Category: indie
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Chriss Sutherland & Brown Bird – Spring Tour 2009
One tour I would love to see would be the upcoming tour of Brown Bird and Chriss Sutherland. While both have been featured here on Slowcoustic in the past (here & here), teaming up these two…that is bad ass. Chriss has a new album “Worried Love” and Brown Bird will be looking to also have…
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Rewind Friday’s Outtake
So I forgot an artist I meant to put on Friday’s post yesterday – The Most Serene Republic. My apologies to any Canadian music frenzy that ensued due to this obvious omission (and I had 3 other “Arts & Crafts” bands!!). Oh well, to make it up, here are three little diddies from the Milton,…
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Rewind Friday – Canadian Edition
So in a lame attempt to put a post out, I give you a mish mash of Canadian artists over the past few years. Some newer than others….some better than others…overall a pretty decent Friday I must say. Now, don’t get all “these are simply the mainstream indie-Canadian bands” on me…I didn’t say it was…
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Kentucky Nightmare are anything but…
A new tune from Kentucky Nightmare that I am currently enamored with is “Caroline & I” from the new release “Take Her Favour”. I hope you will enjoy it as well. I also think I like them because of the description of the creating process of the album as such: After excruciatingly enjoyable sessions at…
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husband&wife – “Dark Dark Woods”
I have previously posted on husband&wife (yes, there is no space in the band name – it is like its one word) and I have been advised that today (Jan. 29th) there will be an appearance from h&w on the indie hit-maker Daytrotter. This is exciting, I think the new album (due on Feb. 24th…
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Arrgh – Beirut or Heartless Bastards?
First Corner: Beirut “My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille” (mp3) from “March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland” (Pompeii Records) More On This Album Opposite Corner: Heartless Bastards “The Mountain” (mp3) from “The Mountain” (Fat Possum Records) I am undecided at the moment for my song of the week and I had to post…
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New Jitney Album Released on Rock Proper!
A busted leg, a year plus recovering and two years driving a taxicab came between Casey Meehan’s Violet and his new project Jitney. Kind faces, cruel faces, always going somewhere, were the wildflower seeds planted in the cracked leather backseat that grew into these songs. 6pm to 6am, 6 nights becoming dawns each week, with…
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A FatCat Records Playlist
Woot! Part three of the a series I have going on record labels (part 1, part 2). This time we have the ever impressive “FatCat Records” from Brighton (and Brooklyn). FatCat Records is pretty much an “ahead of the curve” indie label with a few great “straight ahead” indie artists. If you are a bit…
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Is anybody actually Canadian anymore?
You all want to know where I am from…well I am from Canada. Well, not this Canada, but ya know. Canada “Beige Stationwagon” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” “Hexenhaus” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” “Record Function” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” (Quite Scientific Records) More On This Album Description The Arcade Fire shows up at…
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Still on tap: “Various Artists” Vol. 2
I tolds ya I would be back with some more various songs, loosely threaded together by some sort of “themed post”. I won’t let you down today folks. More good ones available below for consumption. Various Artists playlist part 2: “River of Dirt” by Marissa Nadler (new track from the upcoming release “Little Hells”) “A…
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Now on tap: “Various Artists” Vol. 1
This “Various Artist” band sure records a lot. I mean, how many albums can these guys put out…and on a regular basis! Okay, lame opening, but wouldn’t it be a great name for a band – “Various Artists”. Everyone would be know you, although there are a few inherent pitfalls I see in that name……
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Matt Jones – Michigan talent pool finds even more depth
The photo above features Matt Jones. Matt Jones is more or less new to me. The fact that the trailer in the photo above is made by John Deere is not lost on me. Michigan isn’t just the city of Detroit. Michigan is as vast as it’s songwriter talent pool is deep. This fact says…