The brothers Meese will be releasing their debut album, Broadcast (June 30th), and you can purchase it here. In celebration Meese will be doing an in-store performance at Twist and Shout, June 30th @ 6 PM. They will also be playing the Westword Music Showcase next month, alongside, Built to Spill and a Place…
Month: May 2009
Paper Bird In-Store @ Twist and Shout
The first of two fantastic in-store shows that Twist and Shout has lined up for the month of June. Paper Bird is a mesh of musical genres ranging from Twang to Jazz, but just don’t call them Country. The multi-vocal group will be gracing the stage at the independent music store June 26th at 6…
Fader Icon Issue w/David Byrne
One can debate the influence of Muddy Waters, Chuck Barry, Elvis Presley, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Ian Curits, or perhaps, even David Byrne on a number of bands making the rounds nowadays. It’s all subjective I guess, depending on the genre of music, but you can’t dispute the legacy THAT IS THE Talking Heads, or…
Jay Bennett R.I.P.
It is with a heavy heart that I post this, but this source (and the rumour mill here as well) have confirmed the death of Jay Bennett. According to the report, it states that Bennett died in his sleep. The documentary, I’m Trying to Break Your Heart, did no justice for him and made him…
Zizek New Album Release
The electro-cubmia sounds of Zizek are getting a US release this June when Nacional Records releases, ZZK SOUND VOL. 2, June 23rd. We checked them out a couple of months ago and highly approve of the genre bending beat peddlers from South America. King Coya remix feat PG13 And AxelK-Petrona Martinez [mp3] Cumbiancherita-El Trip Selector…
Hockey Remixes
Hockey will be doing the Summer concert rounds, but mainly overseas. For those of you going to Sasquatch, do yourself a favor and fit them into your schedule for the day. Don’t do what I did and accidentally skip them by losing track of time. Hockey- Learn to Lose ( Labrinth Remix ) [mp3] Hockey-Learn…
Daily Monolith Festival Update
The lineup is shaping up quite nicely, yes? Don’t forget that you can follow Monolith via their Facebook Group Page and following them on Twitter. So far- Passion Pit These United States Thunderheist Frightened Rabbit The Walkmen Health The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Starfucker Girl Talk Thao with The Get Down Stay Down…
C=T Interviews Phoenix
C=T: More of a burning one-where does the band name Phoenix come from? Phoenix: We lied so much about this we forgot the truth… C=T: Phoenix’s introduction to me and perhaps a lot of people came from ‘Too Young’ being included on the Sountrack to ‘Lost in Translation’. Please describe your inspiration for that track….
Iron and Wine
I will never miss an opportunity to post something about one of my three favorite bands of all time. Iron and Wine is plugging , Around The Well (released yesterday), and he covered one of my favorite New Order tunes below on Jimmy Fallon. Thanks to Stereogum for the heads up on this one. Iron…
Girls Rock Denver
For those that say that girls can’t rock as hard as the guys, I urge you to watch this video and tell me otherwise. A Benefit Show for Girls Rock Denver June 27, 2009 @ Hi Dive, 7 South Broadway Denver, CO 80201 18+/$8 door Come celebrate women who rock now and help those who’ll…