Great Day for New Music

The Black Keys - Brothers - Stream it free here.

Band of Horses - Infinite Arms - Stream it free here. 

LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening - Stream it free here.

Nas and Damien Marley - Distant Relatives - Pretty cool collaboration.







Also, Free streams of:

AWOLNATION - pretty interesting blend of rock, rap, electric music.

Marching Band - Swedish indie.

Norman - Folk-Rock


PHEONIX - TINY DESK CONCERT - HERE!!!

Rubik announces US tour

We posted about this Finnish indie outfit here and here.  This show will be worth seeing.  Catch them:

June 15 - Austin, TX - Emo's
June 16 - Dallas, TX - The Door
June 20 - Birmingham, AL - M-Lounge -->  w/ David Bazan
June 21 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe --> w/ David Bazan
June 22 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade --> w/ David Bazan
June 23 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In --> w/ David Bazan

A few musical pearls on a lazy Sunday...

Horse Feathers on Daytrotter.





 

Langhorne Slim on daytrotter. 








You can pre-order Mates of State's cover album Crushes for five bucks at their website.
Also, they will be touring through:
Dallas, TX - 7/7 - Granada Theater - w/ Free Energy
Houston, TX - 7/8 - Warehouse Live - w/ Free Energy
Baton Rouge, LA - 7/9 - Spanish Moon - w/ Free Energy
Birmingham, AL - 7/10 - Workplay - w/ Free Energy
Athens, GA - 7/12 - 40 Watt - w/ Free Energy and Nick Thune

New Video: The National On Letterman

"Afraid of Everyone" with a special backup singer.

Buy this album now:

Looking for a little Friday night delight?  Not able to make it to Sam's Lounge for the great show tonight?  At least you can buy Mumford & Sons new album Sigh No More for only $3.99.  If you don't have this album, I suggest you get it.

BUY:  Mumford & Sons - Sigh No Morefor under four bucks!

Awesome Show in JXN - Friday May 14

This Friday night at 10 pm you should all come to the beautiful Sam's Lounge attached to the prestigious Best Value Inn and Suites for a great show featuring DEAD GAZE + FLIGHT.  Let's kick off the summer, kids.  Check out the Facebook event, and click attending.

Dead Gaze - "Remember What Brought Us Here"
Flight - "Ghosts"

Also, Cole just dropped a new track that will be featured on a split with Gray Things via Clan Destine Records.  Check it out below and come to the show Friday.  Homeboy got some love on The Fader!!!

Dead Gaze - "This Big World"

New Video: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - "Home"

New video from a good tune of last year.  This is my friend Abigail's least favorite band.  Haha.

New Stream: Band of Horses

Stream the new Band of Horses album Infinite Arms here.

Also, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have a new video.  Check it out!

Live on Letterman

The Late Show with David Letterman is getting a jump on internet concert series'.  The "Live on Letterman" series promises to be a pretty good avenue for seeing your favorite bands live.  MGMT performed the second (Mary J. Blige was first) live show for the Live on Letterman series.  You can watch the nine song show below.  If you dont dig the new album there are a few oldies in the show too.

Florence + the Machine for under 4 dollars

BUY: Florence + The Machine's highly acclaimed LUNGS for only $3.99!

BUY IT HERE!

Southeast Summer Shows

Alliteration. In addition to the summer festivals, there are a few tight acts making their rounds through the Southeast this summer (and we appreciate it). Here are a few to catch when they head your way:

The Hold Steady:

· 5/26 Athens: 40 Watt Club

· 5/27 Atlanta: Variety Playhouse

· 7/11 Memphis: Hi Tone Café (w/ The Whigs)

· 7/12 Knoxville: The Square Room (w/ The Whigs)

Josh Ritter:

· 5/13 Atlanta: Variety Playhouse

· 5/14 Knoxville: Bijou Theatre

· 6/11 Birmingham: Workplay Theatre

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart w/ Surfer Blood:

· 6/8 Memphis: Hi Tone Café

· 6/9 Birmingham: Bottletree Café

Delta Spirit:

· 7/9 Atlanta: The Masquerade

· 7/10 Birmingham: Bottletree Café

The New Pornographers:

· 6/26 Atlanta: Variety Playhouse

· 6/27 Nashville: Cannery Ballroom

Neil Young:

· 5/27 Knoxville: Knoxville Auditorium and Coliseum

· 5/29 Atlanta: Fox Theatre

· 6/1 & 6/2 Nashville: The Ryman

She & Him:

· 7/9 Atlanta: Atlanta Botanical Gardens

· 7/10 Birmingham: Sloss Furnaces

Please comment on any other shows you are excited about...

New Video: The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio"

Some Good Stuff This Week

We Have Band - WHB - only $2.99 today!  Newly released UK trio's album has received some pretty good praise. 

Woods - At Echo Lake - 8.0 over at P4k.

The National - High Violet - Jam it free here.

Sleigh Bells - Treats - Have to head over to Itunes...I had trouble tracking this album down, but it was one I was anticipating.  Jam it free here.  The opener is sick.

Dead Weather - Sea Of Cowards









ALSO, a few first listens:

The Black Keys - Brothers

Crooked Still - Some Strange Country - a little folk action for you rootsier folks.

Something for your free time:

Everest - On Approach - indie folk

Thee Oh Sees - Warm Slime - San-Fran Lo-Fi

Pick up Paste Magazine's Bonnaroo Sampler here.

Vidz, Vidz, Vidz

Local Natives - "World News"

Gauntlet Hair - "I Was Thinking..."

The Tallest Man On Earth - Tiny Desk Concert - NPR

New Video: The Besnard Lakes - "Albatross"

Maybe one of my favorite songs so far this year...

Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles

Fellow Jacksonian by way of Portland by way of Idaho, Johnny Bertram, and his 5-piece band recently released their new album, Days That Passed, back in late April via Jackson's own Esperanza Plantation.  This record combines a nice blend of the Northwest with the familiar sound of our great state.  Johnny has been playing a lot around the Jackson scene this past year, and I've had the pleasure of seeing him live multiple times and it's been great.  I'm glad to finally have a recorded version of the songs I've been enjoying at his shows.  You can buy the album anywhere on the web and at BeBop.  Be sure to come check him out this Saturday, May 8th at Hal & Mal's playing with Horse Trailer.  He's also been featured this week on WeAreHunted as the #11 and #13 out 99 of the most popular emerging songs in the world, which is incredible to see.  Posted below are a couple tracks off the record and a video of him performing at the first Jackson Impromptu Concert Series back in March.

BUY - Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles - Days That Passed
BUY - Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles - Sing Your Song EP

Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles - "At The Wake"
Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles - "Private Land"

New Pornographers Video for "Your Hands (Together)

I got the album on emusic the other day and it is definitely a throw back to original form.  Think more Mass Romantic than Challengers. 
 
[Update]: The New Pornographers performing "The Crash Years" last night on Fallon 3/5.

Big Week of New Releases

The New Pornographers - Together - It's on emusic too.

Josh Ritter - So Runs The World Away.

The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever

Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

Minus the Bear - Omni - stream it here. 

May's $5 bin

Great music for 5 bucks:

She & Him - Volume Two
The Black Keys - Thickfreakness
Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
Ben Harper - Both Sides Of The Gun
The Kooks - Inside In / Inside Out
Descendants - Milo Goes To College
Miles Davis - Miles In The Sky
The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
Galactic - Ya-Ka-May
Backyard Tire Fire - Good To Be
Joe Pug - Messenger
Beulah - Handsome Western States

NPR First Listens

The National - High Violet

The Dead Weather - Sea Of Cowards

In Case You Missed It...

The Hold Steady performing "The Weekenders" on Letterman 4/30.

The Tallest Man on Earth

In an indie-era dominated by poppy-electronic hits, it was quite refreshing to see a guy with a guitar bring some folk power to the stage. Sweden’s The Tallest Man on Earth is back on tour after the release of his second full length album The Wild Hunt. I caught him at Bottletree Café in Birmingham last week and my expectations were exceeded. His raspy vocals were real and untainted. No special effects here. Just Kristian Mattson (that’s his name), a guitar, and a mic. As posted earlier, the new album is worth checking out. And I would highly recommend catching him live. I know that 7 hour, round trip was worth it Jacksonians…

She & Him - Volume One

She & Him, the Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward folk duo, recently released their second album Volume Two to pretty good applause.  Their first album, Volume One, is available today for $3.99.

Buy -->  She & Him - Volume One