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El Perro Del Mar, formally known as Sarah Assbring, will release her new album, Love Is Not Pop, on October 20, 2009 via The Control Group. 


El Perro Del Mar will be playing a number of dates with Peter, Bjorn and John as well as a couple of headlining shows.


MP3 - El Perro Del Mar - Change of Heart


Tour Dates
10.20.09 - Other Music Free In-Store Performance (8pm) Ð New York, NY
11.07.09 - 9:30 Club Ð Washington, DC
11.08.09 - Theater of Living Arts Ð Philadelphia, PA
11.09.09 - JoeÕs Pub Ð New York, NY
11.10.09 - Terminal 5 Ð New York, NY
11.11.09 - Phoenix Theatre Ð Toronto, ON
11.12.09 - Metro Ð Chicago, IL
11.13.09 - Gargoyle Club Ð St. Louis, MO
11.14.09 - House of Blues Ð Dallas, TX
11.15.09 - La Zona Rosa Ð Austin, TX
11.17.09 - Rialto Theater Ð Tuscon, AZ
11.18.09 - House of Blues Ð San Diego, CA
11.19.09 - Great American Music Hall Ð San Francisco, CA
11.20.09 - Great American Music Hall Ð San Francisco, CA
11.21.09 - Club Nokia Ð Los Angeles, CA
11.23.09 - Hotel Cafe Ð Los Angeles, CA

Labels: El Perro Del Mar, mp3, tours

The Grates will release their second album, Teeth Lost, Hearts Won, on September 15, 2009.

Track Listing
1. Burn Bridges
2. Carve Your Name
3. The Fun In Every Start
4. Two Kinds of Right
5. Aw Yeah
6. Milk Eyes
7. The Sum of Every Part
8. Storms and Fevers
9. Earthquake
10. Not Today
11. When You're Scared of Dogs
12. Let It Die
13. The Biggest and Longest Adventure Ever

Tour Dates
9/4 New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge with Tiger City
9/13 Morrison, CO/Red Rocks - The Monolith Music Festival
9/18 Phoenix, AZ - The Rhythm Room with Most Serene Republic
9/19 Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge with Most Serene Republic
10/8 Little Rock, AR - White Water Tavern with Those Darlins
10/9 Norman, OK - The Opolis with Those Darlins
10/10 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall with Those Darlins
10/14 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court with Those Darlins
10/16 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern with Those Darlins
10/18 Eugene, OR - Sam Bonds Garage with Those Darlins
10/20 San Francisco, CA - The Rickshaw Stop with Those Darlins
10/27 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad with Those Darlins
10/29 Dallas, TX - The Cavern with Those Darlins
10/30 Austin, TX - The Continental Club with Those Darlins

Labels: mp3, the grates, tours

Amazing track. Do yourself a favor and grab it while it is still available.

MP3 - A.A. Bondy - "I Can See the Pines are Dancing"

Labels: A.A. Bondy, mp3

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 to 20 (David E. Sugar 5 10 Replay Remix

MP3 -The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 to 20 (David E. Sugar 5 10 Replay Remix

Labels: mp3, The Phenomenal Handclap Band

Alan Semerdjian, a life-long New Yoker, will be releasing, The Big Beauty, on September 1, 2009.

MP3 -Alan Semergjian - Your Love

For the album, Semerdjian worked with producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Bloom (Rilo Kiley, The Elected, Rachael Yamagata). Other notable musicians appearing on the album include Franz Nicolay from The Hold Steady, on accordion/tack piano, Djivan Gasparian Jr. on duduk, Chris Kuffner (Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Spektor) on bass, Dave Diamond (Zen Tricksters, Shanna McNally) on drums, and multi-instrumentalist Philip A. Jimenez (Wheatus).

Labels: Alan Semerdjian, mp3

The Black Crowes will release their new studio CD, Before the Frost..., on September 1, 2009.

MP3 - The Black Crows - I Ain't Hiding

A second album, ÉUntil The Freeze, will be given away for free exclusively through a unique download code which is included in Before The FrostÉ as a thank you to their fans.

Before The FrostÉ (Album Track Listing)

Good Morning Captain
Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)
Appaloosa
A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound
I AinÕt Hiding
Kept My Soul
What Is Home
Houston DonÕt Dream About Me
Make Glad
And The Band Played On
Last Place That Love Lives

ÉUntil The Freeze (Free Download Album Track Listing)
Aimless Peacock
Shady Grove
Garden Gate
Greenhorn
Shine Along
Roll Old Jeremiah
Lady Of Avenue A
So Many Times
Fork In The River

Labels: mp3, the black crowes

Noah and the Whale will be releasing a new album and film, The First Days of Spring, on October 6, 2009

MP3 - Noah and the Whale - Blue Skies (Twelves mix)

Labels: mp3, noah and the whale, tours

Medeski Martin & Wood, who released their latest album, Radiolarians III, this week have announced a limited Fall 2009 tour schedule.

MP3 - Undone - Medeski Martin & Wood

Tour Dates
09.11.09 - The Klein - Bridgeport, CT
09.12.09 - Boykin Ball - Acme, PA
09.13.09 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
09.15.09 - The Cannery Ballroom - Nashville, TN
09.16.09 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
09.17.09 - Workplay Theater - Birmingham, AL
09.18.09 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
09.19.09 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC
09.20.09 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10.02.09 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX

Labels: Medeski Martin and Wood, mp3, tours

The New Up have announced national tour dates in support of therelease of their latest EP Better Off on August 18, 2009.

Mp3 - The New Up - "Dear Life"

For more on the band, visit their Web site: http://www.thenewup.com/

Tour Dates
8/21/2009-Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco
8/22/2009-Cellar Door, Visalia, CA
8/23/2009-Viper Room, Los Angeles
8/24/2009-Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
8/28/2009-Vinos, Little Rock
8/31/2009-Caledonia Lounge, Athens, GA
9/2/2009-Alley Katz , Richmond, VA
9/3/2009-Outback Lodge, Charlottesville, VA
9/4/2009-The Red and the Black, Washington DC
9/6/2009-Cedar's Lounge, Youngstown, OH
9/9/2009-The Robin Hood, Kent, OH
9/11/2009-The Dark Room, Chicago
9/12/2009-Cactus Club, Milwaukee
9/17/2009-Zebra Lounge, Bozeman, MT

Labels: mp3, the new up, tours

Friend of DJdc, Jon Wolf, puts together a nice mix each month, and after a few months of being on hiatus(me, not him), I'm back reposting it here. If you've like to get on his mailing list (which includes the all links you need ... if you get my drift) email Highly Rec'd here

From Highly Rec'd:

HIGHLY REC'D - THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.


July '09: "I Wanna Drink Too Much!"
1. Eels - Lilac Breeze
2. Dinosaur Jr. - Over It
3. Spoon - Got Nuffin
4. The Joel Plaskett Emergency - Fashionable People
5. Eugene McGuinness - Fonz
6. Miniature Tigers - The Wolf
7. The Color Wheels - Green Means Go (special thanks: Tom @ Radio Exile)
8. Boycotts - Beat On The Dancefloor
9. Lissy Trullie - Boy Boy
10. Japandroids - Wet Hair
11. So Cow - Casablanca
12. Apollo Ghosts - Palm of My Hand
13. Apollo Ghosts - Day By Day
14. Apollo Ghosts - Little Yokohama
15. Frank Zappa - No Not Now (1982)
16. Wheels On Fire - I'm Turning Into You
17. The Sweet Serenades - Mona Lee
18. The SoirŽe - Perfect Crimes
19. The Honey Brothers - Demonstration (special thanks: Pasta Primavera)
20. The Honey Brothers - Moonlight
21. Regina Spektor - Folding Chair
22. Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Shampoo
23. Young Orchids - Tonight (Be With Me) (Highly Rec'd exclusive!)
24. Andrew Bird - See The Enemy
25. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream
26. The Maccabees - William Powers

New If You're New Feature: ATL Rocks!
I have attempted to show-off an up-and-coming Atlanta band every month this year, so far so good, and this month brings us Young Orchids, a collection of Atlanta-scene veterans with a talent for lo-fi living room sing-along anthems, which is not an actual genre, at least not yet. But the YO were nice enough to donate an exclusive mp3 off their new Take One EP. The first full length is currently in the works, produced by Kris Sampson (Coathangers/All The Saints/The N.E.C), so get on the bandwagon early.


New Feature: Two Minute Drill!
You may have noticed an inordinate amount of mixtape real estate dedicated to one band this month. A certain band from Vancouver (wow, Canadian, what were the chances?) who have apparently traveled abroad in Asia, a lot.

I first heard of Apollo Ghosts earlier this year with their Joey Ramone-esque track "Land of the Morning Calm", but I was amazed to find that they were not some punk throwback band, but one of the most versatile bands I have come across in a long time. Most of their songs clock in at under two minutes, but in that two minutes they cover more ground than any other band I have heard this year: the ever-popular male/female vocals, upbeat 60's pop, quiet B&S style acoustic, trendy use of the ukulele, Kazoo accompaniment, and just good ol' catchy-as-shit garage rock.

So HR'd has offered you four tracks total, and if you like even one of those, do yourself the favor of ordering the rest of the albums (one full LP and a brand new EP) direct from Catbird Records for the low-low (lower than the iTunes Store) price of $5 for the full-length Hastings Sunrise and $3 for the Forgotten Triangle EP! Craziness!


Another New Feature: Best Deal in Town!
If Apollo Ghosts' direct-from-the-label deal wasn't good enough, another favorite from earlier this year, Fanfarlo, is offering their entire album "Reservoir", plus 4 bonus tracks, for ONE DOLLAR! For reals, $1, for one of the most solid albums you will find this year, the offer is only good until July 4th, so please take advantage, you will not be disappointed, and I would not be going to this much effort, or this many exclamation points, if it sucked!! Swear!!!

http://www.fanfarlo.com

Highly Rec'd Fanfarlo preview


Permanent New Feature: Ketch Harbour Wolves
So if these two deals are still too rich for your blood, do yourself the favor and download one of the best albums you're going to find in this or any year, Ketch Harbour Wolves' "Dead Calm Horizon", for the mere price of an email address! Partake!

http://www.ketchharbourwolves.ca/media/audio/dead-calm-horizon-free-download

Highly Rec'd Ketch Harbour Wolves preview


News Feature: R.I.P. MJ
And just in case this once monthly mp3 newsletter is your only source for news: Michael Jackson has passed away. I'm sorry I had to be the one to break this to you.

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal


Really Really New Feature: It's the 25th Anniversary of Purple Rain!
I'm not actually sure how you celebrate this (it was by request), now go purify yourselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka. (Although, aside from already being a kickass track, the the second verse on Edwarde Sharpe's "40 Day Dream" has an outstanding Prince homage in the lyrics and delivery).


Regular Feature: Cover Art
As always: Thank you, VS!

Labels: highly rec'd, jon wolf, mp3

MP3 - Those Darlins - "Red Light Love"

Summer Tour Dates
6/25: Atlanta @ Drunken Unicorn
6/26: Athens, GA @ AthFest
6/27: Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge $
7/7: Arlington, VA @ Iota Club & Cafe
7/9: NYC @ Mercury Lounge +
7/10: Brooklyn @ Southpaw **, ++
7/11: Philadelphia @ Johnny Brenda's
7/13: Pittsburgh @ Club CafŽ
7/14: Cleveland @ Beach Land Tavern
7/15: Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room
7/16: Indianapolis @ Radio Radio
7/17: Chicago @ Schubas
7/18: Minneapolis @ 7th St. Entry
7/20: Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company
7/21: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Front Room
7/22: Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
7/23: Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
7/24: St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
7/25: Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
9/18 & 19: Bristol, VA @ Bristol Roots & Reunion Festival

$ W/The Black Lips Ð VINYL RELEASE PARTY
+ W/Heavy Trash (Jon Spencer) CD RELEASE PARTY
** W/So So Glos BROOKLYN RELEASE PARTY
++ W/We Are Country Mice BROOKLYN RELEASE PARTY

Labels: mp3, those darlins, tours

Andrew Bird will follow up today's performance at Bonnaroo by playing Atlanta tomorrow.

MP3 - Andrew Bird - "Oh No"


Tour Dates
Jun 15 - Cobb Energy PAC - Atlanta, GA
Jun 18 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY **
Jun 19 - Bank of America Pavilion - Boston, MA
Jul 10 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Jul 11 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA
Jul 13 - Red Butte Garden - Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 14 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Jul 16 - Britt Pavilion - Jacksonville, OR
Jul 17 - Marymoor Amphitheatre - Redmond, WA
Jul 18 - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater - Troutdale, OR
Jul 19 - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater - Troutdale, OR
Jul 26 - Squaw Velley Ski Resort - Olympic Valley, CA
Aug 7 - Lollapalooza - Grant Park - Chicago, IL
Aug 8 - Lollapalooza - Grant Park - Chicago, IL
Aug 9 - Lollapalooza - Grant Park - Chicago, IL
Oct 2 - Austin City Limits Festival - Austin, TX
Oct 3 - Austin City Limits Festival - Austin, TX
Oct 4 - Austin City Limits Festival - Austin, TX

Labels: andrew bird, mp3, tours

NEW RENTALS!

The Rentals - Story of a Thousand Seasons Past

Labels: mp3, the rentals

Party. Hustle. Sit at home in your undies. It's a new music Friday night!

MP3 - Trackademicks - "Enjoy What You Do"

MP3 - Project Jenny, Project Jan - "Pins And Needles (with Fujiya & Miyagi)"

MP3 - Misstress Barbara - "Is It Ok (feat. Bjorn from Peter Bjorn and John"


MP3 - Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers - Coward Cracked the Dawn (Radio Edit)

MP3 - Heartless Bastards - "Searching for the Ghost" (acoustic)

MP3 - Heartless Bastards - "The Mountain" (Re-Post)


MP3 - Rex the Dog - "Bubblicious (Zoo Brazil Remix)"

MP3 - Lydia - "I Woke Up Near the Sea"

MP3 - Architecture in Helsinki - "That Beep (Radioclit's Swedish Mix)"

Labels: mp3

From his upcoming digital EP to be released in April.

MP3 - Antony & The Johnsons - Epilepsy Is Dancing

Labels: antony and the johnsons, mp3

MP3 - Peter, Bjorn and John - Lay It Down (The Golden Filter Remix)

MP3 - Dum Dum Girls Ð Catholicked

Labels: Dum Dum Girls, mp3, peter bjorn and john

Wow. Seriously. You have to check out We Have Band. They will be playing a few dates at SXSW.

MP3 - We Have Band - West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys cover)

Labels: mp3, we have band

Even more!

Mp3 - Iran - I Can See The Future

Mp3 - Black Gold - Plans & Reveries (The Teenagers Remix)

Labels: black gold, iran, mp3

Since I didn't get around to this Monday ...

MP3 - Mi Ami - New Guitar

MP3 - Sally Shapiro - Time To Let Go (Lindstrom mix)

MP3 - Matthew Dear - Don't Go This Way

MP3 - Twi The Humble Feather - Higher Than The End


MP3 - Richard Swift - Lady Luck

MP3 - Captain Planet - Speakin Nuyorican

MP3 - Santogold (feat. Lil Wayne & Drake) - Unstoppable

Labels: Captian Planet, Drake, Lil Wayne, Matthew Dear, Mi Ami, mp3, Richard Swift, Sally Shapiro, santogold, Twi The Humble Feather

Youth Group has announced that the will be releasing their new album, The Night Is Our, will be released on April 7, 2009.


MP3 - Youth Group - All This Will Pass

Labels: mp3, youth group

Cincinnati's favorite rockers, Heartless Bastards, will begin an extended tour starting Friday. Tour dates are below.

Here's video of their performance of "The Mountain" from last Fall's Austin City Limits festival.



MP3 - Heartless Bastards - The Mountain

01.30.09 - Young Ave Deli - Memphis, TN *
01.31.09 - MartyrÕs - Chicago, IL *
02.03.09 - Great Scott - Boston, MA *
02.04.09 - MaxwellÕs - Hoboken, NJ *
02.05.09 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA +
02.06.09 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY +
02.07.09 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY +
02.11.09 - Gravity Lounge - Charlottesville, VA *
02.12.09 - Bottle Tree - Birmingham, AL *
02.13.09 - Government Street Grocery - Ocean Springs, MS *
02.14.09 - Last Concert CafŽ - Houston, TX *
02.26.09 - SamÕs Burger Joint - San Antonio, TX *
02.27.09 - Langhorn Saloon - Fort Worth, TX *
02.28.09 - HaileyÕs - Denton, TX *
03.15.09 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO @
03.16.09 - Liberty Hall - Lawrence, KS @
03.17.09 - CainÕs Ballroom - Tulsa, OK @
03.18.09 - SXSW - Austin, TX
03.19.09 - SXSW - Austin, TX
03.20.09 - SXSW - Austin, TX
03.21.09 - House of Blues - Houston, TX @
03.23.09 - The Lyric - Oxford, MS @
03.25.09 - Madison Theater - Cincinnati, OH *
03.27.09 - Webster Hall - New York, NY #
03.28.09 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA #
03.29.09 - Mr. Smalls - Pittsburgh, PA #
03.30.09 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH #
04.01.09 - St. AndrewÕs Hall - Detroit, MI #
04.02.09 - Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI #
04.03.09 - The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL #
04.04.09 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN #
04.07.09 - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB #
04.08.09 - The Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB #
04.10.09 - Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC #
04.11.09 - Crocodile CafŽ - Seattle, WA *
04.13.09 - BerbatiÕs Pan - Portland, OR #
04.15.09 - The Boardwalk - Sacramento, CA #
04.16.09 - SlimÕs - San Francisco, CA #
04.21.09 - The Clubhouse - Phoenix, AZ #
04.22.09 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM #
04.23.09 - Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO #
04.24.09 - Gothic Theater - Denver, CO #
04.25.09 - Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO #
04.28.09 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX #
04.29.09 - AntoneÕs - Austin, TX #
05.02.09 - The State Theatre - Tampa, FL #
05.03.09 - The Social - Orlando, FL #

* Heartless Bastards headlining
+ Show with The Black Keys
@ Show with Andrew Bird
# Show with Gaslight Anthem

Labels: heartless bastards, mp3, tours

All The Saints will be playing the Star Bar in Atlanta on Feburary 13 in support of their current album, Fire or Corridor X.


MP3 - All The Saints - Sheffield

Labels: all the saints, mp3, tours

Dan Auerbach, singer and guitarist for the Black Keys, will release his debut solo LP, Keep It Hid, on February 10, 2009. The track list for the album as been released with the first single, "My Last Mistake" available for download. (See below.)

SIDE A
Trouble Weighs a Ton
I Want Some More
Heartbroken, In Disrepair
Because I Should
Whispered Words
Real Desire
When the Night Comes

SIDE B
Mean Monsoon
The Prowl
Keep It Hid
My Last Mistake
When I Left the Room
Street Walkin'
Goin' Home

MP3 - Dan Auerbach - My Last Mistake

Auerbach will be playing select shows in the US in support of the album.

Feb 28 - 9:30 Club - Washington DC, Washington DC
Mar 1 - Paradise Club - Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 2 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, New York
Mar 3 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, New York
Mar 5 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 6 - Metro - Chicago, Illinois
Mar 7 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 10 - The Showbox - Seattle, Washington
Mar 11 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, Oregon
Mar 13 - BimboÕs - San Francisco, California
Mar 14 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, California

Labels: black keys, dan auerbach, mp3, tours

MP3 - Titus Andronicus Ð My Time Outside The Womb

MP3 - Alaska In Winter - Berlin

MP3 - Santogold - Unstoppable

MP3 - Asobi Seksu - Familiar Light

MP3 - Camille - Home Is Where It Hurts (David Rubato version)

Labels: Asobi Seksu, camille. Titus Andronicus, mp3, santogold

Happy Monday - Here's new music!

Mp3 - Abe Vigoda - Don't Lie

MP3 - Bon Iver - Blood Bank

MP3 - Mos Def - Quiet Dog

MP3 - N.A.S.A (North American South America) w/ Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold and Nick Zinner) Whachadoin?

MP3 - Adam Green - Rich Kids

MP3 - Freshkills - Revelations (Nick Zinner Remix)

MP3 - Miike Snow - Animal (Crookers Remix)

Labels: Abe Vigoda, Adam Green, Bon Iver, Fresh Kills, Miike Snow, MOS DEF, mp3, N.A.S.A.

Annuals have added dates to their upcoming tour which will have Jessica Lea Mayfield and What Laura Says as supporting acts. (Dates are below.)

Here's the video for Annuals' single, "Confessor" (Skip to 0:18 seconds to get to the video):


MP3 - Annuals - Confessor

1/20/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
1/21/09 - Iowa City, IA @ Maintenance Shop
1/22/09 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
1/23/09 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
1/24/09 - Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
1/25/09 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
1/27/09 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
1/28/09 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
1/30/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny BrendaÕs
1/31/09 - Carrboro, NC @ CatÕs Cradle
2/6/09 - Charlotte, NC @ The Visulite Theatre
2/7/09 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
2/8/09 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
2/10/09 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish
2/11/09 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
2/12/09 - Houston, TX @ WalterÕs on Washington
2/13/09 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
2/14/09 - Dallas, TX @ Pontiac Garage
2/17/09 - Phoenix. AZ @ Rhythm Room
2/18/09 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
2/19/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
2/21/09 - San Francisco, CA @ SlimÕs
2/23/09 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
2/24/09 - Vancouver, BC @ Pit Pub
2/25/09 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
2/27/09 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
2/28/09 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
3/02/09 - Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
3/03/09 - St. Louis, MO @ The Gargoyle
3/04/09 - Newport, KY @ South Gate House
3/06/09 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/IN
3/07/09 - The Earl @ Atlanta, GA

Labels: annuals, mp3

Neko Case and Anti-Records have teamed up to support Best Friends Animal Society by donating $5 for each and every Blog post and $1 for iLike user that adds her new single, "People Got A Lotta Nerve" to their profile. This runs through February 3, 2009.

Here's the PSA:



And here's the MP3:

MP3 - Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve

More information can be found on Anti's Blog: click here

Labels: anti, mp3, neko case

Enjoy the new Jon Wolf, AKA Higly Rec'd, January 2009 Playlist:

January '09: "What Will We Do? What Will We Do?"

1. Situationists - Onward and Upward
2. Pete & The Pirates - Jennifer
3. The Swimmers - St. Cecilia
4. Nerf Herder - Golfshirt Pt. 2
5. Y'all is Fantasy Island - With Handclaps
6. The Oranges Band - When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature
7. Robert Svensson feat. Markus Krunegard - Young Enough
8. A.C. Newman - All of My Days and All of My Days Off
9. The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On! (1988)
10. R.E.M. - Sitting Still (Murmur Remaster) (1983)
11. Iggy Pop - Pumpin' for Jill (1981)
12. Coconut Records - Microphone
13. Eulogies feat. Nikki Monninger - Two Can Play
14. Hello Saferide - Anna
15. Andrew Bird - Anonanimal
16. Peter Gabriel & Hot Chip - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend cover)
17. Cassettes Won't Listen - Freeze and Explode
18. Aurora Borealis - Breakfast With My Shadow
19. Alan Pownall - Love Lockdown (Kanye West cover)
20. The Dutchess and the Duke - Mary
21. The Olympic Symphonium - Intentions Alone
22. Jihae - Best Thing
23. Bon Iver - Re: Stacks

http://www.box.net/shared/9ff5cj2uru

Labels: jon wolf, mp3, playlist

Thanks to the good folks at World's Fair:

Celebrate the season, and your possibly increasingly slimmer wallet, with a selection of FREE holiday songs from three of World's Fair's artists. Colourmusic take on the Ellington/Coltrane classic, while the Dandy Warhols and Brandon Curtis, the lead singer/bassist/pianist from the Secret Machines redo old holiday favorites. In the case of "Silent Night," the Secret Machines are also offering an option to purchase the song at a price of one's choosing, with 100% of proceeds going to the children's charity, Safe Horizon.

MP3 - The Dandy Warhols - "Little Drummer Boy"
MP3 - The Secret Machines' Brandon Curtis w/Tamaryn - "Silent Night"
MP3 - Colourmusic - "In A Sentimental Mood"

Labels: colourmusic, mp3, secret machines, the dandy warhols

Vice Records is giving away 10 free songs for the holidays. The track-list is below. Download here


1. Better Trends - Japanese Motors
2. Single Fins & Safety Pins - Japanese Motors
3. Torture - King Khan & The Shrines
4. (How Can I Keep You) Outta Harms Way - King Khan & The Shrines
5. Momma's Boy - Chromeo
6. Bonafied Lovin (Yuksek remix) - Chromeo
7. Freedom Ritual - Dark Meat
8. Veni Vidi Vici - The Black Lips
9. Everything Is Borrowed - The Streets
10. Heaven For The Weather - The Streets

Labels: mp3

From our friends at World Trade:

Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek and Jon Foreman of Switchfoot have joined forces on a new collaboration called Fiction Family. Their self-titled debut album will be released on January 20 via ATO Records. Fiction Family will kick off a 21-date nationwide tour beginning January 13 in Ann Arbor, MI.

Both artists have achieved immense success with their respective bands. Sean Watkins is the guitar player and founding member of the Grammy award-winning trio Nickel Creek. Watkins has a weekly residency at the Largo in Los Angeles known as "The Watkins Family Hour," which regularly features guests such as his sister and fellow Nickel Creek bandmate Sara Watkins, as well as Fiona Apple, John C. Reilly, Greg Leisz and Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Jon Foreman is the guitarist and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band Switchfoot, which has sold over 5 million records worldwide.

MP3 - When She's Near

Labels: fiction family, mp3

Santa's early because here's more great, new music, this time from the Madi Diaz. From the album Ten Gun Salute, here's the song "Nothing at All" If you like Rilo Kiley, you'll enjoy ...

MP3 - Nothing at All

Labels: madi diaz, mp3

Paper Route is on tour with DJdc favs Passion Pit, and their single "Empty House" is top notch. If you are in the UK, Canada or the US in the next three months, you have a chance to see with in person. Tour dates below.

MP3 - Empty House

December 14 - Barfly - London, UK
December 16 - Ruby Lounge - Manchester, UK
December 17 - Barfly - Glasgow, UK
December 18 - Barfly - Cardiff, UK
January 22 - Le Divan Orange - Montreal, QUE *
January 23 - Zaphod Beeblebrox - Ottawa, ONT *
January 24 - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ONT *
January 26 - The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI *
January 27 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL *
January 28 - The Spot - Cleveland, OH *
January 29 - Northside Tavern - Cincinnati, OH *
January 30 - The Summit - Columbus, OH *
February 2 - The Ottobar - Baltimore, MD *
February 3 - Black Cat Backstage - Washington, DC *
February 4 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY *
February 7 - Iron Horse - Northampton, MA *

# w/ Low vs Diamond, Barcelona
* w/ Passion Pit

Labels: mp3, paper route, passion put

Matt Duke has a new album, Kingdom United, out and the single "Split Milk" off the album is one of the most wonderful songs I've run across in the past few months. I highly recommend this song as a "listen while driving in a retrospective mood" must.

MP3 - Split Milk

And here's an interview with Duke via Pop Rock Candy Mountain

Labels: matt duke, mp3

October '08: "I Don't Want to Get Much Older"

1. Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die (Quantum of Solace Album Version)
2. Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams (Madden '09 Album Version)
3. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead
4. Vampire Weekend - Ottoman (Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist sdtk)
5. Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (The Teenagers Remix)
6. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around the Bend
7. The Constellations - What I See
8. Lackthereof - Last November
9. Cold War Kids - Relief
10. PocketKnife - The Static, The Shame
11. The Shaky Hands - You're the Light
12. Screaming Tea Party - Today Is the Day
13. Umbrella Tree - Make Me a Priest
14. Bombay Bicycle Club - Evening/Morning
15. Bombay Bicycle Club - How Are We
16. Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise
17. Ben Folds - The Frown Song
18. Heartless Bastards - All This Time
19. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
20. The Shins - Little Boxes (Weeds Season 3)
21. Langhorne Slim - Restless
22. Langhorne Slim - Spinning Compass
23. One Happy Island - Temporary Tattoo
24. The Mountain Goats and Kaki King - Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle
25. Middle Distance Runner - The Sun and Earth
26. Mirah - Location Temporary

Click for the playlist: here

Labels: jon wolf, mp3, playlist

A couple of months ago I got an advance copy of Paul Turner's debut Clear Blue. Despite my best intentions, it's taken me all this time to give the album a complete listen. So here I am, less than two weeks from the release date, finally giving it an instant review. (The album will be released on October 21, 2008.)

Turner, an Australian singer-songwriter, has crafted a hauntingly beautiful album. The album features strong lyrical content from Turner which is matched with a combination of well, but not overly, produced accompaniment. Several songs, including "Come With Me" and "Love Meteorite" provide feature a lush musical backdrop that includes a a string arrangements, with "Carcassonne" adding a recorder for additional depth.

Clear Blue is a must listen for anyone who favors singer-songwriters with pop sensibility.

Turner will be playing select East Coast dates in the end of October, with several shows scheduled on the West Cost for early November. For more information on Paul Turner, and his tour dates, visit his Web site: here

MP3 - Paul Turner - Love Meteorite

MP3 - Paul Turner - Be Happy

Labels: album review, clear blue, mp3, paul turner

(Editor's Note: DeadJournalist.com is happy to announce that Jon Wolf will be contributing content to the site from time-to-time. To join his newsletter, you can e-mail him at jonwolf@gmail.com.)

Happy 11th, 1997!

It may be due to the uninspired new music I was coming across, or some weird numerology obsession where if you are looking for it you will find it everywhere, but all the music that was working for me just happened to be from the same year.

So enjoy reliving the year through popular and not-so-popular representatives from the major indie rock albums of the year, and feel free to berate me for any egregious omissions...


1997: I Hope You Had the Time of Your Life.....Is Not on This Mix
1. Foo Fighters - See You (The Colour and the Shape)
2. Blur - Song 2 (Blur)
3. Green Day - The Grouch (Nimrod)
4. Sleater-Kinney - Dance Song '97 (Dig Me Out)
5. Freedy Johnston - On The Way Out (Never Home)
6. Blink-182 - Emo (Dude Ranch)
7. The Promise Ring - Is This Thing On? (Nothing Feels Good)
8. Guided By Voices - I Am A Tree (Human Amusements At Hourly Rates)
9. Spoon - Waiting For the Kid to Come Out (Soft Effects EP)
10. Pavement - Shady Lane/J Vs. S (Brighten the Corners)
11. The Get Up Kids - Fall Semester (Four Minute Mile)
12. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Another Drinking Song (Let's Face It)
13. Marcy Playground - Saint Joe on the School Bus (Marcy Playground)
14. Matthew Sweet - Where Do You Get Love? (Blue Sky On Mars)
15. Grandaddy - A.M. 180 (Under The Western Freeway)
16. David Byrne - Miss America (Feelings)
17. Cornershop - Sleep on the Left Side (When I Was Born for the 7th Time)
18. The Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston (The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified)
19. Elliot Smith - Speed Trials (Either/Or)
20. Ben Folds Five - Smoke (Whatever And Ever Amen)
21. The Mountain Goats - Song for the Julian Calendar (Full Force Galesburg)
22. Modest Mouse - Convenient Parking (The Lonesome Crowded West)
23. Old 97's - Timebomb (Too Far to Care)
24. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Danny's Song (Have A Ball)
25. Stereophonics - Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (Traffic)
26. Slobberbone - Your Excuse (Barrel Chested)
27. Son Volt - Caryatid Easy (Straightaways)
28. Ron Sexsmith - Honest Mistake (Other Songs)
29. Whiskeytown - Avenues (Strangers Almanac)
30. Ani DiFranco - Napoleon (live) (Living In Clip)
31. The Verve - Lucky Man (Urban Hymns)
32. Radiohead - Karma Police (OK Computer)
33. Built To Spill - Made-Up Dreams (Perfect From Now On)
34. Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater (I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One)
35. U2 - If God Will Send His Angels (Pop)

To down load the playlists visit the article main page: click here

Labels: 1997, jon wolf, mp3

- Longwave are set to release Secrets Are Sinister, their fourth full-length album, on November 11.

- The Postmarks will release a covers album, By The Number, on November 11.

- Ingrid Michaelson will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno On September 2.

MP3s

Low vs. Diamond - "Heart Attack"

Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons - "Home in the Woods"

Audrye Sessions - "Turn Me Off"


Stream

Ray LaMontagne - "You Are the Best Thing"


Curtis Peoples - "Back Where I Started"

Labels: mp3, news and notes

Thanks to our friends at Worlds Fair for giving DeadJournalist.com readers the chance to win a limited edition remix CD by The Postmarks. Details will be coming later this afternoon.

In the meantime, enjoy this MP3 of James Iha's remix of The Postmarks' "Goodbye".

The Postmarks will be performing in Atlanta tomorrow and will be tour North American over the next month. For tour dates, check out their MySpace page.

Labels: goodbye, james iha, mp3, the postmarks, worlds fair