Category Archives: music

[watch] Alex Winston//Locomotive

Official music video for the track from Sister Wife, out now on Heavy Roc Music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g_T1h62ybo

Alex Winston just finished up a strong showing at SXSW and will be hitting the road in the next couple of months for a few shows here and there (dates below) and be sure to check out my previous post for more fantastic tunes from Ms Winston.

4-05 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
5-10 Glasgow, Scotland – King Tuts
5-12 Bristol, England – The Cooler
5-13 Brighton, England – The Great Escape Festival
5-14 Manchester, England – Futuresonic Festival
5-15 Dublin, Ireland – The Sugar Club
5-18 London, England – XOYO
5-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso

Alex Winston – Locomotive

[on the road] Thao & Mirah

Thao Nguyen (of Thao With The Get Down Stay Down) and singer/songwriter Mirah recently teamed up and recorded their self-titled debut full-length (out 4/26, pre-order here).

The duo will be hitting the road this May for a quick West Coast tour in support of the release.   The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on May 1st and wraps up  in Olympia, WA, on May 9th.  For more about how Thao & Mirah came together, visit their press page at Kill Rock Stars.

5/1 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
5/2 Santa Barbara, CA – Soho
5/3 Oakland, CA – The New Parish
5/5 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Biltmore
5/6 Bellingham, WA – Western Washington University
5/7 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
5/8 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
5/9 Olympia, WA – The Northern

Thao & Mirah – Eleven
[bonus] Mirah – The Garden
[bonus] Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster

[watch] Acid House Kings//Would You Say Stop?

The latest from Sweden’s Acid House Kings, Music Sounds Better With You, is just a few days away (out 3/22, pre-order here) and other than the latest from The Go! Team (Rolling Blackouts, out now) and the upcoming release from The Antlers (Burst Apart, out 5/10), this is one of the 2011 releases i’m most excited about.

Since way back in 1991, Acid House Kings have been creating some of the best indie pop and Music Sounds Better With You will not disappoint.  The Hype Machine had the entire album available to stream a couple of weeks ago and I pretty much listened to just that for the entire week.  The video featured below is for the track, Would You Say Stop? — a track that’s pure pop bliss…and just happens to be available for free download courtesy of labrador records.

Enjoy!

[on repeat] Dntel//Enya Mixes

I heard one these tracks on my way to work this morning and was instantly intrigued.

I’m a big fan of both Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborello) and Enya (no joke, Only Time is the best way to cure a hangover), so obviously I searched the good ol’ blogosphere for more of this the first chance I got.  I was pleasantly surprised to not only find the song I had just heard, but the entire LP is available as a free download, courtesy of the good people at dublab!

Here’s what Mr. Tamborello had to say about the LP:
” I make music as Dntel, my last few releases have come out on Sub Pop. I’ve loved Enya since I was a teenager and I just finished this mini-album of remixes I did this past fall after a marathon revisiting of her records. I’m really proud of it, but unfortunately I couldn’t figure out a way to give it a legitimate release. I felt like if I tried to get it to her through any of the usual channels it would probably get shut down before it even made it to her ears. Hopefully nobody will mind it floating around, it was made with love and no money will be made off of it. I hope you enjoy it!!”

If you want a taste before you commit, check out my favorite track below.  Otherwise, download the entire LP here.

Dntel – To Go Beyond (Enya Mixes)

The Kills Visit KCRW

Tune in today at 11:15am for a special live studio performance by alt-rock duo, The Kills, on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.  Today’s show is being broadcast live from SXSW and will include songs from the band’s latest, Blood Pressures (out 4/5, pre-order here).

Be sure to head on over thekills.tv, where you can check out tour dates and grab the new track, DNA, for free.

The Kills – Pale Blue Eyes (Velvet Underground cover)