Video of the week honors go to Sonic Drop: What Made Milwaukee Famous [stare all you want] “Mercy, Me” recorded live at Stubb’s Outdoor Amphitheatre in Austin, TX during the 2006 SXSW Music Festival. “Mercy, Me” is available on the debut album from What Made Milwaukee Famous, Trying to Never Catch Up.
What Made Milwaukee Famous & More, Album Previews
My full album stream pick of the week goes to What Made Milwaukee Famous. Its hard to believe Trying to Never Catch Up is the debut album for the Austin-based band as they’ve been at it for a while now. In reality, this is a reissue with some bonus tracks but it represents their first […]
Calling All Scrobblers, “In the Name of Twangâ€
I’ve been a member of Last.fm for at least a couple of months now. Originally, I registered under the guise of Twangville with the hopes that our other contributors would collectively use a single account and we’d have an excellent account of what we’ve been listening to. It turns out there were a couple of […]
The Damnwells, a Video
This is the electronic press kit created for The Damnwells album released this week. Standout track “Golden Days” is a feature of the video. Also, there’s a higher quality version available on the Golden Days Movie web site. Enjoy! (source: YouTube)
The Damnwells & More, Album Previews
If you love The Replacements and Wilco the way I do, you’ve got to check out the latest from Brooklyn-based band, The Damnwells. I’ve haven’t been through the whole disc yet because I keep getting caught on standouts “Golden Days” and “You Don’t Have to Like Me to Love Me”. If you don’t look into […]
Capitol Records will release “Bonnie Raitt and Friendsâ€
Arguably the reigning Queen of Americana, Bonnie Raitt’s performance from the live concert series VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live! will be released by Capitol Records on August 15. The CD/DVD will feature live performances by Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Alison Krauss and Keb’Mo’. Here’s an excerpt from the press release followed by some […]
Check out Funky Nashville’s “Hitch a Rideâ€
[audio:http://www.funkynashville.dk/uploads/media/Hitch_A_Ride.mp3] Close your eyes, hop into a 60’s era convertible of your choice with your favorite shades on. You are driving down Route 66 with the sun shining overhead, a bead of sweat making its way from your forehead to your ear and carcasses of snakes baking below your radial tires. This is the aura […]
Carey Ott Videos
Here’s a couple of Carey Ott videos featuring footage from the latest album and tour. Great stuff! (posted by jdomanic on YouTube) (posted by spaceageboy10pwr on YouTube)
Gin Blossoms & More, Album Previews
When I found out the Gin Blossoms were releasing their first new album since 1997 I was intrigued but my expectations were quite low. Bands just don’t come back after all that time and sound like they used to. Excuse me while I pull my shoe out of my mouth… on first listen this album […]
I See Hawks in LA’s “Hard Times”, a Download
From their May ‘06 release California Country, here’s Los Angeles-based I See Hawks in L.A. with an acoustic country-blues number about hopelessness and humble absurdity all the while chock full of mandolin and Dobro. [audio:http://iseehawks.com/mp3/HAWKS_CC_HardTimes.mp3] Download “Hard Times” (MP3) Source: NoDepression.net