July 2010
31 posts
These United States - Will it Ever →
Official | Myspace | Buy Their Music | Free Downloads of their songs
I have to say that I am glad to finally have a gray day with some light drizzle so that I can stop playing…
Beat Connection - In the Water →
Myspace | Free DL at Bandcamp Complete with handclappping, steel drums, and other excellence this song is just golden and a great alternative to that wave of 60s surfer songs with fuzzy reverb of…
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Backyard Tire Fire - Brady →
Official | Download “Brady” for free | Buy album for $5 This is my college radio find of the day. While driving to work this came on and I was instantly hooked, I even started singing along to…
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I like this band more and more every day. Great...
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“There’s a feel that I get like I’m winning a bet
I got booze in my blood, ears...”
– Backyard Fire Tire from “Road Song #39”
The Silver Seas - What's the drawback? →
Thank you everyone! Somehow I have reached the 100 loyal readers mark. I would like to thank all of you for your continued support (2 weeks straight of over 100 repeat visitors). I love you all and I…
Those Dancing Days - Space Hero Suits →
If you happen to be stuck on a constantly infuriating public transportation system where they kick you off the train and tell you to take a shuttle, which turns into a bus, which turns into another…
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“She’s walking like the devil went the other way
Walking like she don’t care...”
– Darlingside from “Good Man”
Frontier Ruckus - Deadmalls & Nightfalls album →
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This band is easily one of my new favorites. Last week they released their highly anticipated new album, Deadmalls & Nightfalls. I had…
Roman Candle - Oh Tall Tree in The Ear (album) →
Official Site | Bandcamp I love random finds on bandcamp, and after searching the “indie pop” tag I found this band. It didn’t take long for me to realize that this was my type of band with…
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“Geography is not to blame, it’s that all you do is the same
Pick a town...”
– Stereo Telescope from “Geography”
yikes! →
So much good music in the past 24 hours that I can’t even write a coherent blog post. Stay tuned this week for Frontier Ruckus, Filligar, Roman Candles, and lots more americana, alt-folk, rock type…
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“I don’t know how other folks get by.
But there’s one thing that...”
– By Roman Candle from “Starting from Scratch”
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“The summer sun will set she said,
If you leave it up there long
Take its beams...”
– Hey Marseilles from “Someone to Love”
Larsen B - Marilyn →
I really like this British band and just stumbled upon when they were Spinner’s Band of the Week. They have a catchy sound, well suited for a broad audience. Some random facts: They named themselves…
Oli&Stomp - Sunshines →
The beginning of this summer was a tad slow with catchy summer tunes but ever since July it has been nearly impossible to keep up. Part of the charm of summer hits is that they are allowed to be…
Beach Traffic Playlist to Make People Stare and... →
You know how when you are stuck on that small two lane highway driving somewhere awesome like the beach on a friday afternoon and you start noticing and checking out all the other people inching…
Thank God for the Weekend →
Yesterday I let TheSixtyOne (a funkier Pandora of sorts) play all day long and I came across some interesting artists. Some of these songs are a little older circa 2008ish but it was still new to…
Dawes - How Far We've Come →
I posted about them a while back with my favorite “Love is all I am” but I just listened to their Daytrotter session from last week and just had to share something from their acoustic set with you….
NYC Musical Saw Festival →
If I can manage to look past my obsession with the banjo, the fiddle, or the accordian, I will eventually remember that I am obsessed with the magic of the musical saw. I really want to try and…
Johnny Flynn, Love Language, and The Cults →
Hooray for no hungover post-concert haze blog post today. Sorry if yesterday was a little ridiculous, that happens sometimes. Tonight, I will be going to see Mean Creek and The Love Language at …
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Tony Lucca - Rendezvous with the Angels →
If you are in the mood for some poppy, folky stuff check out the new album from Tony Lucca. His voice is the highlight and I find it very relaxing. So far I have not heard any standout…
Awkwardness is my best friend or what happened at... →
Awkwardness always has been my best friend and always will be. It is synonymous with my name and all my friends know this. It’s time you do too. A mild case of awkwardness occurred last night…
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When I manage to take a break from listening to...
Arran Arctic - The Door →
Here is one of those great Monday morning kind of song from the unsigned Scottish band, Arran Arctic. You can stream the entire album HERE on their website as well as download the song for free, it…
Songs from last week... →
Here is a completely random selection of what I have been listening to this past week. None of these songs have anything to do with one another so just pick and choose what tickles your fancy. More…
Tennis - South Carolina →
This is a new husband/wife group that is making the rounds on the blogosphere. I don’t know what I think of them yet. I am still deciding. The video is fairly interesting if you like vintage bikinis.
