Camp @ The Annex * Jamie Saft w/ Kalashnikov @ Zebulon * Green Day @ PC Richard & Son Theater * La Otracina, Matta Llama @ The Stone * St. Vincent, Pattern Is Movement @ Webster Hall * Elvis Perkins in Dearland, The [...]
One of my students gave me this flyer last week. He must not think I'm square. It's WUSC's Folkcycle fest. Diane Cluck , Seamonster , and Rev. Joe Roberts are playing. Blackbird Bike Co-Op will also be giving away a free bike. And El Burrito has killer burritos and tall-boys. I might go.
WFMU's fundraising Marathon is underway! Tune in through tomorrow to join in on the fun with your favorite DJs spinning their favorite hits, special co-hosts ,and prize giveaways galore. We've also put together a fine batch of DJ Premiums : any of these handcrafted CDs are available for a pledge of $75 or more. Check the blog daily to sample what's available from today's DJs and don't forget to support WFMU ! Saturday [...]
I am helplessly smitten with Johnny Flynn , and you all already know how I feel about Laura Marling , so here's a video of them together, doing "Travel Light" by Jeffrey Lewis and Diane Cluck. Plus, there's whistling . (Thanks, Mike !)
Golem caUSE co-MOTION! @ Market Hotel ( more by Ryan Muir ) today in NYC * Fashion Week * Skeletons & Zs @ Zebulon * Gil Scott Heron @ SOB's * The So So Glos @ Crash Mansion * Diane Cluck & Dufus @ Union Pool * Action Painters, Mussels, Aa & Fiasco @ Southpaw [...]
Lily Allen @ Bowery Ballroom last night ( more by Bao Nguyen ) today in NYC * DANCE * Questlove @ 92YTribeca * Roman Candle @ Union Hall * Brett Dennen @ Webster Hall * Lissy Trullie @ Mercury Lounge * Dave Hill's Madea Goes to Jail!! @ UCB * Rokia Traoré @ Le Poisson Rouge * Thank You, [...]
heartless bastards // wide awake florence & the machine // girl with one eye cat power // you may know him diane cluck // i'm yr here-i-am cocorosie // by your side
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