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Washed Out covers Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game
Rising chillwave star Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene) is following up the release of his much hyped debut LP, Within and Without, with a cover of Chris Isaak’s sultry classic “Wicked Game”. The Sub Pop Records signee got his start in rural Georgia recording songs in his bedroom, which is exactly where his songs…
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Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Releases Children’s Book
I guess having seen a broke mother turn her children’s subway entertainment into the world-wide phenomenon of Harry Potter made an impression on indie-rocker Colin Meloy of the Decemberists. Well, now that Harry Potter is over, Meloy, along with his wife, has released a children’s book entitled, Wildwood. You can read a quick little…
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Generationals live on KEXP
Remember when I went off about The Generationals show at The Basement? When they opened for rising superstars Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., and The Generationals actually were the highlight of the night. They are still touring the country along with another rising star Gardens & Villas, and, on Wednesday, they were in Seattle for…
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Live Tom Waits album
The music blog, Aquarium Drunkard, has put up a link to download a live Tom Waits album Never Talk To Strangers. Tom Waits is hands down one of my favorite artists of all time. I once learned that he was playing in Radio City Music Hall for a benefit concert for New Orleans after…
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J. Roddy Walston & The Business, 12th and Porter, 10/8
If you aren’t a fan of J. Roddy Walston & The Business, then you are probably getting tired of hearing me talk about them. I was excited about them before Bonnaroo, and then they thoroughly blew me away during their set at Bonnaroo. I was so excited that I started stalking them, and found…
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Delicate Steve, The Basement, July 22
Delicate Steve (a.k.a. Steve Marion) is an enigma who is described in his press release as a 40 piece multi-instumentalist, who sounds like My Bloody Valentine without the guitars, and is destined to be a wordless, new jersey, U2. NPR did a great story about unraveling the truly hysterical and totally fake press release…
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Way to drop a 4:20 bomb!!!
So, FILTER, Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom, and Toyota (I think they are in there too), just dropped a free concert announcement bomb. Saturday, August 20th from 6pm to midnight, you can head over to the parking lot outside Mercy/Cannery for free (let me repeat that last part, FREE) for a block party featuring Delta…
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The Zoltars, Free at Grimey’s, 6pm, July 20
Austin-based rock band The Zoltars are on their first tour right now, and they will be in Nashville today (7/20) playing FOR FREE at Grimey’s Record Store at 6pm. These guys are another perfect example of the psychadelic rock that is brewing out of Texas these days. What else do you have to do…
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Lera Lynn
My Old Kentucky Blog tipped me off about Lera Lynn and her amazing covers. Lera is an Athens Georgia based singer songwriter that was formerly the voice of the folk-pop band Birds and Wire. Lera just released her debut album, Have You Met Lera Lynn?, and she will be in Nashville to perform at…