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A day late on the annual tradition of posting my favorite albums from the year on New Year's Day. This serves as the fifth anniversary of positing such a list (and also the fifth anniversary of this blog) and each one is a little different: sometimes my brother and I combine ours for a more comprehensive list, and on other occasions, I have allowed myself a list that includes albums, songs and

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Maybe it's just because I'm getting older, but it seemed like the albums that I like have become much more sporadic then back in the day. When I was making this list I made a Top 50 because I love making lists. I even have a to do list on my phone with the category of lists. Narrowing it down to 20 wasn't so hard but its always the very last couple that are hard because you don't want to leave

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As a music fan, there are plenty of times I wish I could have come of age in the mid-to-late nineteen sixties. Just plant me somewhere in 1965-1969 and I will survive on the greatest musical innovation ever known. It's rather mind-blowing to think of how many great albums were made in such a short period of time - and even more mind-blowing when you consider that the greatest innovators would

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Shiloe - "By The Daggers in Your Eyes" (mp3)Shiloe have begun debuting some new material for a forthcoming full length. The first track, "By The Daggers in Your Eyes," is a self-proclaimed "three-minute love letter to anyone who's ever been proud to be different." It is reminiscent of what you have heard from the trio thus far, but also suggests an evolving sound. The song has received

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My favorite mixtape DJ Mick Boogie has just curated another innovative, genre-mashing mixtape, taking tracks from Peter Bjorn and John's Living Thing and turning them into hip hop anthems. Unlike previous Boogie tapes, these are not mash-ups but new tracks with a host a hot verses from the likes of Bun B, Talib Kweli, U-N-I, GZA, Wale, and tons more. My personal favorites: Jazzy Jeff's "Stay

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It always promises to be a good weekend when my favorite director has a movie opening. His latest promises to mix his trademark cinematic style with my new favorite subject matter of late - corporate criminals. The Informant tells the true story of Mark Whitacre, a top executive at the Archer Daniels Midland, who blows the whistle on his company's price-fixing only to turn around and committ

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New and Used Records is pleased to announce our latest release - Tigers Can Bite You's Second Nature EP - out today. "Second Nature," which first appeared on last year's Steve Ward Hears Voices, kicks off the 4-song EP, which also features new songs, "Sad Magicians" and "Ghosty" as well as Kid Mud's remix of "Opener." Second Nature is available at all digital retailers worldwide.

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This Sunday, a fan-tabulous all-day concert event is happening in Los Angeles called Cage The Animals. You can find out more by reading our interview with the organizers, This is Tightrope. In anticipation of the event, we asked This is Tightrope to give us an introduction to each of the bands performing...+ Palm Yard are friends of ours from Santa Cruz. They were looking to play an LA show in

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In a city full of amazing talent, thankfully it is also full of amazing individuals who seek to promote that talent. The Cage the Animals all day event happening this Sunday [flyer above] is a showcase for great music, but it is also more than that. The event is presented by This Is Tightrope, a collective made up of Amanda Van Goethen, Alyssa Van Breene, Ilyse Kaplan, Patrick Presto and Zach

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Director Brett Gaylor outlines his intentions to attorney Lawrence Lessig about 20 minutes into RIP, declaring that he wants to make a "mash-up movie." Lessig watches what Gaylor has edited so far and tells him, "that's totally illegal." It's one of several self-referential moments in RIP: A Remix Manifesto, which screens at the Mezzanine tomorrow night, followed by performances from Eclectic

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It seems Bay Area bands have been feeling especially generous lately...Why? - "This Blackest Purse" (mp3)The Dodos - "Fables" (mp3)Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace" (mp3)Girls - "Solitude" (mp3)

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+ Have plans on Sunday? You might want to change them, so you can attend the very awesome looking Cage the Animals event with music and a whole lot more. We will have more on this event later this week.+ Last week, Pitchfork reported that 3/4 of the Mae Shi touring band would be splitting off into a new band called Signals, but that the lineup would make one final appearance at the Pitchfork

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On Sunday, I partook in what has been a tradition three years running - attending a baseball game with a contingent of Bay Area music bloggers. The event has been organized each time by Adrian of ipickmynose who also has liveblogged each game.It was a nice mix of old faces and new ones, and while the A's did not make it much of a game, I did thoroughly enjoy my plate of nachos. Besides

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+ A blogger who leaked tracks from Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy has been "sentenced to two months of home confinement and a year of parole for breaking copyright law." [via Pitchfork] Ryan Dombal asks the question that must be on everyone's mind: If famed leaker Kevin Cogill knew that hardly anyone would care about Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy once it actually came out, would he have still

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Tonight, we are pleased to present another LA[Heart]SF event! The Echo will play host to an exciting bill that includes LA's The Monolators, Flying Tourbillion Orchestra, Kissing Cousins, and special guests The Damselles. Representing San Francisco will be French Miami.MP3 - "The God Damn Best" - French Miami LA[Heart]SF is a collaboration between N&UR, Radio Free Silverlake, and Kill the Mic.

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+ Our concert presenting partners Radio Free Silverlake have a review of Kissing Cousins' debut full length, Pillar of Salt: The first full length by this all female, Silver Lake quintet is full of driving rhythms and haunting melodies that lull you into a hypnotic state–like a snake charmer drawing out a cobra with his tune. An apt reference actually, as swirling around the haze of fuzzy guitars

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+ On Friday, July 31st, The Bay Bridged present their biggest San Francisco event yet - a benefit for the site entitled Regional Bias: A Celebration of Bay Area Music and Culture.Taking place at the historic Verdi Club in Potrero Hill, Regional Bias is a celebration of the things that make living in the Bay Area a great, unique experience. As you might expect, we’ll have four of the best San

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[Photo cred: The Color Awesome]+ MTV Unplugged is back - and we think this is a good thing. Silversun Pickups recently taped a session. Check out this performance of "Growing Up is Getting Old" - it sounds lovely:+ I know everyone has already covered this, but it is certainly worth a mention from us. You know, when you've figured out how to live off you're art, there's two things you can do -

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+ ipickmynose is presenting a great show at Bottom of the Hill tomorrow - the Rural Alberta Advantage with locals Okay and Half-handed Cloud. Reasons to go: this could be the last IPMN show ever (in SF, at least), and IPMN's Adrian has this to say: If you’ve been reading this blog, you know my love of Rural Alberta Advantage is nothing new. In fact, they released one of my favorite albums of

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[Photo cred: mattbooy]+ Jack White has kind of a love/hate relationship with modern technology. Or, maybe, it's just hate. He tells Uncut: I would like to set the computers on fire. We are in an age that is the antithesis of what I am trying to do, artistically. It's a constant battle. The last five or six albums I've put out, no matter what the project or band, the internet has blown it.

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You can see all of this fine acts at our next LA[Heart]SF show happening Thursday, July 16, at the Echo in Los Angeles...The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra - "Strings" (live at Little Radio)The Monolators - "Don't Dance" (live at Detour Fest)French Miami - "God Damn Best"Kissing Cousins - "First in the Fire" (live at Silver Factory Studios)The Damselles - "Just One Look" (live at Little Radio)

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Chris Anderson's much-anticipated book, Free, is finally out and drawing attention from everyone, including our personal heroes Mark Cuban and Malcolm Gladwell. I've yet to read the book but I was quite compelled by Anderson's Wired cover story of the same name, and have drawn inspiration from his book The Long Tail. Needless to say, there is a good deal for us to write about the topic, but in

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+ Yesterday's big news came in the form of Sony's deal with digital distributor IODA. [Full disclosure: IODA is the digital distributor for our label]. Sony Music Entertainment has entered into a global partnership with IODA which includes an investment in the digital distributor. IODA will now provide digital services for Sony's RED indie label arm, as well as, offer expanded overseas

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Drake is not the norm, but his transition from actor on a teen melodrama to rapper on Lil Wayne's label holds many lessons valuable to indie bands. Nothing comes from nothing, and despite his television presence, Drake built his rap career the old fashioned way. Whether it's a buzzed about rapper like Drake, or an indie band like the Gris Gris, or even immortals like the Beatles, the path to

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After the great success of our inaugural San Francisco event, we are pleased to announce the first Los Angeles show in the LA[Heart]SF concert series. On July 16, the Echo will play host to an exciting bill that includes LA's The Monolators, Flying Tourbillion Orchestra, Kissing Cousins, and special guests The Damselles. Representing San Francisco will be French Miami.MP3 - "The God Damn Best"

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+ Shiloe paid a visit to ISGOODRADIO last week, and you can listen/download to that here. The podcast includes a rather thorough interview, alongside in-studio performances of some old favorites and new cuts! In other Shiloe news, the band received a rather glowing review for ...And Now The Screaming Starts in the latest issue of The Big Takeover. Pick it up on newsstands now and turn to page

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[Photo cred: David E. Greenwald]+ Speaking to Pitchfork, Wavves frontman Nathan Williams addresses his Primavera Sound Festival meltdown for the first time.I actually talked to my mom the next morning, and she asked me how it went. I said, "Good, I think." But yeah, I don't know, I guess I just got way too fucked up. That was basically the story. It was never anything except just a couple of bad

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On occasion, N&UR founder Will Benham listens to some older music, and sometimes he likes to tell his readers about it. Will recommends you pick these up - though bear in mind Will's first musical purchase was New Kids On the Block at the suggestion of a friend.George Harrison, "the quiet Beatle," passed too young of lung cancer in 2001. He left behind a remarkable catalog, both in the

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[Photo cred: oliver.peel]There was quite a lot of news last week relating to music and technology, and a lot of it had to do with Twitter. So, first, a word about Amanda Palmer. Now, the music of Palmer and The Dresden Dolls isn't really my cup of tea. That being said, I have to admire the way Palmer uses the internet and social networking services to promote herself and connect with her fans.

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Back in 2000, our own Dave Woody of Tigers Can Bite You was leading a band called Fiver. That summer, Fiver embarked on a tour with a then unknown Death Cab For Cutie. "That was a blast," Woody remembers. "Two young bands, both out on their first US tours just driving across country and having fun. Some shows were great, some shows were terrible but it was all an adventure."Woody continues, "

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[Photo cred: Explosion 5000]+ Never ones to rest - ever, The Dodos will follow up 2008's Visiter with Time To Die (out via French Kiss) on September 15. Singer/guitarist Meric Long recently told Pitchfork: We have a whole new element in all the new songs right now-- an electric vibraphone. That's what's really standing out. It was something I wanted to incorporate a while ago when I heard about

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The first video from Kid Mud's Now They Shut Us Down is for "Federated" and was directed by Rick Dillwood. Dillwood, incidentally, also plays on the album.Kid Mud - "Federated" (mp3)If you would like to purchase a copy of Now They Shut Us Down, you can buy a cd here. If you prefer mp3s, we suggest buying the album from Bandcamp, but it is available at all major services including iTunes, Amazon

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The Bandwidth Music and Technology Conference in San Francisco has been a much-anticipated event for us over the past couple of years. For a taste of what the conference has been like, you can read my recaps of 2008 (Day One and Day Two) and 2007 (Day One and Day Two). This year's conference looks to be another intellectually stimulating event, and will be different than year's prior: This year

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Video by etrueholly.

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I don't talk about it publicly, but I happen to be something of an amateur air guitarist. Thus, I retain a keen interest in the World Air Guitar Championships, which take place every summer. The competition is taking place around the country right now, with the finals taking place in Washington, DC on August 7, and you can follow the tour via the USA Air Guitar blog. Last year, I interviewed

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Photos by Melanie EatonKid Mud - "Federated" (mp3)Kid Mud - "This Way is Safe" (mp3)Kid Mud - "Press It Out" (mp3)

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+ There is an awesome free show happening in LA this Sunday - The Valley Arena and Venus Infers at Spaceland. The event is part of Hell Ya!'s monthly series at Spaceland.+ Speaking of The Valley Arena, the trio have a new record out on JAXArt Records. The album, We Died is out in a very innovative fashion - a 7-Inch Vinyl EP comes with 2 tracks "Bait & Switch" & "Grayscale" and includes an

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N&UR is proud to announce the release of Kid Mud's debut full length, Now They Shut Us Down, available today.Want to purchase a copy? Physical copies featuring cover art by Souther Salazar are shipping out for $11. You can buy it via https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6178293.The album can also be downloaded at...iTunesAmazonEmusicRhapsodyYou can stream the

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I think we can safely say, without hyperbole, that taking part in Sonic Youth's awesome "House of Shifting Plates and Ridiculous Juice" at Origami Vinyl this past Tuesday was one of the coolest things ever - truly the next best thing to actually opening for the band themselves! The excitement started for us long before the 9th actually rolled around, as advance press started to trickle in and

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+ Division Day have signed with LA label Dangerbird Records, joining a roster that already includes Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf and Darker My Love. The band's second full length, Visitation, is out August 18 and the band is currently streaming two new songs on their MySpace. [via Buzz Bands]+ Oakland's Grand Lake posted some good news and some bad news this week. The good news: the band is

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On occasion, N&UR founder Will Benham listens to new music, and sometimes he likes what he hears so much he decides to recommend it to others. Will recommends you pick these up - though bear in mind Will did think that "808s and Heartbreaks" was the best album of 2008.Two Suns, Bat For LashesI breeze through music so quickly it seems, moving past one record after just a couple of spins, eager to

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Tonight's Sonic Youth Listening Party at Origami Records in Echo Park is shaping up to be quite the event. Besides featuring acoustic sets from our very own Shiloe, and also Pocahaunted, there will be rare Thurston Moore-related vinyl on sale, while the "staff picks" shelves have been stocked with records handpicked by Moore and his bandmates. See photos of their selections at Origami's blog.

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+ Kissing Cousins - who include Shiloe's Melissa Pleckham on bass - will celebrate the release of their first full length, Pillars of Salt, at LA's Silver Factory Studios on Sunday, June 14. The album is out today via Velvet Blue Music.+ The Monolators will be opening for Handsome Furs at the Echoplex in LA this Thursday. The band will go on at 8:30PM.Handsome Furs - "Radio Kaliningrad" (mp3)+

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With Sonic Youth's The Eternal out tomorrow, Origami Records in Echo Park has become the site for the official release party. Filter reports: For one day only, the record shop will be transformed into Sonic Youth's House of Shifting Plates and Ridiculous Juice, where various Sonic Youth LPs, limited edition Thurston Moore goodies and Two Boots Sonic Youth inspired pizza will be available.Origami

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+ If you're upset about losing some of your monthly downloads due to Emusic's recent deal with Sony, here's some free music for you ... tons of new mixtapes: Mick Boogie's MC Hammer mixtape, R. Kelly's first-ever mixtape (SendSpace link), a new Kanye West mixtape from Tapemasters Inc, and a live Drake mixtape.+ I Guess I'm Floating has posted the first video from Oakland band Sir Lord Von Raven.

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On Monday, we revealed the cover art and tracklist for Kid Mud's Now They Shut Us Down (available June 16 from New and Used Records). Today, we are happy to give you a pair of mp3s from the album...Kid Mud - "Federated" (mp3)_RLT.render('59ab990afdd06da4141ae25b50a1928a');Kid Mud - "Questions or Comments" (mp3 at RCRDLBL)_RLT.render('28579b322a3f918fbb80d55ec0478e44');Kid Mud was featured in

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Jukebox is a feature where we ask our favorite artists, bloggers and DJs their opinions on four songs that are currently generating buzz. Then we ask them for songs that we should be buzzing about. This week, we put quarters in the record machine with Jace Krause of Friday Mile...Clues - "Perfect Fit" (mp3)I am not familiar with these guys, and I didn't like this song the first, second, and

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The KSDT website is still down, so you had to tune in live. Thanks to those of you who listened over the last few months. I should be back next fall, and I got some big things planned, so stay tuned.1. Junior Boys "Hazel"2. Passion Pit "Moth's Wings"3. Phoenix "Lisztomania"4. Royksopp f/ Robyn "The Girl and the Robot"5. Bat for Lashes "Daniel"6. Woods "Rain On"7. St. Vincent "Laughing With A

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+ SF's Birds and Batteries have a new MP3 available at Pampelmoose for the track "Out in the Woods."Birds and Batteries - "I'll Never Sleep Again" (mp3)+ LA's fabulous art and music community venue, Pehrspace, is in danger of shutting down with one more noise complaint. Over the past weekend, a show was stopped due to noise complaints - a first in the venue's three years. [via Rock Insider] +

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New and Used Records is proud to announce that Kid Mud's debut full length, Now They Shut Us Down will be released on Tuesday, June 16. Kid Mud is the brainchild of Sean Duncan, an indie rock vet who previously played in Fiver - a Modesto outfit that recorded with Jason Lytle and toured with Death Cab For Cutie. While his indie rock resume had taken him on tours all over the US and the UK,

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In my college days, one of the many film classes I took was in found footage. The late great Bruce Conner was a pioneer of found footage films, and his shorts laid the groundwork for many a music video that has followed. The new video from Slumberland recording artists Crystal Stilts, entitled "Love is a Wave," is built entirely around found footage.Crystal Stilts - "Love is a Wave" (mp3)If you

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The website is down, so no stream today, which is unfortunate, cause i thought this show was quite good.1. Sonic Youth "Sacred Trixter"2. Passion Pit "Little Secrets"3. Kid Mud "Federated"4. Telekinesis "Foreign Room"5. Phoenix "Rome"6. Camera Obscura "You Told A Lie"7. An Horse "Camp Out"8. Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"9. St. Vincent "The Neighbors"10. Akron/Family "Everyone Is Guilty"11. Bowerbirds

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Fabulous LA band Avi Buffalo are playing the Echo every Tuesday in LA this month, and they have asked our very own Shiloe to join them for tomorrow night's show.

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Back in 1997, David Lynch directed a film called Lost Highway which Lynch people loved and other people did not. The film opens with a fabulous shot of the open road dimly lit, illuminated only by the light from a driving car. While on the road and listening to their brilliant track, "Wait a Minute Here," Robotanists caught some great footage of the open road dimly lit, illuminated only by the

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As reported by NME, Shiloe will be headlining the LA Club NME night at Spaceland tomorrow. Future Ghost and Atlantic Line will also be playing what promises to be a great night for music.

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[mp3; starts at 0:35]1. Silversun Pickups "There's No Secrets This Year"2. Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band "Cabbage Town"3. Wilco "The Jolly Banker"4. Bat for Lashes "Good Love"5. St. Vincent "Laughing With a Mouth of Blood"6. The Whitest Boy Alive "Courage"7. Akron/Family "River"8. Camera Obscura "Careless Love"9. Peter Bjorn & John "Just the Past"10. Swan Lake "Paper Lace"11. Telekinesis

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John Vanderslice - "Too Much Time" (mp3)I promote a concert series called LA[Heart]SF and, as a music fan and label owner, I passionately follow the LA and SF music scenes. When it comes to baseball, however, my loyalty lies with SF. And when it comes to baseball, LA does not [Heart] SF. Tonight, the San Francisco Giants are in LA to take on the Dodgers who, despite a hot start, are reeling

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Shiloe - "Gone" (mp3)

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Local label 500 Records just added another fine album to their catalog, digitally releasing Silian Rail's I, You To Pieces this week. I was fortunate to catch the duo of Robin Landy and Eric Kuhn a few times last year and was immediately struck by the strong musicianship. While there is an epic quality to their instrumentals, there is also a strong pop sensibility, which qualifies Silian Rail

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Oakland's Dreamdate have unveiled their latest album, Patience, digitally via Skywriting Records and will celebrate with a release party at the Knockout in San Francisco on Saturday, May 9. To re-use some descriptive musical terms, the duo of bff's Yea-Ming Chen and Anna Hillburg play jangly, lo-fi indie pop often suplemented with dreamy vocal harmonies. If you like what you hear, the band are

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I first heard about Starfucker from Caleb Nichols of Grand Lake and he was spot on singing their praises. The Portland band released their latest, Jupiter, this week via San Francisco's Badman Recording Co. Separating themselves from the likes of Cut Copy and Junior Boys, Starfucker are playing with electronic music in a new way. Their minimalism is noticably refreshing - the band could very

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Brendan Toller's I Need that Record! is a fabulous documentary that explores the changes in the music business over the last two decades, with a focus on independent record stores. Independent record stores are closing in mass numbers, while a new generation is discovering new music on the internet instead from a clerk. While it would be simple to say that file sharing is responsible for these

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Actually it came out last week.I've been just a little bit behind in posting about all the exciting new music I've been listening to as of late, and one of the casualties of that is the new Great Northern record, Remind Me Where The Light Is. We were at the Hotel Utah a few weeks back when Kid Mud opened for the band and we've been greatly anticipating their album ever since. The LA duo of

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[mp3; starts at 0:19]1. Junior Boys "Parallel Lines"2. Camera Obscura "The Sweetest Thing"3. Papercuts "A Dictator's Lament"4. Woods "Gypsy Hand"5. Silversun Pickups "Sort Of"6. Japandroids "Wet Hair"7. The Thermals "I Called Out Your Name"8. O + S "Permanent Scar"9. Bat for Lashes "Pearl's Dream"10. Empire of the Sun "We Are the People"11. John Vanderslice "Too Much Time"12. Passion Pit "Moth's

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We've been enjoying the debut single from Planet Earth - "Bergman Movies" - which we reviewed in March. The duo of Sam Lewis and Nick Olorenshaw play jangly lo-fi indie pop with quirky lyrics reminiscent of Belle and Sebastian and Daniel Johnston. The UK outfit has London shows scheduled throughout the summer, and we hope to catch them in the states sometime. In the meantime, Sam Lewis was

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Pat Spurgeon is the most recognizable member of Rogue Wave and is the subject of a new documentary, D Tour. The film documents Spurgeon as he awaits a kidney transplant and tours the country on dialysis. D Tour also features extensive footage from a benefit show featuring Rogue Wave, Ben Gibbard, Nada Surf, John Vanderslice, and the Moore Brothers, and as the film progresses it becomes more

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Jukebox is a feature where we ask our favorite artists, bloggers and DJs their opinions on four songs that are currently generating buzz. Then we ask them for songs that we should be buzzing about. This week, we put quarters in the record machine with L. Hunter Curra, of The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra...Iron and Wine - "The Trapeze Swinger" (mp3)Most of the I&W I'm used to is much more LOFI

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Only $5 ?!?!?Tigers Can Bite You - "Taking and Running Away" (mp3)Tigers Can Bite You - "Hawks" (mp3)Tigers Can Bite You - "Colleagues" (mp3)

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Yesterday, we posted the trailer for D Tour, a remarkable documentary that chronicles Rogue Wave drummer Pat Spurgeon's battle with a failing kidney. The film follows Spurgeon's journey, including a Rogue Wave tour while on kidney dialysis, a benefit show at the Independent in San Francisco, and the tragic death of his friend and bandmate Evan Farrell (who made significant contributions to the

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Still Flyin' - "The Hott Chord is Struck" (mp3)San Francisco's Still Flyin' have much to be smiling about these days. The band have a debut album - Never Gonna Touch the Ground - out now. Will Sheff of Okkervil River is talking the band up to Pitchfork. Meanwhile, the band has shows lined up with Love is All. Since 2004, Sean Rawls and his collective of 14+ musicians have been playing their

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If you listen to the Boy Least Likely To's new album, you find a kind of interesting battle between good and evil. You have songs of self-doubt and loneliness clashing with songs with positive messages about overcoming obstacles. Their new single falls under the latter ... a pleasant reminder that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. Hang in there through these tough times.

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[mp3; starts at 1:25]1. Rokysopp f/ Robyn "The Girl and the Robot"2. Phoenix "Lisztomania"3. Camera Obscura "French Navy"4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Hysteric"5. The Whitest Boy Alive "High on the Heels"6. Junior Boys "Bits and Pieces"7. Passion Pit "The Reeling"8. The Thermals "We Were Sick"9. Silversun Pickups "The Royal We"10. Dirty Projectors "Stillness is the Move"11. Bat for Lashes "Daniel"12. Woods

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D Tour is a new documentary that chronicles Rogue Wave drummer Pat Spurgeon, while he waits on a kidney transplant. The film follows Spurgeon's journey, including a Rogue Wave tour while on kidney dialysis, a benefit show at the Independent in San Francisco, and the tragic death of his friend and bandmate Evan Farrell (who made significant contributions to the film). D Tour is screening at the

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Weekly music picks from the founder of New and Used Records...Live in London, Leonard CohenI went and saw Leonard Cohen last week and it was pretty much one of the best shows I have ever seen. Whether you are eager to relive your Cohen experience (as I was), or if you did not have a chance to see him, Live in London is the perfect substitute. The set is virtually equivalent to what I witnessed

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Leonard Cohen - "Hallelujah"Paul McCartney - "Got to Get You Into My Life"Morrissey - "Black Cloud"

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There is something very cool about picking up a 7" at the record store, taking it home, sliding it out, and putting it on your record player. But only certain artists can inspire such devotion to the vinyl fetish - it really just would not work with a Britney Spears tune, even if the track is hot. The Steps are such an artist, however. I heard the Austin band for the first time a couple of

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Our friends at Stranger Dance are presenting a terrific show at Cafe du Nord that features three of our favorite local acts - Geographer, Michael Zapruder, and Harbours.

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Saturday marked my first visit to the newly renovated Fox Theater in Oakland. I had heard the venue compared to the Fillmore, and its classy interior does somewhat recall the legendary San Francisco venue. Its massive size and classic decor resemble its neighbor the Paramount more than anything, however. Part of my interest in going to see The Black Keys was to get a nice look at this theater,

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This past Saturday was Record Store Day, with independent record stores participating with in-store shows, giveaways, and limited edition releases. We did our part by visiting Amoeba Records in Berkeley. I picked up a few of the special Record Store Day releases - a Flaming Lips/Black Keys split 7", a Flight of the Conchords 7", and a Beck/Sonic Youth split 7" which features the two covering

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MP3 - "Future Primitive" - Papercuts

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I have watched a number of music blogging/social networking sites come and go since I jumped into this, and one site that I have always been interested in is MOG. Initially launched as a site focused around music blogging, MOG launched a new design this week, which also highlights a new direction for the site. MOG is now more of a music news aggregator, looking very much long a "long tail"

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This Saturday, record stores nationwide will be collectively participating in Record Store Day, a day of recognition for the independent record stores still fighting the good fight. A number of artists and independent labels have come through with limited edition record store day exclusives (read about a number of them at Pitchfork), while several artists will be performing in-stores and DJ

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Last night's Leonard Cohen concert was a true testament to class, professionalism and musicianship. Completing the last of a three-night stay at Oakland's Paramount, the ever so humble Cohen and his band spent over three hours running through classics creating an event so epic, to call it a concert would not quite do it justice.Giddily dancing onto the stage, Cohen let the hits ("Everybody Knows

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MP3 - "You Can Have What You Want" - PapercutsSometimes, a listener is so fortunate as to have a week such as this where the new music arrives in copious amounts. This week, I am thrilled to see the arrival of new releases from Silversun Pickups, the Boy Least Likely To, Dengue Fever and the Whitest Boy Alive - not to mention the highly-anticipated second album from Papercuts. We've been quite

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Her Space Holiday and City Light will spend the month of May on tour with one another, beginning May 6 at Bottom of the Hill. The two bands are also releasing a split 7" to commemorate the tour where they cover each-other. City Light take on "New Kid Revival" which originally appeared on XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival. Her Space Holiday tackle "All You Demons" from City Lights' 2008 debut

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Swoon - the new album from Silversun Pickups is out today on Dangerbird. Read reviews at Buzz Bands and Classical Geek Theatre.

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MP3 - "March of the Balloon Animals" - Dengue FeverOut today on M80 is the latest release from Dengue Fever - a two-disc set that includes the documentary Sleepwalking Through the Mekong and an accompanying soundtrack. Directed by John Pirozzi, Sleepwalking has made the rounds at a number of film festivals and chronicles the bands visit to lead singer Chhom Nimol's native Cambodia during the

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[mp3]1. The Gaslight Anthem "The '59 Sound"2. Junior Boys "Dull to Pause"3. The Whitest Boy Alive "1517"4. Peter Bjorn & John "Living Thing"5. Bat for Lashes "Sleep Alone"6. The Decemberists "The Hazards of Love 1"7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Runaway"8. The Thermals "When I Died"9. Handsome Furs "Talking Hotel Arbat Blues"10. Cymbals Eat Guitars "Indiana"11. Fever Ray "When I Grow Up"12. Here We Go Magic

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Indie 103.1 - sponsors in our LA[Heart]SF concert series - have an iPhone app that allows you to listen to Indie from anywhere. Download it from the app store.

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The arrival of a new album from San Francisco's Papercuts is an event with have been greatly anticipating. On Tuesday, the wait will be over, as You Can Have What You Want, drops via Gnomonsong. The album's first single, "Future Primitive," has gotten a number of spins around these parts, drawing us in with a timeless sound that combines addictive indie pop with nostalgic 1960s jangle and

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Birds and Batteries and French Miami from San Francisco and the Flying Tourbillion Orchestra from Los Angeles will be showcased in the inaugural show for the LA[Heart]SF concert series. LA[Heart]SF is a collaboration between New and Used Records and LA blog Radio Free Silverlake. The aforementioned bands play El Rio in San Francisco on April 11.Partners in LA[Heart]SF include Indie 103.1 and

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From Michael Zapruder's new album, Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope - out now on Sidecho Records.MP3 - "Ads For Feelings" - Michael Zapruder

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(Photo by David Franusich) Jukebox is a feature where we ask our favorite artists, bloggers and DJs their opinions on four songs that are currently generating buzz. Then we ask them for songs that we should be buzzing about. This week, we put quarters in the record machine with Adrian Bischoff, a KZSU DJ who runs the SF-based music blog, ipickmynose...Fever Ray - "When I Grow Up"I know this is

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[mp3; starts at 0:19]1. Peter Bjorn & John "It Don't Move Me"2. The Antlers "Bear"3. Woods "Rain On"4. Here We Go Magic "Tunnelvision"5. Handsome Furs "Evangeline"6. A.C. Newman "Submarines of Stockholm"7. White Rabbits "Percussion Gun"8. John Vanderslice "Fetal Horses"9. The Decemberists "Annan Water"10. Neko Case "The Pharaohs"11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero"12. Dan Deacon "Paddling Ghost"13.

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