“That Old Black Hole”

“Lonesome”

Dr. Dog – Lonesome by antirecords

If they are coming to a city near you, you should definitely attend their show.

February
1 - Columbus, Ohio @ Newport Music Hall
2 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Granada Theater
3 - Boulder, Colo. @ Boulder Theater
4 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Urban Lounge
6 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Crescent Ballroom
7 - Solana Beach, Calif. @ Belly Up Tavern
10 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Orpheum
11 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Regency Center Grand Ballroom
13 - Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
14 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neptune Theatre
17 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
18 - Chicago, Ill. @ The Vic Theatre
19 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ 20th Century Theatre

March
1 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
2 - Louisville, Kent. @ Headliners
3 - Nashville, Tenn @ War Memorial Auditorium
4 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Buckhead Theatre
5 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Workplay
7 - Mobile, Ala. @ Alabama Music Box
9 - Austin, Texas @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10 - Houston, Texas @ Fitzgeralds
11 - Dallas, Texas @ Granada Theater
13 - Columbia, Mo. @ Blue Note
14 - Indianapolis, Ind. @ Old National Center
15 - Asheville, N.C. @ The Orange Peel
16 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
17 - Baltimore, Md. @ Rams Head Live
19 - South Burlington, Vt. @ Higher Ground
22 - Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues
23 - New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
24 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Electric Factory
25 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Electric Factory

This week I’m adding  a new aspect to the reaping.  While I would love to be able to give you a rating for each album listed, that just wouldn’t be possible, because I rarely have time to listen to all of the albums I will post.  But what I am going to do instead is highlight one of the albums in red to signify my most loved ♥ release of the week.

Lead singer Ryan O’Neil and bassist Dan Perdue of Sleeping At Last have started a new blog that I think is worth checking out.  So far it has just been some ramblings on their time on tour and random bits of whatever that they find interesting.

Paste Magazine has teamed up with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival to bring us a free music sampler with songs from several artists that will be performing at this year’s festival, including She & Him, Dr. Dog, Blitzen Trapper and many more.  Click here to download your free sampler: 2010 Paste Magazine Bonnaroo Sampler.

20.April.2010

Aqualung

Magnetic North

The Doves

The Places Between (best of…)

Full Album Stream (courtesy of Spinner.com)

Horse Feathers

Thistled Spring  ♥

Kate Nash

My Best Friend Is You

The Radio Dept.

Clinging to a Scheme

Rufus Wainwright

All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu

Willie Nelson

Country Music

Full Album Stream (courtesy of Spinner.com)

Late Night Performances of the Week

Jakob Dylan & Neko Case on Letterman

And with a rare live performance, the Colbert Report is a runner up with the Gorillaz’ “Stylo.”

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love

With the help of Fatboy Slim, Byrne created a fascinating cd/dvd combination album written about the Imelda Marcos.  He enlists some of the greatest female voices out there, including Santigold, Martha Wainwright, Camille, and Shara Worden to sing the 22 different tracks.  “The story I am interested in is about asking what drives a powerful person—what makes them tick?” says Byrne about the project.

Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame

The band’s Anti-Records debut doesn’t stray too far from their stylistic roots.  It may be a little less cheery than their most recent efforts (lyrically that is), it is still very upbeat and melodious.  Much to enjoy from this veteran indie-pop group.

Jakob Dylan – Women and Country

Jakob Dylan is going back to the folk roots of his childhood.  Hopefully the influence of his father and the experience as the Wallflowers frontman will help Dylan to avoid the inevitable sophomore slump.  He made a couple smart moves with enlisting the help of T Bone Burnett and Neko Case.

Jonsi – Go

Sigur Rós frontman, Jon Thor Birgisson, is holding nothing back with his first solo record.  Not only is he venturing out on his own, but this is also his first record to sing in English.  That seems like an awfully big risk to take, but from what I’ve heard so far, I’d say he pulled it off.

Here are some full-length versions of some of the songs you just heard on Justin’s Top Ten presentation.

Conor Oberst – Souled Out!!!

Greg Laswell – How the Day Sounds

Dr. Dog – My Friend

Samantha Crain – The River

TV on the Radio – DLZ

The Silent Years – Aging Gracefully

Right Away, Great Captain! – Cutting Off the Blood to Ten

Bon Iver – Re: Stacks

Anathallo – All the First Pages

Colour Revolt – Ageless Everytime