Lollapalooza 2010

The lineup was just released last night. Check it out here. Pretty solid lineup excluding a few cheeseball bands, but I'll be there. Almost certain that Andrew and Brett are coming too. Anyone else want to go?

Solid First Listens over at NPR

Jonsi - GO - Lead singer of Sigur Ros takes a spin on the ones and twos

Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim - Here Lies Love - Intriguing duo.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - I Learned the Hard Way

Jeff Beck - Emotion and Commotion

Plus check out the tiny desk concert of Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers), Neko Case (The New Pornographers), and Kelly Hogan.  It will no longer embed so check it out here.

JBM

JBM is the moniker of New York's Jesse Marchant. I caught this fella with Rogue Wave at Bottletree Cafe in Birmingham a few weeks back and really enjoyed it. His only full length album, Not Even in July, will be re-released with Partisan Records later this month. The quiet acoustics were recorded in a church in upstate New York which suits the reverb filled vocals reminiscent of Jim James. Check out his Daytrotter Session... and the record. It's good.

This Is Amazing

San Francisco DJ Wait What just released this The xx vs. Notorious B.I.G. mash-up tape called the notorious xx and at the same time just made my day. Download the full thing here. Stream below.

Notable Tracks -> Upcoming Releases

  The New Pornographers - "The Crash Years" off the band's fifth ablum, Together, due out May 4th via Matador.  

The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" off the upcoming album, High Violet, out May 11th via 4AD.

LCD Soundsystem - "Drunk Girls" off the forthcoming release due out May 18 via DFA/Virgin.  Buy it --> LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls

CDs to buy and free tracks to get...

First, you can go here and download the Neon-Indian track "Sleep Paralysist" for free.  This band had a big splash at SXSW.

Second, here is a song off the upcoming Band of Horses album Infinite Arms called "Compliments."

 

Third, a few albums you need to pick up if you have not already.

Surfer Blood - Astro Coast - Great young band out of Florida with a gritty sound that is perfect for the changing weather.  Only five dollars at the link posted!

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor - We have posted about them here and here, but if you don't have this album yet you are very much missing out.

She & Him - Volume Two - Pretty good album for the lazy days of summer that are ahead.  Folky and simple.






Fourth, You can buy the 17 song Four Thieves Gone - The Robbinsville Sessions
 of the The Avett Brothers for $3.99. (today only)

A great day to post about a great man

Bieber Takes Over from Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber In Concert from Justin Bieber

New Video: Phantogram - "Mouthful of Diamonds"

MGMT - Flash Delirium

Bizarre video to go along with a sub-par song. Did I say it's bizarre?

I am still listening...

Mumford & Sons, the UK folk rock outfit, still has my ears burning for their album Sigh No More.  Here is video they recorded for AOL in studio.

Lissie Covers Lady GaGa

and go figure, it sounds exponentially better than the original.  Here's our previous post on Lissie.  Thanks to FatPossum and TripWire for the heads up on the video.

Blind Boys of Alabama

Get five free songs from The Blind Boys of Alabama here.

In The Dark

The Whigs released their third full length album, In The Dark, last week. It marks the first record with all three current members in the studio together, and the product is not what you might expect from the Athens trio. With haunting similarities to their tour mate’s, Kings of Leon, latest record, In the Dark seems to have progressed The Whigs away from their raw rock sound to more produced-sounding tracks. Frontman Parker Gispert’s trademark raspy vocals are less present and the songs lack that airy, simple feeling of their two previous records. It will be interesting to hear the album live, as I am sure their energy and passion will provide a missing quality that the studio could not encompass. Catch them in our area soon:

Nashville: 4/7

Athens: 4/8

Birmingham: 4/10

See the play list for the one track I have been able to enjoy multiple times, “I Don’t Even Care About the One I Love”.

Free At Noon

Josh Ritter, whose new album So Runs the World Away will be released in May, will be performing a live show tomorrow at noon through the Free at Noon concert series of WXPN radio station in Philidelphia.  Apparently, if you go here at noon ET tomorrow (Friday March 26), so 11:00 am in MS, you can listen to the live show.  May be a good lunch break.

(Edit 3/26) The concert has been posted here if you want to check it out.  

Get Your Dance Fix

DANCE

Daytrotter Offers Up a Few Freebies

Bonnie Prince Billie

Englishman  <-- Great band

Throw Me the Statue

They also have a new download manager which makes getting the songs so much easier.  If you are not a member at Daytrotter, I suggest you sign up. 

Clipse Freestyle

Free Blitzen Trapper Song off their new album

Get the Blitzen Trapper new single "Heaven and Earth" here.

New She & Him

She & Him have released a new album entitled Volume Two that is available for five dollars here.

The Antlers - Tiny Desk Concert

SXSW Photos

Mwangaza Childrens Choir - saw these Ugandan kids in a museum in East Austin. They were fantastic.

Joe Pug at the PASTE magazine Wednesday day party.

Free Energy from the PASTE magazine Wednesday day party.

Listen to new MGMT album

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124857167

SXSW

Can't make it to South By but wishing you could get in on the action. NPR has hosted numerous concerts and many of them are available for video and audio stream at their website. Some notables include Surfer Blood, Broken Bells, and Spoon. It's the best way to be here without being here. I visited the PASTE magazine party yesterday and caught Free Energy and Joe Pug. Both were impressive. Free Energy, which was produced by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, was great for the fact that I really didn't have any preconceived notions, and Joe Pug because he lived up to what I expected. Adam is here with Dead Gaze and I am sure will have some news coming in soon.

Jackson's Finest

Headed to Austin tomorrow with these people to meet up with these people.  Check out the video for Law School's hit single "King of the Crops" that was shot in our bold, new city and then this fine new track from Dead Gaze called "Remember What Brought Us Here".

and now this Dead Gaze rager...
Dead Gaze - "Remember What Brought Us Here"
[UPDATE]: Dead Gaze's tape is finally here.  Order now.
thanks to WTD for the track link

Free Streams

Spinner has a plethora of good streams this week. Go here to check out:

The White Stripes - Under Great White

Drive-by Truckers - The Big To-Do

Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way

The Whigs - In the Dark