Monday, January 31, 2011

Fleet Foxes: North American Tour Dates & Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes have announced some new US tour dates (tickets go on sale tomorrow for some of the shows). Dates listed below with more info at their site HERE. Also take a listen to "Helplessness Blues", their first single off the new album.

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop

04.30.2011The Vogue Theatre / Vancouver, BC
05.01.2011Crystal Ballroom / Portland, OR
05.03.2011Moore Theatre / Seattle, WA
05.05.2011Fox Theater / Oakland, CA
05.06.2011Spreckles Theatre / San Diego, CA
05.07.2011Hollywood Palladium / Hollywood, CA
05.08.2011Rialto Theatre / Tucson, AZ
05.10.2011Stubb's Waller Creek / Austin, TX
05.11.2011Palladium Ballroom / Dallas, TX
05.13.2011Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN
05.14.2011The Tabernacle / Atlanta, GA
05.15.2011DAR Constitution Hall / Washington, DC
05.17.2011Orpheum Theatre / Boston, MA
05.18.2011The United Palace Theatre / New York, NY
05.21.2011Tower Theatre / Upper Darby, PA

The Boxer Rebellion: The Cold Still Downloads









SOTD: "Love and Leave" - Scattered Trees

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Songs For A Sunday Night

Here's a few good songs that aren't the most popular, but I love them. Something to listen to before you head into the work week......

REM - "COUNTRY FEEDBACK"




ROBERT BRADLEY'S BLACKWATER SURPRISE - "ONCE UPON A TIME"




CITY AND COLOUR - "HELLO, I'M IN DELAWARE"




PEARL JAM - "I GOT ID"




THE SAMPLES - "WHEN THE DAY IS DONE"

Friday, January 28, 2011

SOTD: "Days" - Creep

City and Colour: In Studio



City and Colour is back in the studio working on a new album. They've set up a site HERE documenting the process with news, pictures, videos, etc. You can find one of those videos below....

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

SOTD: "So Lonely" - The Whigs

Really dig these guys, I think they're one of the more underrated bands around right now......

Monday, January 24, 2011

SOTD: "Enjoy The Silence" - Nada Surf

Real cool cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy THe Silence"....

Friday, January 21, 2011

SOTD: "LIFEGOESON" - Noah & The Whale

Does this song remind anyone else of Tom Petty? Like a current version of "Don't Come Around Here No More"

Thursday, January 20, 2011

John McCauley & Ian O'Neil (Deer Tick) @ City Winery 1/19/11



I took my first trip to City Winery last night to check out a performance by John McCauley & Ian O'Neil of Deer Tick. Below are a couple videos I took, "Baltimore Blues No.1" and "Daydreaming". Enjoy!

BALTIMORE BLUES NO. 1





DAYDREAMING

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

SOTD: "The Honest Truth" - Typhoon



Quite simply, this is just an awesome song, love the horns! You can stream it HERE and download it HERE.

Chris Bathgate US Tour & "No Silver" Single



Chris Bathgate has announced a tour throughout the US, 24 dates spanning 10 states (listed below). If you're not familiar with his work, you can download his new single "No Silver" HERE, just a great song.

1/18 - Up Front - Marquette, MI
1/21 - Orpheum Theater - Houghton, MI
1/22 - The Dav - Kingsford, MI
1/24 - Nick & Eddies - Minneapolis, MN
1/25 - Secret Loft - Milwaukee, WI
1/26 - Project Lodge - Madison, WI
1/27 - Univ. of Kentuky - Lexington, KY
1/31 - Elbo Room - Chicago, IL
2/1 - The House - Dekalb, IL
2/4 - Dreamland Theater - Ypsilanti, MI
2/11 - Ottawa Tavern - Todelo, OH
2/12 - Scene MetroSpace - Lansing, MI
2/16 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
2/17 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
2/18 - Kennet Flash - Kennet, PA
2/19 - Pete's Candy Store - New York, NY
2/22 - T.T. The Bears - Cambridge, MA
2/24 - Secret Show - ???
2/25 - The Starving Artist - Keene, NH
2/26 - The Monkey House - Keene, NH
2/28 - The Bug Jar - Rochester, NY
3/1 - Allen St. Hardware - Buffalo, NY

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

SOTD: "San Pedro" - Mogwai

Pete Yorn 2011 Tour Dates



New Pete Yorn tour dates announced, more info at his site HERE.

February
+ February 14 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
+ February 16 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
+ February 17 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
+ February 18 Council Bluffs, IA @ Horseshoe Casino
+ February 20 N. Kansas City, MO @ Harrah's
+ February 22 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
+ February 23 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
+ February 27 St. Louis MO @ The Pageant

March
+ March 1 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theatre
+ March 2 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
+ March 4 Detroit, MI @ Clutch Cargos
+ March 5 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
+ March 8 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
+ March 10 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
+ March 11 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
+ March 14 Washinton, DC @ 930 Club

April
+ April 1 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
+ April 2 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
+ April 3 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
+ April 5 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
+ April 6 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
+ April 9 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
+ April 10 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
+ April 14 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
+ April 15 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
+ April 16 Austin, TX @ Stubb's
+ April 22 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage

Monday, January 10, 2011

SOTD: "Lovely and Blue" - Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

Getting more and more into this latest Ryan Adams album, here's another good one....

Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Black Keys on SNL Videos

A couple great videos from The Black Keys on SNL last night......


"HOWLIN' FOR YOU"





"TIGHTEN UP"

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Justin Townes Earle - "Harlem River Blues" on Letterman

Such a cool performance by Justin Townes Earle on Letterman last night.....

SOTD: "Austere" - The Joy Formidable

PJ20



Got the following email from the Pearl Jam Tenclub this evening, sounds like 2011 is going to be a hell of a year!

01.05.11
2011 will be a yearlong celebration of Pearl Jam’s twenty-year history. The anniversary festivities kick off in a few weeks with the release of Live on Ten Legs.
A hint of what more to expect in the months ahead:
- A spring reissue of Vs. and Vitalogy in new, deluxe formats;
- The release of Cameron Crowe’s film, Pearl Jam Twenty, along with an accompanying book and soundtrack album;
- A 20th anniversary destination weekend bash sometime in late summer;
- Plus a number of special events and new, unexpected releases!

Middle Brother Download "Me, Me, Me"



You can download the new single from "Middle Brother" (John McCauley of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit) right HERE. The album will be released on March 1st, 2011 but enjoy this until it comes out.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

A Couple Tunes....

Late night in the office tonight so I had the pandora going, heard a couple real good tunes that I haven't heard in awhile. Check these out if you're not familiar.....

JOHN BUTLER TRIO - "WHAT YOU WANT"




ADELE - "HOMETOWN GLORY"

SOTD: "If I Had A Boat" - James Vincent McMorrow



Also, if you're looking for a stream/download of this song, click HERE.

Monday, January 3, 2011

SOTD: "Around My Head" - Cage The Elephant

A Look Forward Into 2011

Welcome to 2011! Here's a list of some things I'm looking forward to in the new year....

1. Beastie Boys - "Hot Sauce Committee Part II"



New album coming from the Beastie Boys, as posted on their Facebook page:

Beastie Boys
"ALTHOUGH WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT "HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 1" WILL CONTINUE TO BE DELAYED INDEFINITELY, "HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 2" WILL BE RELEASED ON TIME AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED IN SPRING OF 2011."


2. My Morning Jacket - New Album



New album coming from My Morning Jacket, according to THIS interview with Rolling Stone, we should see it sometime early this year, possibly by May.

From James.... "We've got five songs done," he says. "We've worked a couple weeks. We're going to do another month. It'll probably be out mid-next year — probably May."


3. Chamberlin - "Bitter Blood"



I only recently found out about these guys but I'm excited for this album after listening to a few tracks on their site. You can check out their stuff HERE, they'll be opening for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals on their upcoming tour.


4. Dawes - New Album



Don't have much info on this but heard from a good source that Dawes will be putting out a new album in 2011. Can't wait for this one as their last album "North Hills" is one of my favorites from the last few years. If you don't know these guys, take a listen to some of their stuff HERE.


5. Pearl Jam - "Live on Ten Legs"



This live album will be out in just a couple weeks, from the PJ Tenclub...

"RELEASE DATE 1/18/11. Kicking off the band's twentieth anniversary year, "Live on Ten Legs" features 18 Pearl Jam tracks recorded over the course of the band's 2003-2010 world tours by recording engineer, John Burton (full track listing below). All tracks have been newly remixed by longtime Pearl Jam engineer Brett Eliason and remastered."

"Live on Ten Legs" Tracklisting:
1. Arms Aloft
2. World Wide Suicide
3. Animal
4. Got Some
5. State of Love And Trust
6. I Am Mine
7. Unthought Known
8. Rearview Mirror
9. The Fixer
10. Nothing As It Seems
11. In Hiding
12. Just Breathe
13. Jeremy
14. Public Image
15. Spin the Black Circle
16. Porch
17. Alive
18. Yellow Ledbetter



6. Tool - New Album?



This is simply a rumor but I've read it several places. I'd love to see a new album in 2011 from these guys. If history has shown, 2011 will be the year......

Aenima - 1996

Lateralus - 2001

10,000 Days - 2006

??? - 2011


7. Jay-Z & Kanye West - "Watch The Throne"



"Watch The Throne" is an upcoming collaborative album from Jay-Z and Kanye West. This album has been awhile in the making but could be out early in 2011 (even maybe in a week...... see video below)

Jay-Z After Party at Marquee from Seth Browarnik on Vimeo.




8. Pete Yorn - "Music For The Morning After" Re-Release and Tour



From Pete Yorn's twitter.....(hoping he makes a stop in NYC)....

"10 year anniversary rerelease of Musicforthemorningafter coming up in March...will play entire record live to celebrate in select cities..."


9. Pearl Jam - 20th Anniversary Festival - Location TBD



Late in 2010, Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis was on the Sirius/XM show and said they're working on a 20th anniversary weekend festival, somewhere in the middle of the US. Dates haven't been released and there's pretty much no info besides that statement right now. Rumors are flying around, three day festival perhaps? Will there be other bands included? Will former band members be invited to play? So many questions but I'm real anxious to see the final details of this festival, this will be a huge event for the die-hards.


10. Coachella Festival 2011



I'm planning a return trip to the Coachella Festival for the first time in a few years. I went in 2007 and 2008 but haven't been able to make it back over the last couple of years. Looks like we've got the same crew of five going that went on the previous trips so I'm beyond excited. I can honestly say for any music fan, this trip is a MUST, at least one time. Truly a unique environment in a beautiful setting, can't wait to see the lineup and get out to Indio!