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Futurebirds One of a handful of releases vying for the top spot amongst my favorite new releases of 2010, if you haven't taken the time to pick up a copy of Futurebirds' full-length debut Hampton's Lullaby [ Autumn Tone Records ] you've now got something to add to your to-do list. This sextet out of Athens, Georgia has been melting my listening vortexes on a long, slow burn for the past month or so and there is no sign of a let-up [...]
MP3: Sharon Van Etten--Love More ------ ------ MP3: Breathe Owl Breathe--Own Stunts ------ I imagine moments of silence interrupted by the thunderous sound of a pin dropping. A wave of harmonium [...]
The War on Drugs So first off, let me dispense with the now obvious, much too long, and unexplained absence from The Rut for the last four and half months. Quite simply...I've been gone. And now I'm back. That's pretty much the long and the short of it. To be honest I wasn't even sure if I was going to pick this endeavor up again...I thought maybe this little hobby had run its course and that over time The Velvet Rut would simply disappear into the ether that is [...]
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La Strada [photo by Zandy Mangold] Brooklyn's La Strada became an instant favorite after I caught the band's February 2009 performance at the old Gravity Lounge. At the time the quintet was just beginning to tour outside of their hometown in support of their six-song, self-titled debut EP. Since that late winter performance last year the band has released their first official video (for the EP centerpiece "Sun Song"), logged quite a few more touring miles, and in recent months have been featured on a pretty killer [...]
This Frontier Needs Heroes [photo by Andrew Tingle] When Charlottesville's Birdlips rolled through Madison, WI at the end of July as part of their first national tour, they shared the evening at Madison's Project Lounge with the Brooklyn-based duo This Frontier Needs Heroes . Following the show here's what Birdlips frontman Cliff Usher had to say the next day about the brother and sister combo of Jessica and Brad Lauretti on Birdlips' band blog : " These guys were great. Check out their music. [...]
Franz Nicolay Franz Nicolay , probably best known these days as the mustachioed multi-instrumentalist in The Hold Steady, returns to Charlottesville for his second solo engagement this year, performing at the Tea Bazaar on the Downtown Mall this Sunday, August 9th. Joining Nicolay at this weekend's show will be special guest opening acts Sarah White and David Sickmen . 9pm. $10. Nicolay last performed solo in town back in early January [...]
The Love Language [photo by Michael Triplett] Tonight's show at Charlottesville's Tea Bazaar featuring Raleigh, North Carolina's The Love Language is another one of those shows originally scheduled to take place at the Gravity Lounge but had to moved to another venue (for obvious reasons). To tell you the truth I would have forgotten all about this one had it not been for a little e-mail nudge received earlier this morning, so thanks goes out to PM. The [...]
La Strada This one comes at the last minute and to be honest I don't know how I almost let it pass by without prior mention, but Brooklyn's La Strada returns to town TONIGHT with a show at the Tea Bazaar . 9:30pm. $5. With special guest Lovecrumbs . I saw these guys back in February when they opened for Birdlips [...]
the velvet rut
MVSCLES- Sweet n Sour
The National
Watch The Lonely Island rap through mid-life crises in “Diaper Money” video
James Blake- A Case of You (Joni Mitchell cover)
Billboard Music Awards 2013: Taylor Swift Goes Blue
