Nothington - The Ocean / Truckstop Darlin' - South Carolina / Chuck Ragan - Seems We're OK / Spider Bags - Friday Night / The Wild - Together Underground / Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - Centreville / Wrinkle Neck Mules - Liza / The Living Daylights - Wasted on the Rain / My Morning Jacket - Outta My System / American Aquarium - Hurricane / Limbeck - The Sun Woke the Whole State / Austin Lucas - Life I've Got
. . . I was never that good at the words anyways - bn
. . . you're not punk and i'm tellin everyone, save your breath i never was one - bs
. . . you're not punk and i'm tellin everyone, save your breath i never was one - bs
Friday, August 17, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Friday Playlist - 8/10
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Tracklist:
The Holy Mess - A Song for Tim Browne to Sing / Gasoline Heart - Backbooth / 500 Miles to Memphis - Fireflies / Bangers - Every Night's a Date Night / Dinosaur Jr. - Watch the Corners / Through the Sparks - Angel Fix / Red City Radio - The Benefits of Motion / Sharon Van Etten - Serpents / Patty Hurst Shifter - For the Record / Hot Water Music - Freightliner / Dikembe - Apology not Fucking Accepted / Lauderdale - The Grant / Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose / Kasey Anderson - Sooner/Later / Delta Spirit - Tear It Up
DPDC Friday Playlist - 8/10
Tracklist:
The Holy Mess - A Song for Tim Browne to Sing / Gasoline Heart - Backbooth / 500 Miles to Memphis - Fireflies / Bangers - Every Night's a Date Night / Dinosaur Jr. - Watch the Corners / Through the Sparks - Angel Fix / Red City Radio - The Benefits of Motion / Sharon Van Etten - Serpents / Patty Hurst Shifter - For the Record / Hot Water Music - Freightliner / Dikembe - Apology not Fucking Accepted / Lauderdale - The Grant / Those Darlins - Screws Get Loose / Kasey Anderson - Sooner/Later / Delta Spirit - Tear It Up
DPDC Friday Playlist - 8/10
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Tiny Engines Full Catalog on Bandcamp
Carolina based label Tiny Engines has aggregated its full collection of tremendous releases on a single bandcamp page.
You should go there, listen, and support this label and its bands. A lot of their stuff gets a lot of attention on this site for good reason. I'd particularly recommend Restorations, Red Collar, and Signals Midwest but it's all well worth your while.
You should go there, listen, and support this label and its bands. A lot of their stuff gets a lot of attention on this site for good reason. I'd particularly recommend Restorations, Red Collar, and Signals Midwest but it's all well worth your while.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Friday Playlist - 8/3
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Tracklist:
Centro-Matic - Calling Thermatico / Downtown Struts - Postcards / Todd Snider - Play a Train Song / The Horrible Crowes - Behold the Hurricane / Restorations - Linear Notes / Shovels & Rope - O'Be Joyful / Blacklist Royals - Love in the Backseat / Grass Giraffes - Backstories / Glossary - Bend with the Breeze / The Whigs - Hot Bed / The Lillingtons - War of the Worlds / The Loved Ones - Pretty Good Year / Tedo Stone - Eastwood / Wess Floyd - Hot Headed Rebels / We Were Promised Jetpacks - It's Thunder and It's Lightning
Friday, July 27, 2012
Friday Playlist - 7/27
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Tracklist:
Pixies - I Bleed / Jon Snodgrass - Brave with Strangers / John K. Samson - When I Write My Master's Thesis / Damien Jurado - Arkansas / Lifetime - 25 Cent Giraffes / Wilco - I am Trying to Break Your Heart / How Dare You - Horizon / Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945 / Richmond Fontaine - Winner's Casino / Elway - Note to Self / Sons of Bill - Santa Anna Winds / Red Collar - Dodge K / Duquette Johnston & The Rebel Kings - Roll Baby Roll / Two Cow Garage - Sally I've Been Shot / Dawes - Time Spent in Los Angeles / Glossary - Head Stones and Dead Leaves / Latterman - Good Morning, Here is Jan / State Lines - 5's on the Elephant
DPDC Friday Playlist - 7/27
Tracklist:
Pixies - I Bleed / Jon Snodgrass - Brave with Strangers / John K. Samson - When I Write My Master's Thesis / Damien Jurado - Arkansas / Lifetime - 25 Cent Giraffes / Wilco - I am Trying to Break Your Heart / How Dare You - Horizon / Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945 / Richmond Fontaine - Winner's Casino / Elway - Note to Self / Sons of Bill - Santa Anna Winds / Red Collar - Dodge K / Duquette Johnston & The Rebel Kings - Roll Baby Roll / Two Cow Garage - Sally I've Been Shot / Dawes - Time Spent in Los Angeles / Glossary - Head Stones and Dead Leaves / Latterman - Good Morning, Here is Jan / State Lines - 5's on the Elephant
Friday, July 20, 2012
Friday Playlist - 7/20
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Tracklist:
Japandroids - Fire's Highway / Arliss Nancy - Owen / Alkaline Trio - Cooking Wine / Spoon - Trouble Comes Running / American Aquarium - Ain't Going to the Bar Tonight / Austin Lucas - Life I've Got / Local Natives - Airplanes / The Riot Before - Words Written Over Coffee / The Weakerthans - Benediction / Todd Farrell - Hey Julie / Arcade Fire - Modern Man / Jessica Lea Mayfield - The One That I Love Best / Grand Champeen - Sparks / John Moreland & The Black Gold Band - Alright, Let's Go / LaGrecia - Baseball Ghosts / The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans / Hey Rosetta! - Another Pilot / Horse Feathers - Curs in the Weeds / Smoke or Fire - Integrity / The Dexateens - Naked Ground
DPDC Friday Playlist 7/20
Tracklist:
Japandroids - Fire's Highway / Arliss Nancy - Owen / Alkaline Trio - Cooking Wine / Spoon - Trouble Comes Running / American Aquarium - Ain't Going to the Bar Tonight / Austin Lucas - Life I've Got / Local Natives - Airplanes / The Riot Before - Words Written Over Coffee / The Weakerthans - Benediction / Todd Farrell - Hey Julie / Arcade Fire - Modern Man / Jessica Lea Mayfield - The One That I Love Best / Grand Champeen - Sparks / John Moreland & The Black Gold Band - Alright, Let's Go / LaGrecia - Baseball Ghosts / The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans / Hey Rosetta! - Another Pilot / Horse Feathers - Curs in the Weeds / Smoke or Fire - Integrity / The Dexateens - Naked Ground
Friday, July 13, 2012
Todd Farrell - Where Fake Cowboys Go to Drink EP
If you aren't listening to Todd Farrell, my unsolicited but sound advice is that you should be, particularly if you like Lucero and/or any of Mike Cooley's Drive By Truckers stuff.
Check out his debut self-released EP "Where Fake Cowboys Go to Drink" and you'll surely want to head over to his bandcamp page to pick it up for just $5.
Check out his debut self-released EP "Where Fake Cowboys Go to Drink" and you'll surely want to head over to his bandcamp page to pick it up for just $5.
Friday Playlist - 7/13
Follow the link or use the player below to listen . . ..
Tracklist:
JKutchma & The Five Fifths - Teenage DMZ / Great Cynics - In the Valley / Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To / Signals Midwest - Milkcrate / Band of Horses - Laredo / The Menzingers - Good Things / The Sparklers - Gunfire & Confetti / 13Ghosts - Gimmie Back / Wild Flag - Future Crimes / Lucero - Smoke / Dillinger Four - Who Didn't Kill Bambi? / Cymbals Eat Guitars - Definite Darkness / Cat Power - Ruin / Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil - Alabama Daydream / Titus Andronicus - Theme from "Cheers" / The Flatliners - Monumental / Maritime - Guns of Navaronne / Calexico - Cruel / Waxahatchee - Be Good / Tim Barry - 222
DPDC Friday Playlist - 7/13
Tracklist:
JKutchma & The Five Fifths - Teenage DMZ / Great Cynics - In the Valley / Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To / Signals Midwest - Milkcrate / Band of Horses - Laredo / The Menzingers - Good Things / The Sparklers - Gunfire & Confetti / 13Ghosts - Gimmie Back / Wild Flag - Future Crimes / Lucero - Smoke / Dillinger Four - Who Didn't Kill Bambi? / Cymbals Eat Guitars - Definite Darkness / Cat Power - Ruin / Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil - Alabama Daydream / Titus Andronicus - Theme from "Cheers" / The Flatliners - Monumental / Maritime - Guns of Navaronne / Calexico - Cruel / Waxahatchee - Be Good / Tim Barry - 222
DPDC Friday Playlist - 7/13
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
DPDC Quarterly Report 2Q2012
As promised in March, in conjunction with the 1st Quarter Report, it's time for the second installment of this "feature" of the site, where I provide a run down of recommended full-length albums released in the past three months with an associated playlist. The following are some of my favorites from April, May and June of this year (as well as some I missed from the first 3 months).
Since i'm a bit pressed for time these days and there has been such a wealth of good stuff coming out this year, i'm primarily just gonna go with lazy comparisons as descriptions. Should give you a decent enough idea of what to expect of the album, plus you have the playlist to fall back on
Follow the link below to listen
DPDC 2Q2012 Quarterly Report
Japandroids - Celebration Rock: Don't know how these guys just came across my radar. Great anthemic fuzzed out rock. Like a revved up Husker Du meets the Hold Steady (no they're not from Minneapolis. Vancouver actually).
Red Collar - Welcome Home: If you are into Gaslight Anthem, Hold Steady, Titus Andronicus or any highly Springsteen influenced modern day rock you will enjoy this. Also, frontman Jason Kutchma's "Pastoral" as JKutchma & The Five Fifths, released early July is sure to be in the 3Q post.
Alone at 3am - Midwest Mess: As I've written several times previously on the site, to me they sound like a cross between TMFW/Nobody's Darlings era Lucero and a rootsed-up (if that's a term) Hot Water Music (particularly in the rhythm section). I think I'd now say I also hear splashes of Glossary and Limbeck type sound in there. All of these are of course good things.
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory: Maybe a less esoteric, and more lo-fi melodic punk rock, Sonic Youth? The Albini production touches are quite evident and suit the sound.
Cory Branan - Mutt: Very apt album title. Stylistically it's all over the place, but it all works and works well. Some stripped down acoustic stuff, some rockers, some pedal steel, some elaborate instrumentation new to his sound, some Waits, Some Springsteen, songs that sound like Calexico or newer Iron & Wine, some that just sound like classic Cory Branan, with great guitar work and near perfect lyrics.
Lumineers - S/T: I'd honestly be amazed if you haven't heard this thing, if not you should, it really is great. One of those rare situations where the hype is to be believed. RIYL: Dawes, The Head & The Heart
Hot Water Music - Exister: After an 8 year hiatus, HWM is back with a new album, and while I don't love it quite like I do some of their back catalog (especially Fuel for the Hate Game and No Division), I still do. Now if only I could get to a show.
District Attorneys - Slowburner: Really just fun, sincere music. Guess I'd characterize it as jangly indie pop meets southern rock. RIYL: My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Futurebirds, Paul Westerberg
Lee Bains II & The Glory Fires - There's a Bomb in Gilead: Former Dexateens guitarist Lee Bains and company really deliver with this thing, blending southern soul and rock influences into one tight and intensity filled package. I hear everything from Skynard to the Stones to the Stooges, not to mention the Band, Allman Bros, Al Green, Otis Redding, etc. Of course given their Alabama roots Truckers comparisons are inevitable.
Royal Headache - S/T: Garage rock with classic soul and late 70's, early 80's punk inspiration. Like the Buzzcocks fronted by Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. Released last year in their home country of Australia, but re-issued for the first time in the States this year.
Apologies, I Have None - London: Former 2 piece British folk-punk band historically labeled with predictable Against Me! comparisons (not a bad thing) has a evolved with a full band, studio produced, album that to me sounds a lot like Frank Turner meets 90's emo-ish bands (a la Saves the Day, Grade, etc.)
Lower Dens - Nootropics: Like a darker moody more psychedelic and ?better? version of Baltimore neighbors Beach House.
Wood Ear - Steeple Vultures: Heart on its sleeve rock n' roll with underpinnings in Springsteen, 90's indie like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr., and Uncle Tupelo and lineage.
Dr. Dog - Be the Void: Yet another album of bouncy orchestral indie rock that unabashedly channels The Beatles (McCartney in particular) and other 60's classic rock staples. You'd think this formula would get old and tired but it just doesn't.
Torche - Harmonicraft: I've heard this referred to as sludge pop, bubblegum metal, doom pop etc., to me it's just solid heavy guitar driven rock. RIYL: Earlier Soundgarden and similar era subpop releases, Helmet, Queens of the Stone Age.
Truckstop Darlin - Hope and the Heart it Breaks: Really finds a nice balance between 90's alternative and country/southern rock (really lame description i know). Good songs, steel guitar, drinking music. RIYL: Drive By Truckers, Screaming Trees, Two Cow Garage
I also am pretty fond of new albums from Sun Kil Moon (this one's pretty much solely Kozelek and nylon strings again), Langhorne Slim, The Only Sons, Hiss Golden Messenger, Hospitality, Diamond Rugs, Tennis, Joe Pug, Best Coast, The Great Unknowns, Joyce Manor, The Pines and I'm sure more I'm missing . . . let me know.
Since i'm a bit pressed for time these days and there has been such a wealth of good stuff coming out this year, i'm primarily just gonna go with lazy comparisons as descriptions. Should give you a decent enough idea of what to expect of the album, plus you have the playlist to fall back on
Follow the link below to listen
DPDC 2Q2012 Quarterly Report
Japandroids - Celebration Rock: Don't know how these guys just came across my radar. Great anthemic fuzzed out rock. Like a revved up Husker Du meets the Hold Steady (no they're not from Minneapolis. Vancouver actually).
Red Collar - Welcome Home: If you are into Gaslight Anthem, Hold Steady, Titus Andronicus or any highly Springsteen influenced modern day rock you will enjoy this. Also, frontman Jason Kutchma's "Pastoral" as JKutchma & The Five Fifths, released early July is sure to be in the 3Q post.
Alone at 3am - Midwest Mess: As I've written several times previously on the site, to me they sound like a cross between TMFW/Nobody's Darlings era Lucero and a rootsed-up (if that's a term) Hot Water Music (particularly in the rhythm section). I think I'd now say I also hear splashes of Glossary and Limbeck type sound in there. All of these are of course good things.
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory: Maybe a less esoteric, and more lo-fi melodic punk rock, Sonic Youth? The Albini production touches are quite evident and suit the sound.
Cory Branan - Mutt: Very apt album title. Stylistically it's all over the place, but it all works and works well. Some stripped down acoustic stuff, some rockers, some pedal steel, some elaborate instrumentation new to his sound, some Waits, Some Springsteen, songs that sound like Calexico or newer Iron & Wine, some that just sound like classic Cory Branan, with great guitar work and near perfect lyrics.
Lumineers - S/T: I'd honestly be amazed if you haven't heard this thing, if not you should, it really is great. One of those rare situations where the hype is to be believed. RIYL: Dawes, The Head & The Heart
Hot Water Music - Exister: After an 8 year hiatus, HWM is back with a new album, and while I don't love it quite like I do some of their back catalog (especially Fuel for the Hate Game and No Division), I still do. Now if only I could get to a show.
District Attorneys - Slowburner: Really just fun, sincere music. Guess I'd characterize it as jangly indie pop meets southern rock. RIYL: My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Futurebirds, Paul Westerberg
Lee Bains II & The Glory Fires - There's a Bomb in Gilead: Former Dexateens guitarist Lee Bains and company really deliver with this thing, blending southern soul and rock influences into one tight and intensity filled package. I hear everything from Skynard to the Stones to the Stooges, not to mention the Band, Allman Bros, Al Green, Otis Redding, etc. Of course given their Alabama roots Truckers comparisons are inevitable.
Royal Headache - S/T: Garage rock with classic soul and late 70's, early 80's punk inspiration. Like the Buzzcocks fronted by Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. Released last year in their home country of Australia, but re-issued for the first time in the States this year.
Apologies, I Have None - London: Former 2 piece British folk-punk band historically labeled with predictable Against Me! comparisons (not a bad thing) has a evolved with a full band, studio produced, album that to me sounds a lot like Frank Turner meets 90's emo-ish bands (a la Saves the Day, Grade, etc.)
Lower Dens - Nootropics: Like a darker moody more psychedelic and ?better? version of Baltimore neighbors Beach House.
Wood Ear - Steeple Vultures: Heart on its sleeve rock n' roll with underpinnings in Springsteen, 90's indie like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr., and Uncle Tupelo and lineage.
Dr. Dog - Be the Void: Yet another album of bouncy orchestral indie rock that unabashedly channels The Beatles (McCartney in particular) and other 60's classic rock staples. You'd think this formula would get old and tired but it just doesn't.
Torche - Harmonicraft: I've heard this referred to as sludge pop, bubblegum metal, doom pop etc., to me it's just solid heavy guitar driven rock. RIYL: Earlier Soundgarden and similar era subpop releases, Helmet, Queens of the Stone Age.
Truckstop Darlin - Hope and the Heart it Breaks: Really finds a nice balance between 90's alternative and country/southern rock (really lame description i know). Good songs, steel guitar, drinking music. RIYL: Drive By Truckers, Screaming Trees, Two Cow Garage
I also am pretty fond of new albums from Sun Kil Moon (this one's pretty much solely Kozelek and nylon strings again), Langhorne Slim, The Only Sons, Hiss Golden Messenger, Hospitality, Diamond Rugs, Tennis, Joe Pug, Best Coast, The Great Unknowns, Joyce Manor, The Pines and I'm sure more I'm missing . . . let me know.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Friday Playlist - 7/6
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Tracklist:
Kite Party - Welcome to Miami / The Apache Relay - American Nomad / Teenage Bottlerocket - Go With the Flow / Dave Hause - Heavy Heart / Todd Farrell - Take it Slow / The War on Drugs - Arms Like Boulders / Luther - Two Anglers / Lucero - She's Just that Kinda Girl / Parkas - You Get What You Pay For / Catfish Haven - Tell Me / Deer Tick - Baltimore Blues No. 1 / Braid - Killing a Camera / Have Gun, Will Travel - Now I Lay Me Down / Califone - 3Legged Animals / Phosphorescent - Heaven, Sittin' Down
DPDC Friday Playlist - 7/6
Tracklist:
Kite Party - Welcome to Miami / The Apache Relay - American Nomad / Teenage Bottlerocket - Go With the Flow / Dave Hause - Heavy Heart / Todd Farrell - Take it Slow / The War on Drugs - Arms Like Boulders / Luther - Two Anglers / Lucero - She's Just that Kinda Girl / Parkas - You Get What You Pay For / Catfish Haven - Tell Me / Deer Tick - Baltimore Blues No. 1 / Braid - Killing a Camera / Have Gun, Will Travel - Now I Lay Me Down / Califone - 3Legged Animals / Phosphorescent - Heaven, Sittin' Down
DPDC Friday Playlist - 7/6
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
New Release - JKutchma & The Five Fifths - Pastoral
2012 has already given us a stellar album "Welcome Home" from Durham, NC's Red Collar which was released in early June. Roughly a month later frontman Jason Kutchma and collective band The Five Fifths has released an album of its own, "Pastoral," via Last Chance Records (Austin Lucas, Glossary, American Aquarium) that adds a little more twang and classic soul inspiration to the blue collar punk inspired rock n roll of Red Collar efforts.
I'd strongly recommend you take a listen below and purchase the album.
I'd strongly recommend you take a listen below and purchase the album.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Friday Playlist - 6/29
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Tracklist:
Centro-matic - All the Talkers / Against Me! - Russian Spies / Restorations - A / Truckstop Darlin' - Don't Walk Away / Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings / Futurebirds - Yur not Dead / Jessica Lea Mayfield - Our Hearts are Wrong / John Moreland & The Black Gold Band - Pretty Much Empty / The Hold Steady - The Weekenders / Paul Westerberg - Let's Not Belong Together / Cory Branan - Hell Bent and Heart First / Cloud Nothings - Fall In
DPDC - Friday Playlist - 6/29
Tracklist:
Centro-matic - All the Talkers / Against Me! - Russian Spies / Restorations - A / Truckstop Darlin' - Don't Walk Away / Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings / Futurebirds - Yur not Dead / Jessica Lea Mayfield - Our Hearts are Wrong / John Moreland & The Black Gold Band - Pretty Much Empty / The Hold Steady - The Weekenders / Paul Westerberg - Let's Not Belong Together / Cory Branan - Hell Bent and Heart First / Cloud Nothings - Fall In
DPDC - Friday Playlist - 6/29
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Evening Rig - Kickstarter campaign for new album "Nothin to hear here"
If you've previously visited this site, you know I'm a big fan of Minneapolis's The Evening Rig. Well after a several year hiatus it appears they're ready to release a new album "Nothin' to Hear Here," and in order to do so they could use our help.
They've set up a kickstarter site where you can pledge your support/funds, and they're offering some pretty good stuff in return (in addition to what's sure to be a fantastic album).
Check out the video (including a track from the album) and letter from the band below, and follow the link to contribute.
Evening Rig - Kickstarter
They've set up a kickstarter site where you can pledge your support/funds, and they're offering some pretty good stuff in return (in addition to what's sure to be a fantastic album).
Check out the video (including a track from the album) and letter from the band below, and follow the link to contribute.
Evening Rig - Kickstarter
Anyone who's asked us about
new music over the past few years has heard the same three words in response:
"Any day now..." Well friends, Any day actually IS now. After four years, we're finally ready to release
our new record Nothin' to Hear Here and we want you to be part of it.
Right now records are being
pressed, CDs are being burned and tracks are being uploaded. This, along with
the expensive process of recording and mastering, costs a decent chunk of
money. That's where you come in.
We're going into full-on
pledge drive mode, like MPR or PBS, but we're offering Rock and Roll, not A Prairie
Home Companion or Masterpiece
Theatre, however awesome those
both may be.
Just want to pitch in? Hit us
with a High-Five Dollars and feel free to redeem it whenever you see us. We
won't leave you hanging.
Want us to drive to your
hometown and rock out in true garage band style? Drop $2.5k and we'll pack up
the truck, hit the road and shake that structure so hard your neighbors will
either celebrate you as a hero or not talk to you for weeks. Either way, you
win.
Looking for something
tangible in between? We've got stuff there too. New albums, old Albums,
T-shirts, personalized songs... there's something for everyone.
We're really excited for you
guys to finally hear what we've spent the last few years working on. We think
you're going to like it, we know we do.
Your Friends in Rock,
The Evening Rig
Friday, June 22, 2012
Friday Playlist - 6/22 - Solstice
Since summer officially started this week, here's a playlist to kick it off.
Tracklist:
The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer / Best Coast - Summer Mood / Slaid Cleaves - Song for June / Fake Problems - Heck Yeah Summer / Cheap Girls - Gone All Summer / Laura Veirs - July Flame / Pavement - Summer Babe / The Copyrights - Stuck in Summertime / The Flatliners - July! August! Reno! / The Rural Alberta Advantage - In the Summertime / The Cave Singers - Summer Light / Avail - August / North Lincoln - My Summer Spent Indoors / Sparklehorse - Knives of Summertime / The Drams - September's High
Follow the link, or use the player, below to listen.
Tracklist:
The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer / Best Coast - Summer Mood / Slaid Cleaves - Song for June / Fake Problems - Heck Yeah Summer / Cheap Girls - Gone All Summer / Laura Veirs - July Flame / Pavement - Summer Babe / The Copyrights - Stuck in Summertime / The Flatliners - July! August! Reno! / The Rural Alberta Advantage - In the Summertime / The Cave Singers - Summer Light / Avail - August / North Lincoln - My Summer Spent Indoors / Sparklehorse - Knives of Summertime / The Drams - September's High
Friday, June 15, 2012
Friday Playlist - 6/15
Still trying to get acclimated to fatherhood, so haven't been able to do much with the site. Here's a playlist for the week. Initial track title sums up my prevailing condition these days.
Follow link, or use player, below to listen.
DPDC Friday Playlist - 6/15
Tracklist:
The Evening Rig - Half Asleep / Japandroids - The House that Heaven Built / Ladyhawk - S.T.H.D / The Weight - Sanchez / Hot Water Music - Jet Set Ready / Superchunk - Skips Steps 1 & 3 / Mount Moriah - Lament / Juniper Tar - Done & Gone / Blacklist Royals - Howling at the Moonlight / The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy / Jawbox - Cooling Card / Jr. Juggernaut - Coming in Backwards / The Lawrence Arms - Fireflies / Arliss Nancy - Owen / Deer Tick - Mange
Follow link, or use player, below to listen.
DPDC Friday Playlist - 6/15
Tracklist:
The Evening Rig - Half Asleep / Japandroids - The House that Heaven Built / Ladyhawk - S.T.H.D / The Weight - Sanchez / Hot Water Music - Jet Set Ready / Superchunk - Skips Steps 1 & 3 / Mount Moriah - Lament / Juniper Tar - Done & Gone / Blacklist Royals - Howling at the Moonlight / The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy / Jawbox - Cooling Card / Jr. Juggernaut - Coming in Backwards / The Lawrence Arms - Fireflies / Arliss Nancy - Owen / Deer Tick - Mange
Friday, June 8, 2012
Friday Playlist - 6/8 - Time to get sentimental
These are the songs that played, at random from a set of albums with mutual appeal to my wife and me, the first time I held my son.
Tracklist:
Rural Alberta Advantage - Good Night (right after birth) / Damien Jurado - Museum of Flight / Lucero - All Sewn Up / The National - England / Sharon Van Etten - Magic Chords / Glossary - Nothing Can Hurt You Now / Band of Horses - Part One / Cat Power - Good Woman / New Pornographers - Challengers / The XX - Islands
Follow the link below or use the player to listen.
DPDC - Friday Playlist - 6/8 - Riley & Dad
Friday, June 1, 2012
Friday Playlist - 6/1 - Misc
No theme this week, just some good songs. Follow the link, and/or use the player (thanks to a new feature of spotify) below to listen.
DPDC Friday Playlist - 6/1
Tracklist:
Restorations - Neighborhood Song / Sons of Bill - Siren Song / The Whigs - Hot Bed / Deerhunter - Desire Lanes / Red Collar - Choices / Apologies, I have none - Clapton Pond / The National - Lemonworld / Heartsounds - The Song Inside Me / Lemuria - Fingers / The Dexateens - Makers Mound / The Loved Ones - The Inquirer / Attack in Black - Broken Things / 500 Miles to Memphis - Barfly / Glossary - Shaking Like a Flame / Banner Pilot - Expat / Torche - Kicking / Alone at 3am - Burn the Town / Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain the Blood / Off With Their Heads - Drive / Laura Stevenson & The Cans - The Pretty One
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DPDC Friday Playlist - 6/1
Tracklist:
Restorations - Neighborhood Song / Sons of Bill - Siren Song / The Whigs - Hot Bed / Deerhunter - Desire Lanes / Red Collar - Choices / Apologies, I have none - Clapton Pond / The National - Lemonworld / Heartsounds - The Song Inside Me / Lemuria - Fingers / The Dexateens - Makers Mound / The Loved Ones - The Inquirer / Attack in Black - Broken Things / 500 Miles to Memphis - Barfly / Glossary - Shaking Like a Flame / Banner Pilot - Expat / Torche - Kicking / Alone at 3am - Burn the Town / Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain the Blood / Off With Their Heads - Drive / Laura Stevenson & The Cans - The Pretty One
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Friday Playlist - 5/25 - Upcoming DC Area Shows
Due to the impending (and of course eagerly anticipated) birth of our son in June, I likely won't be attending them, but there are a number of really good shows coming to the DC area in the next couple of months.
I've compiled a list of some of them with dates for today's playlist. Follow the link below to listen.
DPDC - Friday Playlist - 5/25 - Upcoming DC Shows
Tracklist (Show Schedule):
Rocky Votolato - Red River (Tonight 5/25 @ Red Palace)
Rocky Votolato - Red River (Tonight 5/25 @ Red Palace)
Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine (5/27 @ Red Palace)
Dawes - Fire Away (6/1 @ Black Cat)
Cheap Girls - Ruby (6/7 @ Golden West, Baltimore)
The Bouncing Souls - Say Anything (6/12 @ Black Cat w/Menzingers)
The Menzingers - Lilith Avi (6/12 @ Black Cat opening for Bouncing Souls)
Langhorne Slim - Restless (6/13 @ Rock n Roll Hotel w/ Ha Ha Tonka)
Ha Ha Tonka - Up Nights (6/13 @ Rock n Roll Hotel w/ Langhorne Slim)
Cory Branan - Survivor Blues (6/19 @ Golden West, Baltimore)
Lydia Loveless - Can't Change Me (6/19 @ Black Cat opening for Scott H. Biram)
Lucero - Sixteen (6/22 @ Rams Head Live, Baltimore)
The District Attorneys - California Fire (6/29 @ Rock n Roll Hotel w/ Modern Skirts)
Futurebirds - Ski Chalet (6/30 @ Black Cat)
Tim Barry - Texas Cops (7/7 @ Red Palace)
These United States - Honor Amongst Thieves (7/7 @ Black Cat w/ The Henry Clay People)
The Henry Clay People - Working Part Time (7/7 @ Black Cat opening for These United States)
Alberta Cross - Lucy Rider (7/12 @ Rock n Roll Hotel)
Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On (7/17 @ Rams Head Live, Baltimore)
Gaslight Anthem - Orphans (7/20 @ U Street Music Hall w/ Dave Hause)
Dave Hause - Pray for Tuscon (7/20 @ U Street Music Hall opening for Gaslight Anthem)
Monday, May 21, 2012
Cory Branan - Mutt - Out Tomorrow Listen Today
Tomorrow Cory Branan will release "Mutt," his first full length album in 6 years, on Bloodshot Records (though he did put out a split/joint EP in 2009 with Jon Snodgrass of Drag the River).
You can stream it in advance here via AOL Spinner Listening Party.
Upon a single listen i can pretty much guarantee "Mutt" will end up near the top of my best of 2012 list, same great songwriting with expanded instrumentation and song arrangement from previous efforts.
Also if you haven't previously, check out his recent Nervous Energies session.
You can stream it in advance here via AOL Spinner Listening Party.
Upon a single listen i can pretty much guarantee "Mutt" will end up near the top of my best of 2012 list, same great songwriting with expanded instrumentation and song arrangement from previous efforts.
Also if you haven't previously, check out his recent Nervous Energies session.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Friday Playlist - 5/18 - Sounds of the City
People love writing songs about 'the city,' gettin to it, getting out of it, love/hate/hope for it, its gravity, oh and definitely the lights of it. Here are a few . ..Follow link below to listen
DPDC Friday Playlist - 5/18 - Sounds of the City
Tracklist:
Centro-matic - Huge in Every City
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
Drive By Truckers - Zip City
The Weakerthans - One Great City!
Banner Pilot - River City Blackout
The Evening Rig - City Lights
Arcade Fire - City with no Children
Glossary - These City Lights Shine
The National - City Middle
Jeffrey Foucault - City Flower
Spoon - All the Pretty Girls Go to the City
The Hold Steady - The Sweet Part of the City
Two Cow Garage - The City of Youngstown
American Aquarium - City Lights
The Lawrence Arms - Key to the City
Lucero - Sounds of the City
Frontier Folk Nebraska - City Lights
Deep Dark Woods - Big City Lights
The War On Drugs - Come to the City
Magnolia Electric Co. - Leave this City
Rocky Votolato - The City is Calling
Dawes - Take Me Out of the City
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
New to Me - Wess Floyd - 'Foxhole Confessions'
I was just introduced to the music of Wess Floyd this week, and have to say I'm a little disappointed in myself for not discovering him sooner.
Originally from Dothan (I believe) in south Alabama, Floyd has ended up in Nashville, by way of Auburn, and his most recent album "Foxhole Confessions," which came out late last year, is full of impressive rock n roll songs that unabashedly draw inspiration from, and pay homage to, his hometown(s).
There's clearly more than a hint of Replacements and Springsteen influence here and many of his songs have an anthemic quality, full of "whoa whoa" type choruses that evoke a more southern Craig Finn and Hold Steady.
Also, if you've heard The Evening Rig, there are definitely some parallels that could be drawn.
You can preview and pick up "Foxhole Confessions" and his earlier release "The Daisycutters EP" here, and I'd recommend you do so.
Originally from Dothan (I believe) in south Alabama, Floyd has ended up in Nashville, by way of Auburn, and his most recent album "Foxhole Confessions," which came out late last year, is full of impressive rock n roll songs that unabashedly draw inspiration from, and pay homage to, his hometown(s).
There's clearly more than a hint of Replacements and Springsteen influence here and many of his songs have an anthemic quality, full of "whoa whoa" type choruses that evoke a more southern Craig Finn and Hold Steady.
Also, if you've heard The Evening Rig, there are definitely some parallels that could be drawn.
You can preview and pick up "Foxhole Confessions" and his earlier release "The Daisycutters EP" here, and I'd recommend you do so.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Advance Friday Playlist - Wed 5/9 - Coastlines
Headed out on a brief vacation tomorrow, so i'm posting this week's playlist in advance. Follow the link below to listen.
Advance Friday Playlist - 5/9 - Coastlines
Tracklist:
Nothington - The Ocean
Band of Horses - Islands on the Coast
Wavves - King of the Beach
Sun Kil Moon - Last Tide
Against Me! - The Ocean
Dear Landlord - Three to the Beach
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
Joey Kneiser - The Big Ocean
Richard Buckner - The Ocean Cliff Clearing
The Holy Mess - Sunset on the Coastline
Jets to Brazil - Sea Anenome
Have Gun, Will Travel - Ship to Shore
Damien Jurado - Never Ending Tide
Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline)
The Draft - The Tide is Out
Advance Friday Playlist - 5/9 - Coastlines
Tracklist:
Nothington - The Ocean
Band of Horses - Islands on the Coast
Wavves - King of the Beach
Sun Kil Moon - Last Tide
Against Me! - The Ocean
Dear Landlord - Three to the Beach
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
Joey Kneiser - The Big Ocean
Richard Buckner - The Ocean Cliff Clearing
The Holy Mess - Sunset on the Coastline
Jets to Brazil - Sea Anenome
Have Gun, Will Travel - Ship to Shore
Damien Jurado - Never Ending Tide
Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline)
The Draft - The Tide is Out
Monday, May 7, 2012
(Relatively) New & Recommended - Wrinkle Neck Mules - Apprentice to Ghosts
Unfortunately I didn't notice until last week, but Richmond's Wrinkle Neck Mules released their newest (and 5th full length) album, "Apprentice to Ghosts," in February on Lower 40 Records. It's yet another great effort from a consistently impressive band.
Head over to their site to check out (several songs streaming) and purchase the new album and the back catalog. I think "Wick's Have Met" is my favorite WRM album, but I'm a fan of 'em all. These guys really are what twangy country rock should be and are way too far under people's collective radar.
RIYL: Latter day Uncle Tupelo, SonVolt, Chris Knight, Hayes Carll, Ryan Bingham, Deadstring Bros.etc.
Also for any of you who are in Atlanta, they're coming to The Earl on Thursday May 24.
Head over to their site to check out (several songs streaming) and purchase the new album and the back catalog. I think "Wick's Have Met" is my favorite WRM album, but I'm a fan of 'em all. These guys really are what twangy country rock should be and are way too far under people's collective radar.
RIYL: Latter day Uncle Tupelo, SonVolt, Chris Knight, Hayes Carll, Ryan Bingham, Deadstring Bros.etc.
Also for any of you who are in Atlanta, they're coming to The Earl on Thursday May 24.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Friday Playlist - 5/4 - The Places I've Lived
Was born in the midwest, raised mostly in the south, consider Atlanta my home, but now working on just over a half decade in DC.
Follow the link below to listen . . .
DPDC Friday Playlist - 5/4/12 - The Places I've Lived
Tracklist:
Damien Jurado - Kansas City
Superchunk - Train From Kansas City (Shangri-La's cover, Neko Case has also covered this song)
Townes Van Zandt - Colorado Girl
Spraynard - The Denver Broncos vs. The Denver Broncos
Broadway Calls - Denver
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Alabama Pines
The Deep Dark Woods - Shores of Alabama
South San Gabriel - Alabama Crusade
Blacklist Royals - Tennessee Blues
American Aquarium - Tennessee
Rocky Votolato - Tennessee Train Tracks
New Found Glory - You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania
The Wonder Years - Keystone State Dude-Core
Centro-matic - Atlanta
The Only Sons - Slowdown Georgia
Ryan Bingham - Long Way from Georgia
Yuck - Georgia
Into It. Over It. - Washington, DC
The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
The Clash - Washington Bullets
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Great Site for Show Audio (patchndent.com)
Today I discovered, via a post from This is American Music re: a newly added Glossary set, Matt Redmond's patchndent.com, which provides recorded audio for a ton of great shows (primarily in Athens).
Check out the Glossary show and a couple more recently posted sets and visit the site for more.
Glossary 4/21/2012 @ The Old 280 Boogie - Standard Deluxe - Waverly, AL
Lee Bains III &The Glory Fires 4/5/2012 @ The Georgia Theatre –Athens,GA
Check out the Glossary show and a couple more recently posted sets and visit the site for more.
Glossary 4/21/2012 @ The Old 280 Boogie - Standard Deluxe - Waverly, AL
Matt emphasizes on the site, and I agree wholeheartedly, that "the best way to keep sites like [his] going is to support your local music. Go to the shows,buy the [albums] and spread the word about your favorite bands!"
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