
DOWNLOAD: Jennifer O'Connor - "Running Start" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Tim Foljahn - "New Light" (MP3) Jennifer O'Connor at Maxwell's in 2009 ( more by Toby Tenebaum ) Jennifer O'Connor put out her first release since leaving Matador in 2009, I Want What You Want digitally on November 8, 2011 via her own label, Kiam Records, the label that also released her 2002 self-titled debut. According [...]
Jennifer O'Connor, who parted ways with Matador Records after two albums, was working odd jobs and occasionally writing songs about the awkward situations in which she found herself. After a three-year hiatus, she is back with a new LP, I Want What You Want, out now via her Kiam label. "Running Start" is the first [...]

Jennifer O'Connor's new album I Want What You Want is out digitally today via her own label, Kiam, and available on limited edition CD beginning December 19. You can listen to the full album below. Read more »

i feel like i have been hearing the name jennifer o'connor's name for years. this is not to date her, but still i feel she's been around awhile. dont think i ever listened to her before, but that may not be true. either way, she's got a new record out today, her birthday, entitled i want what you want . i am currently streaming it via her soundcloud page, and i am really diggin it. enough so, that its gonna make me dig deeper into her past catalogue. if youre a fan of the likes of mary lou lord, [...]
Final post for this week, have yourself a great week-end, and we'll be back Monday morning. Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads... Strange Talk - Sexual Lifestyle Erk Tha Jerk - Magic KOM - McRib Ecstasy (Songify) Shanell featuring Lil Wayne & Drake - So Good (Produced by Cool & Dre) Cloud Nothings - No Future/No Past Marissa Nadler: "Farewell Angelina [ft. Red Heroine]" [Bob Dylan cover] Marissa Nadler: "The River [ft. Faces on Film and Red Heroine]" [Bruce [...]
Don't let anyone tell you we don't give love to female stand-alone artists. I've been following Jennifer O'Connor for some time, and I always appreciate her simplistic approach to crafting listenable gems. She's got a brand new album available titled I Want What You Want , which will hit stores on November 8th via her own Kiam Records . Her first single from the record is exactly what you'd expect her to do, writing a song tipped with a personal story. You'll find that [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Explorers Club : free and legal The Californian Suite EP [mp3] search for more Explorers Club posts at Largehearted Boy Higgins : "Slap or Pinch" [mp3] from [...]

After 25 Grammy Awards and just about as many albums, Stevie Wonder needs little introduction. Signed to Motown Records at the tender age of 11 after being discovered by Ronnie White of the Miracles, the blind-from-infancy multi-instrumentalist's first two albums didn't make much of a splash - his sophomore outing, a tribute to the songs of Ray Charles, is notorious for the poor match it makes between "Uncle Ray's" world-weary lyricism and "Little" Stevie Wonder's sunny, high-pitched innocence - but his subsequent work as a composer, singer-songwriter, and arranger is legendary. [...]
Internet's back! Sorry for the delay, kids, but the 'webs have been non-functioning at my apartment since sometime on Sunday. Luckily, I appear to be developing a raging case of insomnia and can now profit from their return. In addition to retarding the publishing of this post, the situation has also given me an unfortunate [Read Full Post...]

Tonight at 7 ET on WPRB , Idolator Holiday Music Correspondent Jon Solomon has a very special edition of his weekly radio show that features brand-new live sets by the scorching Brooklyn band Obits , the rad New Jersey outfit Screaming Females , the ever-charming Spinto Band , the spirited outfit Danielson , and the old-school Philly indie act Caterpillar . It's part of the pledge drive for Princeton University's radio station (of which I am an alumna, even though I went to school miles away), and to that end, singer-songwriter [...]
The Collective is a television program devoted to bringing the "Triangle" (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Carborro, and surrounding areas) the latest in independent music programming. We air on Carolina 24 (Time Warner Cable channel 24) - Mondays and Fridays at 9:30pm, Wednesdays at 10pm, and Thursdays at 8:30pm. Our main focus lies in showcasing music videos from national and local recording artists. We have received videos from numerous local producers, as well as from labels such as Merge Records, Barsuk, Matador, Xl, Beggars, Saddle Creek, K Records, Lookout! Records, and more. We air to the [...]
Podcast Page Direct Link RSS Feed (No theme music--Propaganda ate the file) Gavin Castleton, " Coffeelocks " Website Myspace Nite Jewel, " Artificial Intelligence " Website Myspace Jennifer O'Connor, " Here With Me " Website Myspace [...]
Photos by Steve Cross Check out the slideshow for more photos. Last night at The End, we thought maybe we saw Mike Mills of R.E.M. sitting at the bar. After all, Mills was spotted at the Gold Rush n... Continue reading "The Spin: Jennifer O'Connor, Haley Bonar and Caitlin Rose at The End 1/10/09" >
Have you ever had the hot?The first time I ever ate at Sylvan Park Restaurant, I told my dining companion, "This reminds me of the kind of place you end up eating at when you're on tour." I'm not sure... Continue reading "Jennifer O'Connor Wants to Eat Hot Chicken" >
Plenty going on this week's dead tree edition of the Nashville Scene. Jennifer O'Connor's latest, Here With Me, may seem sad, but she didn't mean to fool you. (Playing Tuesday, 10th at The End w/Hale... Continue reading "Jennifer O'Connor, Otis Gibbs, Basement Bash and More: Inside This Week's Music Section" >

(photo by Cameron Wittig) Starting tomorrow night, crush-worthy indie pop songstress Haley Bonar is playing a week of dates in the southeastern US, finishing up on February 11 in Ohio. She'll be accompanied by another great chanteuse in Jennifer O'Connor . Also, sidebar, Bonar's record Big Star is now available on vinyl. Dates: Feb 04 Chapel Hill, NC Union Cabaret Feb 05 Atlanta, GA The 5 Spot Feb 06 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder Feb 07 Tampa, FL New World Brewery Feb 10 Nashville, TN The End [...]

So Punxsy Phil predicts a long winter and the weatherman forecasts some snow for the Mid-Atlantic. Welcome to February! On a positive note, plenty of big names and quite a few locals are on the scene during the mid-week. Tuesday Where to start? Usually you have a list of bands like this on the weekend, but you take them when you can get them. DC is the place to be with four great shows. Photo from [...]
For today's Roll Call we call out Jennifer O'Connor.
2/14 (V DAY) @ Southpaw. Wanna attend with a guest? If so, then e-mail us ASAP! A winner will be randomly selected on 2/1 @ NOON. Visit Jennifer O'Connor at her official site. MP3: Jennifer O'Connor - Here With Me