Dawes: Stories Don't End - New Album Trailer

Very excited for the new album from Dawes, Stories Don't End (due for release on April 9th). Check out this cool preview they posted earlier this week. I don't know the name of the first song in the video but the second is a song called "From a Window Seat" which I heard them play live last summer. Great sound.

SOTD: "Death on the Road" - Y La Bamba

Earlier this week, Y La Bamba put out a new EP titled Oh February. This is my favorite track from the EP and if you want to hear a studio version and stream the whole thing, you can do so over at BrooklynVegan HERE.

Y La Bamba is also opening for the Lumineers on their current tour, dates below:

THU 31 JANUARY - Tower Theatre Upper Darby, PA, US
FRI 1 FEBRUARY - Terminal 5 - New York, NY, US
SAT 2 FEBRUARY - Terminal 5 - New York, NY, US
MON 4 FEBRUARY - House of Blues - Boston, MA, US

SOTD: "The Hunter" - On An On

On An On's debut album Give In comes out today, and you can find it along with other information about the band at their website HERE.

Also, listed below are On An On's upcoming tour dates:

Upcoming Tour Dates:
* = w/ Geographer

JANUARY
28 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress*
29 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room*
30 - San Diego, CA - Casbah*
31 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore*

FEBRUARY
01 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo*
06 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
07 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
12 - Paris, France - Fleche D'Or (w/ Lord Huron at PIAS Night)
14 - London, United Kingdom - Birthdays
15 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso (4pm show)
18 - Hamburg, Germany - Turnzimmer
19 - Berlin, Germany - Flux Blau

MARCH
SXSW Dates TBA

JUNE
07-09 - New York, NY - Governors Ball Music Festival

SOTD: "The Ladder Is Ours" - The Joy Formidable

This is the first single off of The Joy Formidable's upcoming album, Wolf's Law. The band has scheduled a bunch of tour dates which you can see below. For more info on The Joy Formidable, you can visit their site HERE.

Upcoming Tour Dates
3/18 Santa Ana, CA @ The Conservatory
3/19 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
3/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
3/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Filmmore
3/23 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
3/25 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
3/26 Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub
3/27 Seattle, WA @ Neptune
3/29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
3/30 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
4/01 Sauget, IL @ Pop's Nightclub
4/02 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater
4/03 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
4/06 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
4/07 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theater
4/08 Lansing, MI @ The Loft
4/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
4/12 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
4/13 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater
4/14 Albany, NY @ Upstate Music Hall
4/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/18 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
4/19 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
4/20 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/21 Washington, DC @ 930 Club

My Morning Jacket - "Dondante"

One of the ways I think I’m probably different than a lot of people is that I still like to buy cds over just downloading songs/albums directly from the internet. I like having the physical product but more so than that is that I really enjoy reading and analyzing lyrics and liner notes.

Sometimes songs click with you the first time you hear them or sometimes you hear them live and they take on completely different meanings. This past year, I really got into this song called “Dondante” by My Morning Jacket. I saw them play it live a few times and each time it was just incredible… each performance seemed better than the last. It’s quickly become one of my favorite songs to see in concert but I realized that I had no idea what the hell it was about.

Recently I started reading the lyrics and trying to figure out what they meant, who they were about, what was the story to tell here? The opening really struck me….

In a dream I saw you walkin’
Like a kid alive and talking
That was you

Earlier this week I was searching around trying to find more online and it turns out that the song was written for a friend of the band who had some struggles and passed away a few years ago. It’s really a sad song but if you didn’t pay attention to the lyrics and just saw the live performance, it’s so epic in person that you might not really know what was going on.

Needless to say, it’s taken on a different meaning for me after finding out so much more about why this was written and just taking some time to read over the lyrics. Jim James emotionally speaks about this a bit in the video above from VH1’s Storyteller’s and you can really understand where he was coming from when he wrote this, and how much hurt he has from the passing of his friend.

I’m sure this was not an easy song to write but it’s extremely powerful and I like what Jim says after the performance……… “and everything is going to be okay, and he is okay out there somewhere, so the story has a happy ending.”

SOTD: "Salvation Army" - Blessed Feathers

Blessed Feathers - "Salvation Army" (LIVE) from Erik Ljung on Vimeo.

Blessed Feathers has some upcoming shows with Young Buffalo and Mouth Moriah listed below, including a stop at SXSW in Austin, TX.

Blessed Feathers Upcoming Shows

02.28 - Minneapolis @ 7th Street Entry #
03.01 - Madison @ Frequency #
03.02 - Milwaukee @ Cactus Club #
03.03 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop #
03.05 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar #
03.06 - Asheville, NC @ Emerald Lounge #
03.07 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor #
03.09 - Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Festival
03.13 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.18 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas *
03.19 - Detroit @ Magic Stick *
03.20 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel *
03.21 - Montreal, QB @ Casa del Popolo *
03.22 - Boston, MA Cafe 939 *
03.23 - New Haven @ Cafe Nine *
03.25 - New York City @ Mercury Lounge *
03.26 - Philadelphia @ Johnny Brenda's *
03.27 - Washington, DC @ DC9 *

# with Young Buffalo
* with Mount Moriah

SOTD: "Upstarts" - Johnny Marr

SOTD: "Ice Level" - Ava Luna

In addition to the above single, Ava Luna will be on a winter tour, dates below....

Ava Luna 2013 Winter Lonesome Tundra Tour:
1/11 New London, CT · Oasis Pub *
1/12 Philadelphia, PA · Johnny Brenda’s w/ Twin Sister
1/13 Baltimore, MD · Club K w/ Weekends, Tremors II *
1/14 Washington DC · DC9 w/ Poor But Sexy, Teen Mom *
1/15 Richmond, VA · Strange Matter w/ Whoarfrost, Dumbwaiter, Mutwawa *
1/16 Charlotte, NC · Snug Harbor w/ Bo White *
1/17 Atlanta, GA · 529 · w/ Carnivores
1/18 New Orleans, LA · The Big Top * ‡ w/ All People, Native America, Stuck Lucky, Astronomical, The Forthrights * ‡
1/19 Austin, TX · The Museum of Human Achievement w/ Lean Hounds * ‡
1/20 Houston, TX · Walter’s w/ Giant Battle Monster, Limb * ‡
1/21 Denton, TX · Macaroni Island * ‡
1/22 Oxford, MS · Lamar Lounge *
1/23 TBA
1/24 New Lenox, IL · Paradise Smoothie & Coffee w/ Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt *
1/25 Chicago, IL · Empty Bottle w/ Summer Girlfriends *
1/26 Detroit, MI · Magic Stick * w/ D’Orchestra
1/30 New York, NY · Pianos * w/ Arms, Friend Roulette

* w/ Celestial Shore
‡ w/ Zorch

SOTD: "Love To Get Used" - Matt Pond

Along with the above single, Matt Pond teamed up with NoiseTrade to release an acoustic EP titled, The Natural Lines featuring three tracks from the forthcoming album, The Lives Inside The Lines In Your Hand out February 5 and a cover of The Thermals "Pillar Of Salt." The EP is available as a stream and a free download via NoiseTrade HERE.

Matt Pond also announced a winter tour, dates listed below.

Matt Pond Tour Dates

02.01 - Charleston, SC @ The Tin Roof
02.02 - Norfolk, VA @ Jewish Mother Backstage
02.07 - Hartford, CT @ Arch Street Tavern *
02.08 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
02.09 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar *
02.10 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern Cafe *
02.12 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Taft Theatre *
02.13 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's *
02.14 - Columbus, OH@ Wexner Center *
02.15 - St Louis, MO @ Firebird *
02.17 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge *
02.18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade [Purgatory] *
02.19 - Ybor City, FL @ Crowbar *
02.20 - Orlando, FL @ The Social *
02.22 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston [Bronze Peacock] *
02.23 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's Jr. *
02.24 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *
02.26 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
02.28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
03.02 - San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop / Rickshaw Stop *
03.03 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
03.04 - Eugene, OR @ Cozmic *
03.05 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
03.08 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe *
03.09 - Chicago, IL @ Metro *
03.10 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
03.11 - Toronto, ONT @ Horseshoe Tavern #
03.13 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt #
03.14 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall #
03.15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #
03.16 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club #

* = w/ Jukebox the Ghost, Matt Pond & Lighthouse and the Whaler
# = w/ Jukebox the Ghost, Matt Pond & The Spring Standards

For more info, please visit:

http://www.mattpondpa.com/