The Weekly Reaping (2.May.2010)

Posted: May 9th, 2010 | Author: Nathan | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: broken social scene, greg laswell, hold steady, josh ritter, new pornographers, terror pigeon dance revolt | 1 Comment »

Thus far, May is taking the cake for 2010 when it comes to music releases.  Plenty of great releases this week from both new and veteran acts, including the fantastic Josh Ritter album, that is available for purchase on Amie Street for only $5.  Yet even with all these excellent releases, my top two most anticipated releases of the year are yet to come.

We finally got official notice that the great Christopher Nolan will be giving us another edition to his brilliantly revamped Batman franchise. No word yet on who the villian will be. It’s gonna be hard to top the the previous two performances by Cillian Murphy and Heath Ledger.

Apparently Letterman has decided to get into the music business.  His new record label is launching this summer with the release of their first signed band, Runner Runner.  I’m curious to see what kind of impact this might have on Late Night and the music featured on the show.

On a more unfortunate note, it was announced just the other day that the recent acquisition of Lala by Apple, will result in the shutting down of the music streaming site.  I’m pretty bummed, but hopefully it will lead to iTunes giving us more than a 30 second preview.  Here is a site worth checking out as a possible replacement, My Friends and Music.

4.May.2010

Broken Social Scene

Forgiveness Rock Record

Full Album Stream (courtesy of Spinner.com)

Greg Laswell

Take a Bow

The Hold Steady

Heaven is Whenever

Full Album Stream (courtesy of Spinner.com)

Josh Ritter

So Runs the World Away ♥

Josh Ritter – Change of Time

The New Pornographers

Together

Full Album Stream (courtesy of Spinner.com)

Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt

I Love You! I Love You! I Love You and I’m in Love with You! Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your Life!!

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The Weekly Reaping (25.April.2010)

Posted: May 1st, 2010 | Author: Nathan | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: alcoholic faith mission, b.o.b., gogol bordello, hayley williams, hold steady, peter frampton, the mynabirds | 2 Comments »

It’s been a slower week for music comparatively, but I’ve still got a couple great releases worth checking out. If you’ve never listened to Gogol Bordello before, go ahead and skip down to their late night performance. They are one of those bands that is best experienced live.  I rarely take the time to listen to their studio albums, but their live performance is awesome.  Also a little note about The Mynabirds, this is a new project from Laura Berhenn, the female half of Georgie James. Enjoy this great spring weather, and get ready cause the month of May is packed with highly anticipated releases.  As always, I hope your ears bleed (but not literally).

27.April.2010

Alcoholic Faith Mission

Let This Be the Last Night We Care ♥

Full Album Stream (courtesy of Spinner.com)

The Mynabirds

What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood

Gogol Bordello

Trans-Continental Hustle

Full Album Stream (courtesy of Spinner.com)

Peter Frampton

Thank You Mr. Churchill

B.o.B.

The Adventures of Bobby Ray

Late Night Performances of the Week

The Hold Steady on Letterman

Gogol Bordello on Jimmy Fallon

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New DMB Tour Filled with Awesome Openers

Posted: April 5th, 2009 | Author: Nathan | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: avett brothers, dave matthews band, hold steady, robert randolph, willie nelson | Comments Off

Dave Matthews is giving us yet another reason to get excited about his music this year.  Next week he kicks off his 2009 tour in Madison Square Garden with The Roots.  And from there he starts his journey across the country hitting over 25 different states and playing with 15 different artists, none of which couldn’t be headlining their own nationwide tour.  His openers are not only good, they are bands that I would pay the DMB ticket price to see by themselves.  And let me tell you, those tickets aren’t cheap these days.   I mean these are bands that in my opinion shouldn’t be opening for anybody, like the Avett Brothers, or The Hold Steady, or Robert Randolph & the Family Band.  The list could go on, as you can see below.  Let’s just hope their new album can meet my expectations.  Because this year more than ever it will be a challenge every night for them to make sure the night ends on a high note.  This seemingly never-ending journey ends in October, right here in Oklahoma with Willie Nelson & Family.

Dave Matthews Band – Dancing Nancies (Live in Central Park)

The Avett Brothers – Matrimony

The Hold Steady – Constructive Summer

14 – New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden with The Roots

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