As a Beirut fan, the double EP release of March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland marks a charter into…
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‘Just OK’ Album Releases of 2009: The Decemberists
This week you’ll see some reviews of much talked about recent releases by groups like The Decemberists, Beirut and U2….
In Dee Mail – New Songs from Alexis Babini, Fuzzy & Blue and King Black Acid
Alexis Babini at Summerfest 2008. Photo by Laura Burton With all that has been going on with South by Southwest…
New Indie Songs of 2009 from Voxtrot, Pomegranates, The Grates, Neko Case and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Fans of Austin band Voxtrot – who have been on a hiatus for two year – may be glad to…
SXSW Song Sampler: Playlist of Artists and Bands from S – Z
The Spinto Band throw it down With SXSW at full throttle, here’s the final playlist of bands performing over the…
SXSW Band Sampler: Playlist of Artists and Bands from N – R
Austin band Okkervil River Today marks the officially beginning of the South by Southwest music conference. Yesterday, we published a…
SXSW Song Sampler: Playlist of Artists and Bands from A to M
This is another stellar year for South by Southwest. Even though the world’s most famous music conference doesn’t officially kick…
New Royksopp’s Album "Junior" Triumphs Swedish Pop with Techno Twist
At first I wasn’t impressed. Strange how that happens on first listen with albums that on second listen reveal their…
In Dee Mail – New Songs from Tortured Soul, Darrin Kohavi and Stephen R. Hammond
This installment of In Dee Mail features R&B slicksters Tortured Soul, singer and songwriter Darrin Kohavi and former Flux Punch…
SXSW One-Man Band Feature Series: WAVVES
Nathan Williams, aka WAVVES, photo courtesy of SPIN magazine One thing that WAVVES, Deastro and Alaska in Winter have in…
Elkhart’s Indie Math Band InBirdsEye Releases New Single "They Won’t See"
Thrust into the national spotlight in recent weeks as the city with the highest unemployment in the United States, Elkhart,…
Bands to Watch in 2009: The Lonely Forest
The Seattle garage rock-pop band The Lonely Forest is set to release their third album, We Sing The Body Electric!,…