SOTD: "Robe For Juda" - The Wytches

Also worth checking out are the NPR Music Field Recordings with The Wytches which you can watch HERE.

Tour Dates:
7/02 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre w/ Cloud Nothings & METZ
7/03 - Seattle, WA - Neumos w/ Cloud Nothings & METZ
7/04 - Victoria, BC - Upstairs Cabaret w/ Cloud Nothings & METZ
7/05 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw w/ Cloud Nothings & METZ
7/07 - San Francisco, CA - GAMH w/ Cloud Nothings & METZ
7/09 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy w/ Cloud Nothings & METZ
7/10 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room w/ Cloud Nothings
7/11 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar w/ Cloud Nothings
7/12 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom w/ Cloud Nothings
7/14 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge w/ Cloud Nothings
7/21 - Toronto, ON - Drake Underground
7/23 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
7/24 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
7/25 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
7/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle

Against Me!: Transgender Dysphoria Blues Album Stream

NPR is currently streaming Against Me!'s upcoming release, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. You can listen to that HERE.

We Are Augustines: NPR Interview

Take a listen to this interesting interview with We Are Augustines' lead singer Billy McCarthy from NPR All Things Considered. Highly recommend picking up their album, "Rise Ye Sunken Ships", one of my favorites of 2011.

We Are Augustines: Old Wounds Inspire Recovery Songs

NPR: Live From Sasquatch

I was poking around on NPR today when I found this treasure..... tons of live sets from the Sasquatch Festival! This is enough to keep you busy for a night (or maybe a weekend). Some great stuff here including Local Natives, Typhoon, The Antlers, Modest Mouse and many, many more. You can check the site out HERE and take your pick.

Fleet Foxes "Helplessness Blues" Album Stream

Take a listen to the new Fleet Foxes album "Helplessness Blues" on NPR Music right HERE.

2011 So Far....

Seems to me that 2011 is off to a GREAT start with a bunch of great new bands on the scene. Here's some quick notes on the new bands I've been listening to, some of these I've featured in the SOTD but I've added some additional notes and clips.

TYPHOON



If you like Beirut, Arcade Fire, etc., I think you'll love these guys. They just finished some shows at SXSW and have some additional dates you can see on their tour page HERE. They have a 5 song EP out on Itunes called "A New Kind of House", highly recommend picking this up, amazing stuff. Really hope these guys make it out east soon, can't wait to see them live. Check out this awesome clip that NPR filmed in Austin last week....





CHAMBERLIN



A couple months back I was sent a link to check these guys out and was totally blown away. I ended up checking out three clips as that's all I could find but I thought they were excellent. The band just got off a tour opening for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals and has a bunch of other dates lined up which you can see HERE. From what I've heard, sounds like they'll be heading out east in May so I'm excited for that. You can pick up their album "Bitter Blood" on Itunes, just got released a couple weeks ago.

In the meantime, check out this tune.....






SCATTERED TREES



This album comes out in a couple of weeks but I was sent an advance copy and it's really solid. They've got a couple shows coming up in Kansas City and Chicago in April.






MIDDLE BROTHER



I've written about these guys a few times already this year, including the show I saw a couple weeks ago in Brooklyn. Lead singers from Deer Tick, Dawes and Delta Spirit make up Middle Brother. Their self-titled album is on Itunes and has some great songs on it. Here's one of the cuts....




Well, that's all I've got for now. Great start to the year, please send anything you're listening to my way. Thanks!

NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Local Natives

Another fantastic session from NPR's "Tiny Desk Concerts", this one with Local Natives. Listen below to a few tracks from their debut album "Gorilla Mansion"... "Wide Eyes", "Cards & Quarters" and "Airplanes".

Ryan Montbleau Band on NPR "All Things Considered"

Over the holiday weekend, NPR's "All Things Considered" featured a session with the Ryan Montbleau Band. Setlist below, you can listen to the whole session HERE.

Setlist:

'Stay'

'Songbird'

'Slippery Road'

'Love Songs'

'I Can't Wait'

WEB EXTRA: 'Chariot (I Know)'

Ray Lamontagne NPR Album Stream

NPR has posted a stream to Ray Lamontagne's new album, "God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise". Swing over and take a listen to the whole thing HERE.

The Gaslight Anthem: "American Slang" Stream

NPR is streaming the new album from The Gaslight Anthem, "American Slang". You can take a listen to it HERE all week.

The Antlers: Tiny Desk Session

Here's some cool video of The Antlers performing at NPR's Tiny Desk Sessions.....

White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights Stream

Head over to NPR to listen to the new White Stripes album "Under Great White Northern Lights". You can check out the stream HERE.

Deer Tick @ Philly Folk Festival - NPR Highlights

NPR is streaming some highlights from Deer Tick's set at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The setlist includes: "Little White Lies", "Song About a Man", "Cake and Eggs", and "Easy". You can listen to a short interview and the set highlights HERE.

The Swell Season: Tiny Desk Session

NPR has released new audio and video of The Swell Season from their "Tiny Desk Concerts". You can hear the whole show HERE at NPR's website, this is really cool stuff and great quality. Here's the setlist, mostly new songs but closed by "When Your Mind's Made Up" from the "Once" soundtrack (love that song).

"In These Arms"

"Low Rising"

"Fantasy Man"

"Paper Cup"

"Feeling the Pull"

"Back Broke"

"When Your Mind's Made Up"

Deer Tick @ Newport Folk Folk Festival (NPR Stream)

This is pretty cool, NPR is streaming Deer Tick's set from the Newport Folk Festival this past weekend. You can listen to the stream HERE.

WFUV & NPR Newport Folk Festival Broadcast

I received an email yesterday detailing plans for WFUV and NPR Music to broadcast George Wein's Folk Festival 50 planned for August 1st and 2nd in Newport, RI. Here are the details:

WFUV and NPR Music Bring Listeners
George Wein's Folk Festival 50 at Newport

New York, NY -- Noncommercial New York City radio station WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) and NPR Music will broadcast and webcast George Wein's Folk Festival 50 at Newport throughout Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd. WFUV Music Director Rita Houston and Bob Boilen, host of NPR Music's "All Songs Considered," will be at Newport, RI's Fort Adams State Park to bring listeners two days of music from the storied annual festival, now in its 50th year.

"The Folk Festival and FUV share similar missions to bring audiences the most exciting new artists and, at the same time, remind people how much is owed to musical trailblazers like Seeger and Baez. I've seen so many important moments in music history take place at the Festival and I'm sure more history will be made this year," says WFUV Music Director Rita Houston.

WFUV will broadcast live performances from Tift Merritt, Billy Bragg, the Avett Brothers, Gillian Welch, Fleet Foxes, The Decemberists and Pete Seeger on Saturday, August 1 from 12:00-5:00 PM EST. In addition, WFUV and NPR Music will webcast all the weekend's stellar performances at www.wfuv.org and www.npr.org/folkfestival50 live and for free. George Wein's Folk Festival 50 at Newport will include performances by Iron & Wine, Mavis Staples, Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, Ben Kweller, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Brett Dennen, The Low Anthem, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Neko Case, Josh Ritter, Del McCoury Band, Guy Clark, Deer Tick, Elvis Perkins in Dearland and more.