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Jack White started his Blunderbuss tour with a show at New York’s Webster Hall on Friday night. White and Co. teamed up with American Express and YouTube to stream that show, and he brought in veteran hollywood man, Gary Oldman, to direct this effort. Things get started with Jack bloodying up Oldman, and, even…
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Remember us telling you about that new Nashville outfit called Joy of Painting? Well, they are releasing a video montage today that was promised to fans when the group tweeted on January 12th, “For every person who retweets this, I will slap my roommate @Garrettthomson in the face. Youtube montage of the slaps to follow…#asterisk.” It’s…
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Fiona Apple self-leaked the first track, “Every Single Night” from her upcoming new record The Idler Wheel due out June 19th on Epic Records. It’s a nice little something to help you order your tickets for her Ryman gig on July 13th. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/43923280″ iframe=”true” /]
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UPDATE! Enter to win a pair of tickets of tickets here via American Songwriter. Risen indie star, Sharon Van Etten, is playing a show at Mercy Lounge on Thursday night. Her most recent release, Tramp, is the reason that she is now the risen star. This record showcases an artist in full control of…
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Do you ever get a song stuck in your head for seemingly days until you finally go out and buy the record? That is exactly what Spiritualized’s “Hey Jane” from Sweet Heart Sweet Light has done to me for the past couple of weeks. Amazingly, Pitchfork and I agree on this one. Unfortunately, you’ll…
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It’s quite the celebration for John McCauley tonight at Mercy Lounge. He gets to sleep in his own bed after months on tour with Deer Tick where he is apparently trying to play in every American city. And, he gets to debut his Diamond Rugs collab tonight in a de facto record release party. …
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Animal Collective put out an LP titled Transverse Temporal Gyrus for Record Store Day this past weekend, and it has already appeared online. At first glance, it sounds like some ridiculous space electronica, but, upon closer inspection, you realize that it is a collage of live clips from their 2010 performances at the Guggenheim Museum…
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Annie Clark (dba St. Vincent) released two new tracks “KROKODIL” & “GROT” on her record store day 7″ release this past weekend, and, of course, they are already online. They really have a lot of power to them. Have a listen below, and get ready to see her perform with Shearwater at The Cannery…