The Weekly Reaping (18.April.2010)

Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Nathan | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: aqualung, blitzen trapper, dr. dog, gorillaz, horse feathers, jakob dylan, kate nash, neko case, rufus wainwright, she & him, stephen colbert, the doves, the radio dept., willie nelson | 1 Comment »

It’s been another great week for music.  Plenty of new releases worth checking.

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.”

The Colbert Report	Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Gorillaz – Stylo
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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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