Count Me Out: September 2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Count Me Out Monthly Mix #30

Every month I like to put together a collection of songs (a Monthly Mix) that I currently dig and or have caught my attention in one way or another. To download this as "one track", please follow the "Monthly Mix" link above. However, for individual tracks, I recommend searching out previous posts or using the Hype Machine. Thanks and enjoy.

September Mix

01. Figurines - Hanging From Above
02. Lost In The Trees - Song For The Painter
03. Zeus - Fever Of The Time
04. Dr. Dog - Take Me Into Town
05. Julia Stone - Catastrophe
06. Deerhunter - Helicopter
07. Sufjan Stevens - Futile Devices
08. White Denim - Home Together
09. Nicole Atkins - Vultures
10. Lonely Drifter Karen - Russian Bells
11. Sharon Van Etten - Don't Do It
12. Death Cab For Cutie - The Employment Pages
13. Junip - Always
14. The Tallest Man On Earth - Like The Wheel
15. Tired Pony - I'm A Landslide
16. Black Mountain - The Hair Song
17. The 1900s - Babies
18. Teengirl Fantasy - Cheaters

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The Avett Brothers on Morning Becomes Eclectic

The Avett Brothers had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today. Check it out below, along with the forthcoming CD/DVD release, Live, Volume 3, out 10/5 via Sony.

[VIDEO] The Avett Brothers on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Setlist

01. I And Love And You
02. Will You Return?
03. Laundry Room
04. Kickdrum Heart
05. Head Full Of Doubt, Road Full Of Promise
06. I Would Be Sad
07. Pretty Girl From Michigan

[Myspace] The Avett Brothers
[Website] The Avett Brothers

[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers "Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers "Slight Figure Of Speech"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers "I And Love And You"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers Countdown to I And Love And You
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers "I And Love And You"
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Avett Brothers "Murder In The City"
[Count Me Out] The Avett Brothers "Murder In The City"

Video: Ferraby Lionheart "My Name"

Video: Azure Ray "Don't Leave My Mind"

Stereogum has a premiere of the Azure Ray video for "Don't Leave My Mind." Check it out below, along with the new release, Drawing Down The Moon, out now via Saddle Creek. Also, remember that a fall tour gets underway soon and a Chicago show will be had November 6th at Schubas.

[VIDEO] Azure Ray - Don't Leave My Mind

[Myspace] Azure Ray
[Website] Azure Ray

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Azure Ray - Drawing Down The Moon
[Count Me Out] Azure Ray "Don't Leave My Mind"
[Count Me Out] Azure Ray Announce New Album

Video: Wolf Parade "Yulia"

Wolf Parade have a new video for "Yulia," a tune off the new release, Expo 86, out now via Sub Pop. Check it out below and remember that the a Chicago show will be had November 23rd at the House Of Blues.

[VIDEO] Wolf Parade - Yulia

[Myspace] Wolf Parade

[Count Me Out] Wolf Parade Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Wolf Parade - Expo 86
[Count Me Out] Wolf Parade "What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had To Go This Way)"
[Count Me Out] Wolf Parade Reveal Expo 86 Art
[Count Me Out] Wolf Parade "Language City"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
[Count Me Out] Wolf Parade Album Art
[Count Me Out] Wolf Parade's Summer Tour
[Count Me Out] Wolf Parade "Call It A Ritual"
[Count Me Out] New Wolf Parade Tracklist
[Count Me Out] New Wolf Parade Songs

Video: Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Documentary Pt. 2

Two new documentary videos have been posted, of Phoenix explaining/making tracks off their latest release, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out via Glassnote. Check them out below, along with the same videos featuring commentary from their producer, ZDAR, over on the band's YouTube page.

[VIDEO] Phoenix - Fences / Commented by Phoenix (3 of 9)

Video: Local Natives "Wide Eyes"

Local Natives have a new video for "Wide Eyes," the opening track off the new release, Gorilla Manor, out now via Frenchkiss. Check it out below. Also, remember that the band is currently out tour and will be playing a Chicago show this Saturday, October 2nd at the Metro.

[VIDEO] Local Natives - Wide Eyes

[Myspace] Local Natives
[Website] Local Natives

[Count Me Out] Video: Local Natives on Yours Truly
[Count Me Out] Local Natives on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Local Natives Live From Paris
[Count Me Out] Local Natives on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Local Natives Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Local Natives "World News"
[Count Me Out] Video: Local Natives on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Local Natives on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Jamie Lidell on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Jamie Lidell had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Compass, out now via Warp. Also, remember that a Chicago show is coming up on October 9th at Bottom Lounge.

[VIDEO] Jamie Lidell on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Setlist

01. Multiply
02. The Ring
03. What Is It This Time
04. I Wanna Be Your Telephone
05. Your Sweet Boom
06. Compass
07. Figured Me Out

[Myspace] Jamie Lidell
[Website] Jamie Lidell

[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Compass (tUnE-yArDs Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell on Dirty Laundry
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jamie Lidell - Compass
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "The Ring"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell Introduces New Album 'Compass'
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Compass"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Hurricane"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell on Conan
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good (Son Lux Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Jamie Lidell - Jim
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Another Day"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good"
[Count Me Out] Jamie Lidell "Figured Me Out (LA Garage Mix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jamie Lidell "Little Bit Of Feel Good (La Garage Mix)"

Video: Guster "Do You Love Me" + "Stay With Me Jesus"

Guster have two new videos for tunes off their forthcoming release, Easy Wonderful, out 10/5 via Aware/Universal Republic. Check them out below.

[VIDEO] Guster - Do You Love Me

[VIDEO] Guster - Stay With Me Jesus

[Myspace] Guster
[Website] Guster

[Count Me Out] Guster "Bad Bad World"
[Count Me Out] Guster's Lost & Gone Forever 10 Year Anniversary

Born Ruffians on Daytrotter

Born Ruffians had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Say It, out now via Warp/Paper Bag. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on October 29th at the Empty Bottle.

Tracks

01. Retard Canard
02. Higher & Higher
03. Oh Man
04. The Ballad Of Moose Bruce

Tour Dates

09.30.10 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA)
10.01.10 at Knitting Factory Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
10.02.10 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
10.03.10 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
10.04.10 at Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
10.05.10 at Rock and Roll Hotel (Washington, DC)
10.06.10 at Clementine Cafe (Harrisonburg, VA)
10.07.10 at Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
10.08.10 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA)
10.09.10 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
10.10.10 at Backbooth (Orlando, FL)
10.11.10 at Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL)
10.12.10 at Spanish Moon (Baton Rouge, LA)
10.13.10 at Fitzgerald's (Houston, TX)
10.14.10 at Emos Austin (Austin, TX)
10.15.10 at Hailey's (Denton, TX)
10.16.10 at The Riot Room (Kansas City, MO)
10.17.10 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO)
10.18.10 at The Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
10.19.10 at Tonic Lounge (Reno, NV)
10.21.10 at Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA)
10.22.10 at Slim's (San Francisco, CA)
10.23.10 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
10.25.10 at Chop Suey (Seattle, WA)
10.26.10 at The Palace (Missoula, MT)
10.28.10 at Triple Rock Social Club (Minneapolis, MN)
10.29.10 at Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)
10.30.10 at Majestic Cafe (Detroit, MI)
11.18.10 at Electric Circus (Edinburgh, UK)
11.19.10 at O2 Academy Liverpool (Liverpool, UK)
11.20.10 at Ruby Lounge (Manchester, UK)
11.21.10 at Brudenell Social Club (Leeds, UK)
11.23.10 at Audio (Brighton, UK)
11.24.10 at Scala (London, UK)
11.25.10 at Le Guess Who Festival (Utrecht, NL)
11.29.10 at Zakk Club (Düsseldorf, DE)
12.02.10 at Peniche Du Pianiste (Lille, FR)
12.03.10 at Debaser Malmö (Malmo, SE)
12.07.10 at La Laiterie (Strasbourg, FR)

[Myspace] Born Ruffians
[Website] Born Ruffians

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Born Ruffians - Say It
[Count Me Out] Video: Born Ruffians "What To Say"
[Count Me Out] Born Ruffians "Sole Brother"

Video: The Morning Benders "Virgins"

La Blogotheque has posted a teaser of the forthcoming Soirée de Poche session with The Morning Benders. Check out a video of a new tune, "Virgins," below, along with the new release, Big Echo, out now via Rough Trade. Also, remember that the band is currently on tour and will be playing a Chicago show on Halloween, October 31st at Lincoln Hall.

[VIDEO] The Morning Benders - Virgins

[Myspace] The Morning Benders
[Website] The Morning Benders

[Count Me Out] Video: The Morning Benders "All Day Day Light"
[Count Me Out] The Morning Benders Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Morning Benders on Yours Truly Pt. 2
[Count Me Out] Video: The Morning Benders "Promises"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Morning Benders - Big Echo
[Count Me Out] Video: The Morning Benders on Yours Truly

Wye Oak Touring This Fall

Wye Oak have announced some new tour dates for this fall. Check them out below, along with the new EP, My Neighbor / My Creator, out now via Merge.

Tour Dates

10.01.10 at The Basement (Columbus, OH)
10.02.10 at Canopy Club (Urbana, IL)
10.04.10 at Bottleneck (Lawrence, KS) *
10.05.10 at The Blue Note (Columbia, MO) *
10.06.10 at ACM - UCO Performance Lab (Oklahoma City, OK) *
10.08.10 at The Korova (San Antonio, TX) ^
10.11.10 at The Foundation (Lubbock, TX) ^
10.12.10 at Launchpad (Albuquerque, NM) ^
10.13.10 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ) ^
10.15.10 at Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA) ^
10.16.10 at The Casbah (San Diego, CA) ^
10.17.10 at Downtown Brewing Co. (San Luis Obispo, CA) ^
10.18.10 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA) ^
10.21.10 at Mississippi Studios (Portland, OR) #
10.22.10 at The Showbox (Seattle, WA) +~
10.23.10 at Flying M Coffee (Nampa, ID)
10.25.10 at Hi Dive (Denver, CO) %
10.26.10 at Slowdown Jr. (Omaha, NE)
10.27.10 at Old Rock House (St. Louis, MO)
11.05.10 at The Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)

* w/ The Mountain Goats
^ w/ David Bazan
# w/ Fruit Bats
+ w/ Blitzen Trapper
~ w/ Seabear
% w/ Avi Buffalo

[Myspace] Wye Oak
[Website] Wye Oak

[Count Me Out] Wye Oak on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Wye Oak "I Hope You Die"
[Count Me Out] Wye Oak on NPR's Session Spotlight
[Count Me Out] Video: Wye Oak "Sight, Flight"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Wye Oak - The Knot
[Count Me Out] Wye Oak "Take It In"
[Count Me Out] Wye Oak on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Wye Oak "Please Concrete"

Video: Ben Folds "From Above"

Spinner has a premiere of the new Ben Folds video for "From Above." Check it out below, along with the new release, Lonely Avenue, out now via Nonesuch.

[VIDEO] Ben Folds - From Above

[Myspace] Ben Folds
[Website] Ben Folds

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Ben Folds - Lonely Avenue
[Count Me Out] Video: Ben Folds, Nick Hornby and Pomplamoose "Things You Think"
[Count Me Out] Video: Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Ben Folds - Way To Normal
[Count Me Out] Video: Ben Folds "You Don't Know Me"
[Count Me Out] New Ben Folds Album In September

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros on The LaundroMatinee

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted today. Check some videos out below, along with mp3's from the session, here. The latest release, Up From Below, is out via Vagrant. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on December 4th at the Congress Theater.

[VIDEO] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream

[VIDEO] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Black Water

Tour Dates

10.07.10 at Rialto Theatre (Tucson, AZ)
10.09.10 at Warehouse Live (Houston, TX)
10.10.10 at Austin City Limits Festival (Austin, TX)
10.11.10 at The Collective (Shreveport, LA)
10.12.10 at The Lyric Oxford (Oxford, MS)
10.14.10 at The Howlin Wolf (New Orleans, LA)
10.15.10 at DeLuna Festival (Pensacola, FL)
10.16.10 at The Ritz (Tampa, FL)
10.17.10 at The Social (Orlando, FL)
10.19.10 at Culture Room (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
10.26.10 at The Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
12.04.10 at Congress Theater (Chicago, IL)

[Myspace] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
[Website] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

[Count Me Out] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros "Memory Of A Free Festival" (Bowie Cover)
[Count Me Out] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Video: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros "Home"
[Count Me Out] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros "Home"

Video: Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Documentary Pt. 1

Phoenix are in the process of posting documentary videos of each track off their latest release, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out via Glassnote. Check out the first two below, along with the same videos featuring commentary from their producer, ZDAR, over on the band's YouTube page.

[VIDEO] Phoenix - Lisztomania / Commented by Phoenix (1 of 9)

Album Review: Figurines - Figurines

Figurines - Figurines

01. Hanging From Above
02. The Great Unknown
03. New Colors
04. Free Today
05. Glee
06. We Got Away
07. Every Week
08. Poughkeepsie
09. Lucky To Love
10. Call Your Name
11. Unable To Drift

pretty good

Standout Tracks: / Free Today / The Great Unknown

Figurines is out today via Morningside/The Control Group.

* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.

[Myspace] Figurines
[Website] Figurines

[Count Me Out] Figurines "Hanging From Above"
[Count Me Out] Video: Figurines "Childhood Verse"

Album Review: Women - Public Strain

Women - Public Strain

01. Can't You See
02. Heat Distraction
03. Narrow With The Hall
04. Penal Colony
05. Bells
06. China Steps
07. Untogether
08. Drag Open
09. Locust Valley
10. Venice Lockjaw
11. Eyesore

alright

Standout Tracks: Heat Distraction / Locust Valley / Eyesore

Public Strain is out today via Jagjaguwar.

* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.

[Myspace] Women

[Count Me Out] Women Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Women "Eyesore"

Album Review: Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

01. Earthquake
02. Don't Cry
03. Revival
04. Sailing
05. Memory Boy
06. Desire Lines
07. Basement Scene
08. Helicopter
09. Fountain Stairs
10. Coronado
11. He Would Have Laughed

really good

Standout Tracks: Revival / Helicopter / Desire Lines

Halcyon Digest is out today via 4AD.

* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.

[Myspace] Deerhunter
[Website] Deerhunter

[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhunter "Helicopter"
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter "Revival"
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter Announce Halcyon Digest
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"
[Count Me Out] 2 New Deerhunter Videos

Monday, September 27, 2010

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly) this week.

Monday (9/27)

Letterman: Runner, Runner
Leno: Zac Brown Band
Fallon: The Temper Trap
Kimmel: Randy Houser
Carson: Never Shout Never

Tuesday (9/28)

Letterman: N.E.R.D.
Leno: Train
Fallon: Teenage Fanclub
Kimmel: Maroon 5
Carson: Menomena

Wednesday (9/29)

Leno: Seal
Fallon: Belle & Sebastian
Ferguson: Blake Shelton
Kimmel: Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
Carson: The Morning Benders

Thursday (9/30)

Letterman: Tired Pony
Leno: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Fallon: The Vaselines
Kimmel: The Avett Brothers
Carson: Japandroids

Friday (10/1)

Letterman: Drake
Leno: Kenny Chesney
Kimmel: Usher
Carson: Los Campesinos!

* some of these seem to change during the week and or are repeats, but as of now, this is what's in store.

Video: Menomena on Pitchfork

Menomena had a special video presentation with Pitchfork posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Mines, out now via Barsuk/City Slang.

[VIDEO] Menomena - Taos

[VIDEO] Menomena - Five Little Rooms

[Myspace] Menomena
[Website] Menomena

[Count Me Out] Menomena at Metro (09.25.10)
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Magichat"
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena "Dirty Cartoons"
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Menomena - Mines
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Taos"
[Count Me Out] Menomena Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Menomena on Le HibOO
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Five Little Rooms"
[Count Me Out] Menomena "Pilgrim's Progress"
[Count Me Out] Menomena on Fabchannel

Friday, September 24, 2010

Video: LCD Soundsystem "Home" (Unofficial)

An unofficial video for my favorite new LCD Soundsystem tune, "Home," has been created by director, Rick Darge. Check it out below, along with the new release, This Is Happening, out now via DFA/Virgin. Also, remember that the band is currently on tour and will be playing a Chicago show on October 25th at the Aragon Ballroom.

[VIDEO] LCD Soundsystem - Home

[Myspace] LCD Soundsystem
[Website] LCD Soundsystem

[Count Me Out] LCD Soundsystem Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: LCD Soundsystem "Bye Bye Bayou"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
[Count Me Out] Video: LCD Soundsystem "Drunk Girls"
[Count Me Out] LCD Soundsystem "Drunk Girls"

Riley Jantzen Releases Free EP

Riley Jantzen has released a new EP, Country N' Western, for free via his Bandcamp page. Check the album art and tracklist out below, as well as a link to download these lovely recordings.

Tracklist

01. Turn Around
02. Across The Ocean
03. That Aint Me
04. I Lost Mine
05. Mother Oh Mother

[Download] Riley Jantzen - Country N' Western [EP]

[Myspace] Riley Jantzen

[Count Me Out] Riley Jantzen "Garden Green"
[Count Me Out] Riley Jantzen "What She Got Nobody Else Got"

The Walkmen on The Interface

The Walkmen had a session with Spinner's The Interface posted today. Check it out here, however I've posted a video of "Juveniles" below, along with a video interview. The new release, Lisbon, is out now via Fat Possum.

[VIDEO] The Walkmen - Juveniles

Thursday, September 23, 2010

White Denim Offering Free New Album

While at work on a new record, White Denim have put together another collection of tunes, Last Day Of Summer, which is currently available for free via their website. Check the album art, tracklist, and download link out below, as well as some upcoming tour dates.

Tracklist

01. I'd Have It Just The Way We Were
02. Home Together
03. Tony Fatti
04. If You're Changing
05. Incaviglia
06. Light Light Light
07. Some Wild Going Outward
08. Champ
09. Shy Billy
10. Our Get
11. Through Your Windows
12. New Coat

[Download] White Denim - Last Day Of Summer

Tour Dates

10.16.10 at Antone's Blues Bar (Austin, TX)
10.18.10 at The Loft (Dallas, TX)
10.19.10 at Opolis (Norman, OK)
10.20.10 at The Bottleneck (Lawrence, KS) *
10.21.10 at The Waiting Room (Omaha, NE) *
10.22.10 at Fox Theatre And Cafe (Boulder, CO) *
10.23.10 at Fox Theatre And Cafe (Boulder, CO) *
10.26.10 at Launchpad (Albuquerque, NM)
10.27.10 at Club Congress (Tuscon, AZ)
10.28.10 at Clubhouse Music Venue (Tempe, AZ) *
10.29.10 at House Of Blues (San Diego, CA) *
10.30.10 at El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) *
10.31.10 at Mercury Lounge (Goleta, CA)
11.01.10 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA)
11.02.10 at Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA)

* w/ Portugal. The Man

[Myspace] White Denim
[Website] White Denim

[Count Me Out] Video: White Denim "I Start To Run"

Ferraby Lionheart Announces New Tour Dates

Ferraby Lionheart has announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on October 13th at Lincoln Hall. Check them out below, along with the new release, The Jack Of Hearts, out now via Lights and Buttons.

Tour Dates

09.30.10 at Vera Project Seattle, WA) *
10.01.10 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR) *
10.03.10 at Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA) *
10.04.10 at Largo (Los Angeles, CA) *
10.05.10 at Echo (Los Angeles, CA) *
10.07.10 at Stubbs Jr (Austin, TX) *
10.11.10 at The End (Nashville, TN) *
10.13.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
10.15.10 at El Mocombo (Toronto, ON) *
10.16.10 at Le Divan Orange (Montreal, QC) *
10.17.10 at Great Scott (Allston, MA) *
10.19.10 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA) *
10.20.10 at DC9 (Washington, DC) *
10.21.10 at CMJ (New York, NY)
10.22.10 at CMJ (New York, NY)
10.23.10 at CMJ (New York, NY)

* w/ First Aid Kit

[Myspace] Ferraby Lionheart
[Website] Ferraby Lionheart

[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Ferraby Lionheart "Harry And Bess"
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart Touring With The Watson Twins
[Count Me Out] Video: Ferraby Lionheart on Little Videos
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart Announces May Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Ferraby Lionheart - The Jack Of Hearts
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart Reveals The Jack Of Hearts
[Count Me Out] Video: Ferraby Lionheart "Album Promo No.2"
[Count Me Out] Video: Ferraby Lionheart "Album Promo No.1"
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart "Dear Corinne"
[Count Me Out] Ferraby Lionheart "Small Planet"

Video: Portugal. The Man "People Say"

Aquarium Drunkard has a premiere of the Portugal. The Man video for "People Say," which is off the 2009 release, The Satanic Satanist, out via Equal Vision. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show will be had October 2nd at the Congress Theater.

[VIDEO] Portugal. The Man - People Say

[Myspace] Portugal. The Man
[Website] Portugal. The Man

[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "Mornings (Acoustic)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "The Dead Dog"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Portugal. The Man - American Ghetto
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man "The Dead Dog"

Video: Photographers "Ursa Minor"

One of my current favorite Chicago based acts is a duo called, Photographers. Check out their brand new video for "Ursa Minor," which is off a new EP, Songs In Ursa Minor, available at Bandcamp.

[VIDEO] Photographers - Ursa Minor

[Myspace] Photographers

Video: El Guincho "Bombay" (NSFW)

IFC has a (NSFW) video premiere of the El Guincho tune, "Bombay." Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The new release, Pop Negro, is out now via XL/Young Turks.

[VIDEO] El Guincho - Bombay

Tour Dates

09.28.10 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY)
09.29.10 at Que Bajo - Santos Party House (New York, NY)
09.30.10 at Zebulon Cafe (Brooklyn, NY)
10.01.10 at Cameo (Brooklyn, NY)
10.06.10 at La Cita (Los Angeles, CA)
10.07.10 at The Standard Hotel (Los Angeles, CA)
10.08.10 at Spaceland - Filter Cultures Collide Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
10.09.10 at Elbo Room (San Francisco, CA)
10.16.10 at Over Club - Charada (Madrid, ES)
10.28.10 at Deaf Institute (Manchester, UK)
10.30.10 at Captains Rest (Glasgow, UK)
10.31.10 at The Cluny (Newcastle, UK)
11.01.10 at Hare & Hounds (Birmingham, UK)
11.03.10 at Nation of Shopkeepers (Leeds, UK)
11.04.10 at Cargo (London, UK)
11.06.10 at Lennons (Southampton, UK)
11.07.10 at The Louisianna (Bristol, UK)
11.09.10 at The Hope (Brighton, UK)
12.10.10 at The Gaelic (Sydney, AU)
12.11.10 at Meredith Music Festival (Meredith, AU)
12.15.10 at East Brunswick Club (Melbourne, AU)
12.16.10 at Clubhouse - Tempo Hotel (Brisbane, AU)
12.17.10 at The Bakery (Perth, AU)

[Myspace] El Guincho
[Website] El Guincho

[Count Me Out] Album Review: El Guincho - Pop Negro
[Count Me Out] El Guincho "FM Tan Sexy"
[Count Me Out] El Guincho Announces Pop Negro Release
[Count Me Out] El Guincho "Bombay"
[Count Me Out] Video: El Guincho "Hindou"
[Count Me Out] Stream El Guincho's Piratas de Sudamerica Vol. 1
[Count Me Out] Video: El Guincho "Bombay" (Live)
[Count Me Out] New El Guincho Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] El Guincho "Palmitos Park"

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Band Of Horses on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Band Of Horses had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Infinite Arms, out now via Fat Possum/Columbia/Brown. Also, remember that the band is currently on the road and will be playing a Chicago show on October 19th at The Riv.

Video: Feist "Look At What The Light Did Now"

The always lovely, Leslie Feist is currently shacked up in France working on a new record. While we wait on that, she is releasing a new film, Look At What The Light Did Now, documenting the making of and touring behind her last album, 2007's, The Reminder, out via Cherrytree. Check out a trailer of the film at the link below, as well as some upcoming film screening dates.

[VIDEO] Feist - Look At What The Light Did Now

Film Screenings

09.29.10 at POP Montreal - The Ukrainian Federation (Montreal, QC)
10.03.10 at Picadilly Circus Cinema (London, UK)
10.07.10 at Sound Unseen Festival - The Trylon Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
10.09.10 at ArtPrize - Ladies Literary Club (Grand Rapids, MI)
10.15.10 at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles, CA)
10.22.10 at Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY)
10.29.10 at Henry Art Gallery (Seattle, WA)

[Myspace] Feist
[Website] Feist

[Count Me Out] Video: Feist "He Was Free"
[Count Me Out] Feist "My Moon My Man (Grizzly Bear Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Feist "Honey Honey"
[Count Me Out] Video: Feist on Good Morning America
[Count Me Out] Video: Feist on Sesame Street
[Count Me Out] Feist at Ravinia (07.11.08)
[Count Me Out] Video: Feist Interview on Pitchfork.tv
[Count Me Out] Video: Feist on Conan
[Count Me Out] Video: Feist on The Colbert Report
[Count Me Out] Feist "I Feel It All"

Video: Animal Collective "Bluish"

Animal Collective have a new video for "Bluish," a tune off the latest full-length release, Merriweather Post Pavilion, out via Domino. Check it out below.

Video: Band Of Horses on Jimmy Kimmel

Band Of Horses performed "Laredo" and "NW Apt." last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check it out below, along with the new release, Infinite Arms, out now via Fat Possum/Columbia/Brown.

[VIDEO] Band Of Horses - Laredo

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