Bon Iver followed up the stellar debut with this year’s self-titled grower of an LP and the god news today is that he is heading back to Australia to play some special venues in March next year. Vernon and Co will be playing the Golden Plains festival as well as a string of dates across the country… Saturday, 3 March 2012 @ Perth International Arts … Continue reading NEWS: Bon Iver 2012 Australian Tour…
This year is the 25th Anniversary of Neil and Pegi Young’s Bridge School benefit concerts that has seen a plethora of big names play the charitable event. This year’s show happens on October 22nd and 23rd at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.To celebrate they are also releasing a 3DVD and 2CD commemorative package. Check out the trailer below… Lineup Neil Young Dave Matthews … Continue reading WATCH: The Bridge School 25th Anniversary DVD trailer
written by Chris Familton Oh Willy Dear! are singer Daniele Marando and guitarist Dan Babekuhl playing predominately bluegrass styled country music – a departure of sorts from the swampy rock n roll blues of their other band The Maladies. They played a mighty impressive set of covers and originals with some quite stunning guitar work from Babekuhl and a reminder of how outstanding Marando’s voice … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Abbe May @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 25/08/11
On the back of their brilliant Celebration, Florida album from earlier this year, The Felice Brothers are releasing a new EP called Poughkeepsie Princess. They are also kindly releasing it for free over five weeks – or at least the cost of your email address. Head over to their website HERE and grab the first three tracks and get the others as they are released… Continue reading NEWS: The Felice Brothers release new EP for free…
written by Chris Familton After the success of their 2009 debut The Sunspot Letters, Leader Cheetah ran the risk of ‘going big’ by building up their recordings with excess guitars and grand themes. Similarly they could have gone down the Powderfinger avenue chasing mass appeal and in the process losing some of the subtle and special musical traits that they displayed on that first LP. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Leader Cheetah | Lotus Skies
Oh Willy Dear!/Hootenanny @ Annandale, 25/08/11, a set on Flickr. Continue reading PHOTOS: Oh Willy Dear!/Hootenanny @ Annandale, 25/08/11
Notes Live is hosting a great looking gig this Thursday night to celebrate the music of Neil Young and raise some money for the beyondblue charity: the national depression initiative is an independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related disorders in Australia. Proceeds from this show will be donated to this great organisation. www.beyondblue.org.au. The great local line-up includes Jason Walker, … Continue reading NEWS: After The Goldrush – A Celebration of Neil Young
Mixed Feelings 10 :: Another Doubtful Sounds mixtape journey into our varied musical tastes. This instalment veers from surging Danish post punk to heart warming americana, digital r&b, Sydney garage rock and a slab of shoegaze… Continue reading DS MIXTAPE: Mixed Feelings 10
In no particular order here are some our favourite albums we’ve heard so far in 2011… J. Mascis | Several Shades of Why Bon Iver | Bon Iver Yuck | Yuck John Maus | We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves Robag Wruhme | Thora Vukk Eleanor Friedberger | Last Summer Gillian Welch | The Harrow & The Harvest Pure X | Pleasure The Horrors … Continue reading DS… BEST OF 2011 SO FAR
Check out the awesomely animated video for America!, one of the standout tracks from Callahan’s recently released album Apocalypse. Video by Okay Mountain (Sterling Allen, Peat Duggins, Ryan Hennessee) Produced by Dave Bryant. Continue reading WATCH: Bill Callahan | America [Official Video]
Wilco have released the first summery psych pop track off their new album The Whole Love – due for release in September. The 7″ also features a B-side cover of the Nick Lowe hit I Love My Label – a tribute of sorts to the band’s own newly minted record label dBpm Records. Continue reading LISTEN: New Wilco song | I Might
Wilco are set to release their new album later this year but first they have the single I Might b/w I Love My Label Limited Edition Blue 7″ Vinyl coming out July 19th. The bad news is that it is already sold out 😦 The good news is that the black version is still available over HERE. The single is the first release on the band’s … Continue reading NEWS: WILCO release new single on new label…
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