Monday, February 28, 2011

Middle Brother Album Stream



Head over to Spinner.com to get a streaming preview of the new Middle Brother album (lead singers of Delta Sprit, Deer Tick & Dawes). I'll be checking these guys out Saturday night in Brooklyn, should be a great one!

MIDDLE BROTHER STREAM

SOTD: "Old Friend" - Caveman

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

SOTD: "Lippy Kids" - Elbow

Ray Lamontagne Tour Dates



Ray Lamontagne has announced some new tour dates listed below. From the email I received earlier.....

Presale tickets will go on sale Tuesday, March 1st. The general on sale for tickets will begin on Saturday, March 5th, with the exception of VT, NY, Toronto, Quebec, MT and ID, which will go on sale March 4th.
A complete list of tour dates is listed below. For more details on ticket info and Live - Spring 2010 details, visit RayLaMontagne.com.



Date City Venue
5/25/11 Waterbury, CT Palace Theatre*
5/26/11 Bangor, ME Waterfront*
5/27/11 Burlington, VT Midway Lawn^
5/28/11 Montreal, QC Sr. Denis^
5/30/11 Toronto, ON Massey Hall*
5/31/11 New York, NY Summerstage*
6/1/11 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavillion*
6/3/11 Saratoga, NY SPAC*
6/4/11 Canandaigua, NY CMAC*
6/6/11 Rochester, MI Meadow Brook*
6/7/11 Chicago, IL Millennium Park*
6/8/11 Cleveland, OH Nautica*
6/10/11 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
6/11/11 Columbus, OH LC Pavillion*
6/12/11 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavillion*
6/14/11 Indianapolis, IN Lawn @ White River*
6/15/11 Kansas City, KS Starlight*
6/17/11 Denver, CO Red Rocks*
6/18/11 Salt Lake City, UT Library Square*
6/20/11 Missoula, MT Big Sky Brewery*
6/21/11 Boise, ID Idaho Botanical*

*With Secret Sisters and Brandi Carlile
^With Brandi Carlile and Ximena Sarinana

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Dave Matthews Band Caravan



I got this email from the DMB Warehouse earlier today, sounds pretty interesting....

SAVE THE DATES!

Dave Matthews Band will host four three-day music festivals across the US this summer. The multi-stage events will feature a wide array of diverse musical talent with Dave Matthews Band performing a headlining set each night. Exact locations, lineups, ticketing and lodging info will be announced soon.

JUNE 24-26...North East/Mid Atlantic
JULY 8-10...Midwest
AUGUST...coming soon!
SEPTEMBER...coming soon!

SOTD: "Break Trouble Wait" - Quiet Lights

Break Trouble Wait from Quiet Lights on Vimeo.

Monday, February 21, 2011

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".

SOTD: "All At Once" - The Airborne Toxic Event

Back in the US after a few days out of the country, ready to get back at it...... here's a great new tune from the Airborne Toxic Event. Has anyone seen these guys live? I'd love to catch them next time they come around.

Monday, February 7, 2011

LA BLOGOTHEQUE: Local Natives - "Who Knows, Who Cares"

Take a listen to this awesome version of "Who Knows, Who Cares"....

Local Natives | Who Knows Who Cares | A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Pete Yorn: Music For The Morning After Tour




This is so cool, one of my favorite albums from the last 10 years. Wish I was on the west coast to check out one of these shows....

To celebrate the re-release of his classic debut, Pete will perform musicforthemorningafter in its entirety in six cities during his current 27-city headlining North American tour:

4/1/11 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
4/2/11 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
4/3/11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
4/5/11 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
4/6/11 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
4/9/11 San Diego, CA House of Blues


More details HERE.

SOTD: "Fireworks" - Wolfram featuring Hercules & Love Affair

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

SOTD: "Go Outside" - Cults

My buddy Chris sent this one over yesterday, cool tune.