So let's get some full disclosure out of the way right off the bat: I've liked The Album Leaf for a long time. Whether I've ever been an Album Leaf fan, however, is another question. In fact I'd say I haven't. Not really, anyway. Not in the sense that I buy anything Jimmy LaValle puts out, or that I keep a lookout for similar artists. My interest has never run quite that deep. I did hold out some hope, though, that Friday night might change all that. With the Anomie Belle String Quartet lending a hand [...]
Best Coast's Bobb Bruno & Bethany Cosentino Hello everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Far too many exceptional shows last week including last night's NO CANCER! Benefit show with No Age , Vivian Girls , Best Coast , Graham Forest , Darker My Love and more. I do believe Bethany from Best Coast 's performance as one of their most entertaining yet. [...]
Monday February 8, 2010 [Pick of the Night] Useless Keys / Light FM / The Black Apples / L.E.F. @ The Echo (Free) – Useless Keys has the Monday night residency. [Recommended] Princeton / Casxio / Rafter / The Jubilee Singers @ Spaceland (Free) – Princeton continues their Monday night residency. Red Arrow Messenger / Jenny O / Rumspringa @ Bootleg (Free) – Red Arrow Messenger continues its Monday night residency. Gamble House / [...]
PICK OF THE WEEK St. Vincent w/ Wildbirds & Peacedrums Tues February 9 El Rey Theater Info [ ENTER TO WIN ] THIS WEEK'S TICKET GIVEAWAYS Nouvelle Vague w/ SOKO and Findlay Brown Tuesday, February 9 Henry Fonda Theater Info [ [...]
The Album Leaf and Sea Wolf are back on the road and ready to play some new music for you in 2010! The Scenestar favorites are on a tour of the West Coast this and playing in Los Angeles on...
Today, I fly out to Honolulu to see my brother. While I'm out there I'll be seeing Andrew Bird at the Pipeline Cafe and trying to see what kind of music scene #50 has to offer. I'll be checking in from time to time but don't expect that much updates. If you're in the Bay Area this week though, check out Daedelus , Nosaj Thing , and Jogger at the Mighty tonight, St. Vincent and Wildbirds & Peacedrums at at the Great American Music Hall and Editors [...]
Catch both acts at: April 20, 2010 Plush, Tucson AZ April 21, 2010 Launch Pad, Albuquerque NM April 22, 2010 Bluebird Theater, Denver CO April 23, 2010 Waiting Room, Omaha NE April 24, 2010 The Luminary Center, Saint Louis MO April 25, 2010 Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL April 27, 2010 Ladies Literary Club, Grand Rapids MI April 28, 2010 Lee's Palace, Toronto Canada April [...]
...I think there's some snow coming—anybody hear anything? (I kid.) But if you're reading us from anyplace outside of the DC/Baltimore area, that header's right—we're getting two feet of snow at minimum. (Which is fine with me. I got some records to listen to.) We're closing shop a bit early today but make sure you're back here on Monday when we kick off our Record Store Day [...]
DOWNLOAD: The Album Leaf - Falling from the Sun (MP3) The Album Leaf... A Chorus of Storytellers was recorded by Ryan Hadlock in the frosty month of February 2009 at Bear Creek Studio just outside of Seattle. It was mixed in the decidedly warmer month of June in Reykjavik, Iceland by Birgir Jon Birgisson. Those paying attention will notice that this is nearly the same way their last album Into the Blue Again was recorded. There is, however, one fundamental difference [...]
Mia Kirby Sea Wolf , the Los Angeles-and occasionally local, if gossip serves me right-pop act is playing a free, 94.7-sponsored "New Music Heaven" show right this very second. Well, not exactly right now, but at 6pm. The show is 21+ (sorry kids) and at the Woods. Go. Now. LISTEN: Sea Wolf - "Wicked Blood" [ Subscribe to the comments on [...]
The Luminary Center for the Arts' Elevator Music Series is kicking into gear again -- and, at least so far in 2010, it's kicking ass. As we reported a while ago, Califone will be performing the sc... Continue reading "The Album Leaf and Sea Wolf Pairing Up at the Luminary Center for the Arts" >
Mongol General: Hao! Dai ye! We won again! This is good, but what is best in life? Mongol: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair. Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life? Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. [...]
Left-click [ HERE ] to download the WINTER 2009 mix. TRACKLIST >>> 01 BIRDS IN Dm/revolver 02 I WALK ALONE/music go music 03 NUMBERS/stellastarr* 04 BLACK TEARS/miss derringer 05 HEART OF STONE/the raveonettes 06 VANITY KILLS/codeine velvet club 07 O MARIA!/sea wolf 08 GOLD GUNS GIRLS [acoustic]/metric 09 LITTLE PIECES/parlour steps 10 LOOKING OUT/brandi carlile 11 NEW SENSATION/don juan dracula 12 TWO KINDS OF RIGHT/the grates 13 FEEL LIKE TAKING YOU HOME/brendan benson 14 CIGARETTE BURNS/flunk 15 INCOMPLETE/exlovers 16 100 MPH (IN 2ND [...]
Doron Gild There's a lot of New York in Eyelid Movies , the debut album from the duo of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel known as Phantogram , and while the pair do indeed have Empire State license plates on their cars, they don't hail from a Brooklyn bedsit or East Village walk-up, but the town of Greenwich way upstate - as close to Montreal as it is to Manhattan. But you couldn't tell that from just listening to the record - Its synthetic dream-pop owes a lot to bands [...]
Top Album Releases: January 2010 Nick's Top Beach House: Teen Dream Surfer Blood: Astro Coast Magnetic Fields: Realism Spoon: Transference Owen Pallett: Heartland [...]
Left-click [ HERE ] to download the FALL 2009 mix. TRACKLIST >>> 01 SCARLET COLE/cocktail slippers 02 POISED AND READY/brendan benson 03 CLAP SONG/yeah yeah yeahs 04 MARIA/johan 05 THOUSAND CRAZY NIGHTS/music go music 06 JUST LIKE YOU/ian brown 07 CARVE YOUR NAME/the grates 08 TOURIST/julian casablancas 09 WHITE WATER, WHITE BLOOM/sea wolf 10 TRUE LOVE 1980/ash 11 NEVER FORGET YOU/noisettes 12 LET'S GO SURFING/the drums 13 BREAKING INTO CARS/the raveonettes 14 LAKES OF STEEP/friska viljor 15 SHINING/islands 16 HOSTAGE OF LOVE/razorlight 17 WITCHING STONE/the black heart procession 18 NEW MEXICO/the [...]
Last week was all about the new Beach House album. This week is a little be quieter, but there's still some good music hitting the shelves today. The Album Leaf releases their fifth LP today, A Chorus of Storytellers (pictured above). If you're looking for a beautiful soundtrack to your day take a listen to the mostly-instrumental ambient, atmospheric, moody (whatever you want to call it) tunes found on A Chorus of Storytellers - it reminds me quite a lot of [...]
Doron Gild There's a lot of New York in Eyelid Movies , the debut album from the duo of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel known as Phantogram , and while the pair do indeed have Empire State license plates on their cars, they don't hail from a Brooklyn bedsit or East Village walk-up, but the town of Greenwich way upstate - as close to Montreal as it is to Manhattan. But you couldn't tell that from just listening to the record - Its synthetic dream-pop owes a lot to bands [...]
My favorite zombie movie of 2009, the horror-comedy Zombieland is in stores tomorrow. Among the week's other theatrical DVD releases are Hilary Swank's Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia and the Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy Love Happens . The Doctor Who specials The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 and The Waters of Mars are worth watching, and are the week's television highlights. [...]
Some interesting bills to look toward this week, beginning with a busy Sunday night that features free bills at both Rontom's and the Crystal Ballroom. Pierced Arrows, Sea Wolf, The Album Leaf, Dan Bern, Loch Lomond and St. Vincent are but a few of the names in action this week, plus new releases out from Midlake, The Soft Pack, The Heligoats and more. Questions? Comments? Requests during tonight's In House broadcast? The thread is open.....
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