
Mixtape: Twenty Years of Noise Pop (Podcast #269) In February, the Noise Pop Music Festival turns twenty by gathering over one hundred local and touring bands from across the indie spectrum for a week of exciting concerts all over the City. Two decades of championing independent music is an accomplishment worth celebrating, and this mixtape collects twenty bands that have performed at Noise Pop events in years past. As you'll hear, a whole bunch of big names graced Noise Pop bills before achieving fame, as past festivals [...]

9. thao & mirah thao & mirah kill rock stars, april 26, 2011 "eleven" a dazzling collaboration between two gifted singer-songwriters who complement each other so perfectly in their contrasting styles and personalities.

On Wednesday of next week(december 7th) Rhapsody is hosting a party for their 10th birhtday. They invited Built to Spill, Thao and Mirah, to be opened with a DJset from John Richards of KEXP. check out the eventbrite for more info. Car (Built To Spill Cover) by jonvire Built To Spill - Carry The Zero by almostcrimes25 [...]

The Head and the Heart w/ Thao and the Get Down Stay Down The Music Box Thursday, October 13th Tickets & Info [ ENTER TO WIN TICKETS ] Head and Heart photo by Sung @ Troubadour, 12/13/10
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Photo credit: Cara Robbins This week of concerts here in New York City is pretty spectacular. Foster The People , Radiohead , The Head and the Heart , Oh Land , and Gardens and Villa are are playing, but unfortunately, the majority of these shows are already sold out. As always, I added a link to a pre-filled out Craigslist search in case there's a steal or two up there. The asking price for both nights of Radiohead are absolutely [...]

Today is the Philly F/M Festival Sunday BBQ at The Ukie Club , 847 N. Franklin Street (in Northern Liberties). Tickets to the all ages show are $15.00 and are available here . There are two stages (one indoor and one outdoor) with 15 bands performing and starts at 11 a.m. Below are the set times. 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Brian McGee (outdoor stage) 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m The Parson Red Heads (outdoor stage) 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. John Byrne (indoor stage) 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Wigwams [...]

The Head and the Heart are bringing their indie folk sound to 9:30 Club this Friday (9/23), and we have a chance for you to win a pair of tickets. The best-selling album of 2010 at famed Seattle record store Sonic Boom was The Head and the Heart's self-released self-titled debut, which was later remastered and re-released via the influential label Sub Pop on Record Store Day , April 16th, 2011. After gaining a huge local following in their home town with the support [...]

We resume our reposts of the Blogophilia series this week with volumes 8 and 8.5. Why 8 and 8.5? Well, I mixed these at the same time, and the tracks came from the same collection of songs I reviewed. Calling one 8 and the other 9 didn't feel right. We've also had a 12.5, and recently a 26.5 for the same reason. Like volume 7, these two mixes really capture the summer spirit. Volume 8.5 has a throw in from an "oldie but goodie." Enjoy... Blogophilia Volume 8 [...]
Thao Nguyen and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlin -- better known as Thao and Mirah -- have hit up the WXPN studios for their latest push behind their solid joint album, Thao & Mirah . While there, they tackled several songs off the record while also chatting with host Michaela Majoun about just why and how they joined forces. Here's hoping they decide to continue this collaboration, because even though Thao & Mirah was good, these two have the potential to do something great. Let's get a sequel, please. You can stream [...]

Their set featured: Folks How Dare You Little Cup Enjoy the full playback here. Thao & Mirah recently dropped by KCRW. Purchase Thao items via Insound. MP3: Thao & Mirah - Eleven

The Head & the Heart @ Sasquatch 2011 ( more by Josh Darr ) To quote Sub Pop : Seattle's The Head and the Heart have been on the road since February and clearly have no plans to slow down anytime soon. They've recently played shows with Death Cab for Cutie in Europe, My Morning Jacket in London, Iron and Wine in the Midwest, and have an upcoming string of US dates with The Decemberists. And, the band just announced their first ever headlining [...]

I called it yesterday, this is going to be a big week. We are a mere 2 days into it and I am not disappointed yet. Let the good times roll...here is what is on my stereo this morning. Free mp3: Tom Vek - Aroused Free mp3: Noah & The Whale - Life is Life (Yuksek remix) Free [...]
Watch 'Hallelujah' below. Thao & Mirah recently performed a set on KDHX. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: Thao & Mirah - Eleven
Seattle's the Head and the Heart's story goes like this: They toured their asses off, self-released and sold 10,000 copies of their self-titled debut, toured a whole lot more, and landed a deal with Sub Pop. The label would then re-release The Head and The Heart this past April, when the Northwestern folk outfit continued their seemingly never-ending jaunt. Said jaunt will only continue this fall when the Head and the Heart will embark on their first headlining tour. Like-minded alt-folk act Thao With the Get Down Stay Down serves as the opener for the entire tour. [...]
Your choices for Monday fun: ► Vanessa Carlton , her fourth album "Rabbits on the Run" on the way due July 26, visits the RSVP-only It's A School Night at Bardot. Electric Guest also performs. ► Thao & Mirah , their self-titled album on Kill Rock Stars winning a lot of indie hearts, visit the Hotel Cafe. (And did you see their cover of "Love Is a Battlefield" ?) ► Newly signed to Frenchkiss Records, Races kicks off their residency at the Bootleg. Polls and [...]

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Enjoy their full set via SoundCloud. Thao & Mirah recently dropped by KEXP. Purchase Thao items via Insound. MP3: Thao & Mirah - Eleven

BOBBY 's inevitably eponymous debut is still not quite yet out, but the band is steadily winning hearts and minds, from NPR and BV to new touring buddies Thao & Mirah . The last time I saw TT the Bear's as packed as it was on Tuesday night might have been for Franz Ferdinand back in 2004 or so, but the crush (like the buzz) was still expectantly building when BOBBY took the stage. TT's approaches the platonic rock club –sweaty back bar pressing bodies onto the crowded floor, a stage just barely tall enough to distinguish [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield BOBBY @ MHOW BOBBY opened for Thao & Mirah at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday (6/8) as part of an ongoing tour . Like on the Low Anthem tour , Mountain Man's Amelia Meath is playing in BOBBY on this tour instead of Mountain Man's Molly Sarle who is on the record and who played with them at the Knitting Factory show [...]