I lamented to a pal this morning that morning that there has been no music in my veins these past two weeks. Is it writer's block? Lack of sun? THEN END OF THE FUCKING WORLD AS WE KNOW IT?! Who fucking knows, ya'll. I've no doubt I'll shortly return to my old ways, blowing off life and responsibility to instead search for this year's best jams and depressed singer/songwriters but until then, Bits & Pieces. ** I wish commentary was my strong suit. Until I actually return to college where I'd surely learn to [...]
MP3 - Middle Brother, "Me Me ME " We here at Stark are true believers in the healing powers of a lonely country ballad and a little hair of the dog. Looks like we're on the same page with the boys from Middle Brother . The group is made up of the frontmen from Deer Tick , Dawes and Delta Spirit . They connected with their label mates Mountain Man at the Troubador in Los Angeles for Yours Truly 's Invisible Child Holiday Benefit. The charity raises money and [...]

[Via - Yours Truly] "A case of the Mondays caused by cat and kanine rain couldn’t keep folks from showing out to support a great cause and share an evening of songs with Deer Tick, Blake Mills, Guards, Mountain Man, Cass McCombs, and Middle Brother at the Invisible Children Holiday Benefit. For the support of so many in the name of something so real, Yours Truly’s list of thank-you’s reads like a phone-book. Somewhere near the top of that list are the boys and girls of Middle Brother and Mountain Man for lending their voices to [...]
![[WATCH] Mountain Man & Middle Brother - "Daydreaming"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3264985_lg.jpg)
Is it kick-ass collaboration week over at Yours Truly or something? Check out Mountain Man and Middle Brother ganging up on MB's "Daydreaming". Middle Brother's already an indie super-group, so would that make this joint effort an indie super-duper group? Middle Mountain anyone?

Yours Truly (I'm speaking about the incredible music site and not about myself) has captured another amazing live session worth watching a few times over. Back in December the fine folks over at YT curated a show at the Troubador in support of Invisible Children , featuring Middle Brother , Deer Tick , Mountain Man , Blake Mills , Guards [...]