Month: May 2009
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Sean Rowe’s New Album is “Magic”
When you hear Sean Rowe start up, you can’t help but picture a gothic version of the South, or what I envision what the South would be like. As I don’t really know much of the real South and I am sure many residents of this mythical “South” would guffaw at this Canadian, I still…
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3 More Reasons Why I Love The Dead Oceans Label
They will be releasing the next Bowerbirds album “Upper Air” in July They are releasing the new Akron/Family album “Set ’em Wild, Set ’em Free” tomorrow – listen to “River” (mp3) They have Matthew Houck on roster, or as you know him, Phosphorescent Phosphorescent live on KEXP at The Cutting Room Studios NYC from KEXP…
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Lightning Dust hits Cow-Town – and brings a very special friend
So this coming Thursday, Calgary get ready – Lightning Dust will be touching down on their recent tour with a stop at Broken City. The Jagjaguwar recording duo is in Wildrose Country for a couple of shows (May 5th in Edmonton at the Pawn Shop with May 6th being the Calgary show). It has been…
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J. Tillman Performs “Master’s House” Live on Popcirkus
See my “Essentials” post on J. Tillman here. This is such a clear crisp version of “Master’s House” performed live, you MUST become a fan of Tills. You must. ~Smansmith
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Sled Island Festival Unveils 2009 Initial Line Up!
Sled Island is an “annual independent multi-venue music and arts festival” in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: of which I reside. This is the 3rd year and first year I am going to truly break out of my shell and attempt to bombard the venues with extreme malice. The event is set up like a mash between…
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Rounding Out The Week with Matthew Ryan
~~ Matthew Ryan “Jane, I Still Feel The Same” (mp3) “They Were Wrong” (mp3) from “Matthew Ryan Vs. The Silver State” (00:02:59 LLC) More On This Album There is something about the YouTube video above, just how casual Mr. Ryan is about the song, just standing there performing it masterfully. It is something like this…