Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros live

•November 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Edward Sharpe The Magnetic Zeros

I just got back from seeing Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros last night.  That was a really great show.  This band has like eleven members in the band.  It was worth the price of admission just to see how they fit everyone on the stage.  Then to top it off, they had enough room to jump and dance around the entire show.  Boy, did these guys have a lot of energy.  I don’t know how they’re able to keep up that much energy every night.  It’s really impressive.

You guys have to make your way to their shows.  Don’t worry if you know their songs or not.  It doesn’t matter.  You’ll enjoy yourself even if you don’t.

They’ll be touring for the rest of the year.  I posted the dates here for you.  I also posted a live video of them to give you a taste.

Edward Sharpe Live

11/9 – Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Theatre
11/10 – Nashville, TN – 3RD & Lindsley
11/11 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
11/12 – Kent, OH – Kent State Folk Festival @ The Kent Stage
11/14 – Charlottesville, VA – IS VENUE
11/15 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
11/16 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
11/17 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
11/23 – Montreal, QB – Petit Campus
11/24 – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo Club
11/27 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
11/28 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
11/29 – Minneapolis, MN – The Varsity Theatre
12/1 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theatre
12/2 – Telluride, CO – Sheridan Opera House
12/5 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
12/8 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
12/9 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
12/10 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – 40 Day Dream

Their Myspace

The Mary Onettes

•November 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

The Mary Onettes new album is out and it’s as good as they’ve hyped it up to being. I have a couple of links for you guys to check out. The first one is a track by track discussion of the album done by the band. It’s always interesting to hear what the band has to say about their songs. The second link is a live video. It’s their song “Once I Was Pretty” done live acoustically in a parking garage.

The band is continuing right where they left off with the last album. They keep that 80’s melancholic sound. They’re not afraid to talk about any event in their lives that inspire them, as you’ll find out in that article. I expect the album to be pretty high on bloggers’ album of the year lists.

The Mary Onettes ‘Puzzles’ from Labrador Records on Vimeo.

The Mary Onettes – Puzzles

The Mary Onettes’ track by track article
The Mary Onettes video
Their Myspace

Rökkurró

•November 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Rokurro

Rökkurró is about to jump into the studio and start recording their new album. I’m all excited. They will be doing a blog during the recording process. Here’s the link. Be sure to add that to your rss reader. They’ll be adding photos and song samples, I guess.

Rökkurró is an Icelandic band that should be a lot bigger than they are. That voice the lead singer has is incredible. She could hypnotize you with her voice. You can hear it on a few songs on their Myspace page. I also posted a couple of videos for you. For you guys that have been following me most of the year, then you’ll know I’ve posted about them before but they’re worth talking about again.

Rökkurró – Ferdalangurinn

Their Myspace
Their Blog

Titiyo & Moto Boy – If only your bed could cry

•November 5, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Have you guys heard of Moto Boy? If not, go check him out. He’s very talented. He’s putting a new spin to indie music right now. Let me put it this way, he released an ep of just classical songs like Ave Maria. It’s pretty bad ass. Anyways, I just ran into this video. It’s pretty chill and quite nice. Gotta go. Time to listen to some more Moto Boy songs.

His Myspace

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

•November 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment

BRMC Live

You know, sometimes I can’t really explain why I listen or don’t listen to some bands. Right now, my latest example of a band I have no explanation why I haven’t been giving more time on my iTunes would be Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. I had to have them thrown into my face before I gave them a shot. I know, it doesn’t make any sense. I’ve been on a kick lately of darker, melancholic bands so BRMC is a very logical pick right? At least, I’m catching up now.

BRMC will be releasing a live album on November 10. The release should be pretty awesome guys. It’s going to be 2 DVDs and 1 CD. They know how to put on a show so don’t be the one who doesn’t find that out by skipping out on the album.

BRMC Live

BRMC – What Ever Happened To My Rock And Roll (Punk Song)

Their Website
Their Myspace

Kent Remix Competition

•October 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Kent has a remix competition guys. It seems pretty cool. If you go here, this is the site to do the remixing. Save your remix and the one listened to the most will win a deluxe edition of the album. I messed with the site a bit. It’s fun. Enjoy your very own Kent remix.

Official Site
Their Myspace
Remix Competition

Eels

•October 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Eels

Eels released an album a few months back. I just recently got my hands on it. They’ve been around for quite a while and I never really gave them a listen. You know, they’re not half bad. It seems like the band is really inspired because there are already plans for them to release another album on January 19th. So all of you Eels fans are lucky. You won’t have to wait too long before that’s released. Until then I’ll give you a song on the album, Hombre Lobo.

You can go here to check the album cover and the track listing of the album.

Eels – That Look You Give That Guy

Myspace

The Mary Onettes

•October 16, 2009 • Leave a Comment

The Mary Onettes islands

The Mary Onettes will be releasing their new album on November 4 on Labrador Records.  Here’s the new video for their song Puzzles.

The Mary Onettes – Puzzles (video)

The Mary Onettes – Puzzles

Their Myspace
Labrador Records

Boys Noize

•October 14, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Boys Noize

Boys Noize has his new album out this week.  I have some tastes for you. Rozz Box is a free download he’s offered on his website while the video is a live performance of Jeffer. If you’ve heard anything from Boys Noize’s first album, Oi Oi Oi, then you have an idea of what to expect on the second album, Power. He tests the waters with mixing some electronica styles but it’s a lot of the same fun Boys Noize sound. Get your dance shoes on guys and expect good things from Power.

Boys Noize – Rozz Box

His Myspace
His Website

The XX

•October 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Right now I’d say that these guys are arguably the best new band of the year. Yeah, I know that’s saying a lot, especially with The Pains… being in the mix. The Pains are a really good band, don’t get me wrong. They’re definitely in the hunt as well. But I’ve found myself listening to The XX a lot more than The Pains. I guess I’m into that minimal, dark sound of theirs. I’m sure I’ll put out a best of 2009 at the end of the year. You’ll have to hold out until then to hear my official call but right now it’s leaning to The XX. They’re impressing me a lot right now with their ability to use hip hop beats and make it goth. I hate hip hop but it works with them.

VCR is the song on the video. It’s probably my favorite from the album. You’ll have to lower the sound on the video. It’s way too loud and starts to distort, but besides that it’s a good example of the band. I also put up a remix the band did. If you hunt down the original, you’ll be pretty impressed with the remix. It’s nothing like the original.

Florence and The Machine – You’ve Got the Love (XX remix)

Their Myspace