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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…
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Eamon McGrath Makes Whiskey Sound Good
Just thought I would post something that oozes of late night, being down on your luck and gritty back alleys. But for some reason it is something that still draws you in like its home. Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Edmonton’s Eamon McGrath. First showing on Slowcoustic had Eamon on a playlist here with…
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It Seems Like Only Days Since Scott Matthew Was On The Blog
Well friends it was but merely days – or a couple of posts ago that I posted on Scott Matthew! I am getting into the new album from Mr. Matthew and despite what some call “overwrought” I call pretty darn good (I’m lookin’ at you Morgan – HA!). I know you can get overwhelmed with…
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Weinland’s “Breaks In The Sun” Follow Up
So I first mentioned the new Weinland album here and indicated it was one of the albums to look forward to. Now that it has been released as of last week, I can say, it is well worth it. The album has been spinning for almost 2 months around here and it is a great…
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If You Haven’t Heard – Tobacco Pat
Tobacco Pat is the subject of this episode of “If You Haven’t Heard” and once again, you need to hear – but I guess that is the point of the series. Well now that we are on subject, I was recently introduced to Tobacco Pat (and have previously mentioned him HERE) and now I hope…
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Scott Matthew Has a Masterpiece on His Hands
Maybe it is the fact that at first listen it presents as a cross between Devendra’s bohemian and Antony’s dramatics…Scott Matthew’s latest album “There Is An Ocean That Divides”** is something more than simply a new album, it is a wake up call that he is here and is delivering us a masterpiece. ~~ ~~…
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Sunday Label Showcase – Third Uncle Records
Okay, so it isn’t really a profile of the label, but I am a fan of a couple of artists (so far, I am sure my “fandom” will grow once I really dig into Third Uncle). Those artists are the overly Slowcoustic profiled Elephant Micah (mentioned here, here and here) and new on my radar,…
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A Trip Through The Slowcoustic Inbox
**pictured above is the entrance to Slowcoustic Artist Submission offices Thought I would do a overview of some recent submissions to the blog. I do get a fair amount, not as much as others (how many sad bastards can there be, really?) and they deserve some play. Below are a few selections of bands, artists…
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Working My Way Into A Slumber With Will Johnson
Will Johnson “Just to Know What You’ve Been Dreaming” (mp3) “Closing Down My House” (mp3) from “Vultures Await” (Misra) More On This Album ~~ ~Heading off to bed, glad it is Friday. But long ago when it was still the morning of this very Friday, I was listening to “Counting the Scars” on the way…