Count Me Out: December 2013

Monday, December 30, 2013

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, 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 (12/30)

Leno: Tired Pony
Kimmel: Mac Miller
Carson: Jenny O

Tuesday (12/31)

Leno: Goo Goo Dolls
Carson: Robbie Fulks

Wednesday (1/1)

Conan: Gavin DeGraw
Letterman: Nick Lowe
Leno: Julian Lennon
Kimmel: HAIM
Carson: The Pack A.D.

Thursday (1/2)

Conan: Jessie Ware
Letterman: Chvrches
Leno: Imelda May
Kimmel: Megadeth

Friday (1/3)

Letterman: Two Door Cinema Club
Leno: Tenacious D
Kimmel: Poliça
Carson: Duologue

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

R.I.P. Benjamin Curtis

Benjamin Curtis of School Of Seven Bells (formerly of Secret Machines, Tripping Daisy, and more) has unfortunately passed away, after a battle with cancer. He was 35 years old.

[VIDEO] School Of Seven Bells - Half Asleep

[VIDEO] Secret Machines - Nowhere Again

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

You know the spiel; Many albums were heard, many were not. Time was spent on a some, more than others, but that's the beauty with music, you have a lifetime to adapt to an album. Anyway, here's the list I've compiled for my Favorite Albums Of 2013. Please feel free to leave any comments/thoughts, or albums I might have overlooked. Happy Holidays everyone.

50. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
49. Cults - Static
48. The Kissaway Trail - Breach
47. Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God
46. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
45. Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
44. Volcano Choir - Repave
43. Jamie Lidell - Jamie Lidell
42. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
41. M.I.A. - Matangi
40. The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
39. Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return
38. Porcelain Raft - Permanent Signal
37. Sigur Rós - Kveikur
36. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
35. Smith Westerns - Soft Will
34. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Perils From The Sea
33. Gregory Alan Isakov - The Weatherman
32. Shout Out Louds - Optica
31. Rogue Wave - Nightingale Floors
30. Radiation City - Animals In The Median
29. Poliça - Shulamith
28. Josh Ritter - The Beast In Its Tracks
27. James Blake - Overgrown
26. Eluvium - Nightmare Ending
25. Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune
24. Disclosure - Settle
23. Blue Hawaii - Untogether
22. Young Man - Beyond Was All Around Me
21. Yo La Tengo - Fade
20. The Shouting Matches - Grownass Man
19. Foals - Holy Fire
18. Junip - Junip
17. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
16. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
15. The Revival Hour - Scorpio Little Devil
14. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
13. The Boxer Rebellion - Promises
12. Son Lux - Lanterns
11. Rhye - Woman

10. Atoms For Peace - Amok

09. Phoenix - Bankrupt!

08. Suuns - Images du Futur

07. Caveman - Caveman

06. Local Natives - Hummingbird

05. Lorde - Pure Heroine

04. Andrew Belle - Black Bear

03. Washed Out - Paracosm

02. Majical Cloudz - Impersonator

01. Night Beds - Country Sleep

[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2012
[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2011
[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2010
[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2009
[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2008
[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2007
[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2006
[Count Me Out] Favorite Albums Of 2005

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Favorite Songs Of 2013

Yet again, another solid year of music. Many songs caught my attention, but here are 100 of my Favorite Songs Of 2013.

100. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Under The Earth
99. The Joy Formidable - Cholla
98. The Avett Brothers - Another Is Waiting
97. Noah And The Whale - There Will Come A Time
96. Nine Inch Nails - Copy Of A
95. Stars - The Light
94. Bill Callahan - Javelin Unlanding
93. Darkstar - Amplified Ease
92. Ducktails - The Flower Lane
91. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Higgs Boson Blues
90. Frankie Rose - Minor Times
89. Toro Y Moi - Cake
88. Wild Belle - Shine
87. The Ruby Suns - Kingfisher Call Me
86. Neko Case - Calling Cards
85. Architecture In Helsinki - In The Future
84. CHVRCHES - Recover
83. Au Revoir Simone - Somebody Who
82. Dr. Dog - Broken Heart
81. Josh Ritter - Hopeful
80. Deerhunter - The Missing
79. Islands - Wave Forms
78. Blue Hawaii - Reaction II
77. Jagwar Ma - Did You Have To
76. Gauntlet Hair - Human Nature
75. Ejecta - Mistress
74. Portugal. The Man - Purple Yellow Red And Blue
73. Bloc Party - Obscene
72. Daughter - Youth
71. Rogue Wave - S(a)tan
70. The Kissaway Trail - Sarah Jevo
69. Braids - Amends
68. Son Lux - Lost It To Trying
67. Thomas Dybdahl - So Long
66. The Revival Hour - Run Away
65. Tired Pony - Punishment
64. Jim James - A New Life
63. Cut Copy - We Are Explorers
62. Fiction Family - Give Me Back My Girl
61. The Civil Wars - Dust To Dust
60. Jamie Lidell - What A Shame
59. On An On - Ghosts
58. The National - Don't Swallow The Cap
57. Still Life Still - Burial Suit
56. Sigur Rós - Stormur
55. The Boxer Rebellion - Diamonds
54. Phoenix - S.O.S. In Bel Air
53. Marika Hackman - Bath Is Black
52. Laura Mvula - Make Me Lovely
51. Man Man - Sparks
50. Eluvium - Entendre
49. Janelle Monáe - Dance Apocalyptic
48. The Head And The Heart - Shake
47. Kings Of Leon - Supersoaker
46. The Shouting Matches - Gallup, NM
45. Caveman - Shut You Down
44. HAIM - The Wire
43. Zero 7 - Don't Call It Love
42. White Denim - Pretty Green
41. Young Galaxy - What We Want
40. Born Ruffians - Needle
39. Guards - Silver Lining
38. Sky Ferreira - Love In Stereo
37. Smith Westerns - Idol
36. Shout Out Louds - Illusions
35. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
34. Andrew Belle - Pieces
33. Yo La Tengo - I'll Be Around
32. Local Natives - Three Months
31. Midlake - The Old And The Young
30. Phantogram - Celebrating Nothing
29. Poliça - Chain My Name
28. Volcano Choir - Byegone
27. Night Beds - 22
26. Autre Ne Veut - Counting
25. James Blake - Retrograde
24. Franz Ferdinand - Right Action
23. Arcade Fire - We Exist
22. Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
21. Lorde - White Teeth Teens
20. Foxygen - San Francisco
19. Young Man - Waterford
18. Divine Fits - Chained To Love
17. The Love Language - Calm Down
16. Suuns - Edie's Dream
15. Empire Of The Sun - Alive
14. Youth Lagoon - Dropla
13. Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
12. Atoms For Peace - Amok
11. Ivan & Alyosha - Running For Cover

10. Radiation City - Foreign Bodies

09. Cults - High Road

08. HAERTS - All The Days

07. Junip - Your Life Your Call

06. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)

05. Foals - My Number

04. Rhye - 3 Days

03. Villagers - Nothing Arrived

02. Washed Out - All I Know

01. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

[Count Me Out] Favorite Songs Of 2012
[Count Me Out] Favorite Songs Of 2011
[Count Me Out] Favorite Songs Of 2010
[Count Me Out] Favorite Songs Of 2009
[Count Me Out] Favorite Songs Of 2008
[Count Me Out] Favorite Songs Of 2007

Monday, December 23, 2013

Favorite Live Shows Of 2013

2013 was filled with many concerts. I would've loved to attend more and I'm sure I missed out on a good bunch, but I did attend some quality shows. Anyway, here's a list of My Favorite Live Shows Of 2013.

20. Gabe Liebowitz at Schubas (03.01.13)

19. Aidan Knight at Uncommon Ground (08.10.13)

18. Night Beds at SPACE (05.30.13)

17. Andrew Belle at Lincoln Hall (09.12.13)

16. Poliça at Metro (12.05.13)

15. Majical Cloudz at Schubas (08.12.13)

14. Caveman at Schubas (03.05.13)

13. Jamie Lidell at Lincoln Hall (04.06.13)

12. Father John Misty at Lincoln Hall (08.01.13)

11. Junip at Lincoln Hall (06.09.13)

10. Rogue Wave + Caveman at Lincoln Hall (06.28.13)

09. Efterklang at Lincoln Hall (03.19.13)

08. The Besnard Lakes + Suuns at Schubas (04.20.13)

07. Washed Out + HAERTS at Metro (09.13.13)

06. Shout Out Louds + HAERTS at Metro (05.16.13)

05. The Staves at Schubas (05.28.13)

04. Sigur Rós at UIC Pavilion (04.02.13)

03. Atoms For Peace at UIC Pavilion (10.02.13)

02. WHY? at Lincoln Hall (02.21.13)

01. The Postal Service at Metro (08.04.13)

[Count Me Out] Favorite Live Shows Of 2012
[Count Me Out] Favorite Live Shows Of 2011
[Count Me Out] Favorite Live Shows Of 2010
[Count Me Out] Favorite Live Shows Of 2009
[Count Me Out] Favorite Live Shows Of 2008
[Count Me Out] Favorite Live Shows Of 2007
[Count Me Out] Favorite Live Shows Of 2006

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, 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 (12/23)

Conan: Los Cuates de Sinaloa
Letterman: J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Leno: Chris Young
Fallon: Jack Johnson
Kimmel: The Wild Feathers

Tuesday (12/24)

Conan: Wavves
Kimmel: Jake Owen

Wednesday (12/25)

Letterman: Chris Cornell feat. Joy Williams
Leno: Switchfoot
Fallon: Iron & Wine and Calexico
Kimmel: Cage The Elephant

Thursday (12/26)

Conan: Deer Tick
Leno: Michael Buble
Fallon: Kelly Clarkson
Kimmel: Jeff Campbell

Friday (12/27)

Letterman: Albert Hammond Jr.
Leno: Luke Bryan
Fallon: Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller

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

My Brightest Diamond "Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan Cover)"

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Video: Phantogram "Black Out Days"

Phantogram have a new video for "Black Out Days," a tune off the forthcoming release, Voices, out 2/18 via Republic. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Phantogram - Black Out Days

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[Count Me Out] Phantogram Announce Voices
[Count Me Out] Video: Phantogram on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Phantogram "Celebrating Nothing"
[Count Me Out] Phantogram "Black Out Days"
[Count Me Out] Phantogram Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Phantogram "Don't Move"
[Count Me Out] Phantogram Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Phantogram - Nightlife [EP]
[Count Me Out] Phantogram "Don't Move"
[Count Me Out] Video: Phantogram "As Far As I Can See"
[Count Me Out] Video: Phantogram "When I'm Small"
[Count Me Out] Phantogram Touring This Fall
[Count Me Out] Video: Phantogram "Mouthful Of Diamonds"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Phantogram - Eyelid Movies

Mountain Man "Around And Around (John Denver Cover)"

Mountain Man have shared a cover of John Denver's "Around And Around." Check it out below, along with the latest release, Made The Harbor, out via Partisan.

[STREAM] Mountain Man - Around And Around (John Denver Cover)

[Website] Mountain Man
[Facebook] Mountain Man

[Count Me Out] Mountain Man on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Video: Mountain Man "Come All Yee (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man "Vision"
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man To Release Live Album
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man Announce Summer Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Mountain Man on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Mountain Man on Pitchfork
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Mountain Man - Made The Harbor

Video: Brett Dennen on Letterman

Video: HAIM on Jimmy Kimmel

HAIM performed "Forever" and "The Wire" last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check it out below, along with the new release, Days Are Gone, out now via Columbia. Also, remember that a Chicago show is set for May 17th at The Vic.

[VIDEO] HAIM - Forever

[VIDEO] HAIM - The Wire

[Website] HAIM
[Facebook] HAIM

[Count Me Out] Video: HAIM on SNL
[Count Me Out] HAIM Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: HAIM - Days Are Gone
[Count Me Out] Sunday Discovery: HAIM

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Video: Chris Garneau "Winter Song #1"

Chris Garneau has a new video for "Winter Song #1," a tune off the new release, Winter Games, out now via Private Friend. Check it out below.

[VIDEO] Chris Garneau - Winter Song #1

[Website] Chris Garneau
[Facebook] Chris Garneau

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Chris Garneau - Winter Games
[Count Me Out] Chris Garneau "Oh God"
[Count Me Out] Chris Garneau "Winter Song #2"
[Count Me Out] Chris Garneau Announces Winter Games
[Count Me Out] Chris Garneau Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Chris Garneau "Dirty Night Clowns"
[Count Me Out] Video: Chris Garneau "Fireflies"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Chris Garneau - El Radio

Okkervil River Share Free EP

Okkervil River have shared a free download of new EP, Golden Opportunities 3. Check it out below, along with the new release, The Silver Gymnasium, out now via ATO.

Caveman Announce Tour Dates

Caveman have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on February 25th at Double Door. Check the rest out below, along with the new self-titled release, Caveman, out now via Fat Possum.

Tour Dates

01.21.14 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA) *
01.22.14 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
01.23.14 at Jefferson Theatre (Charlottesville, VA) *
01.24.14 at Neighborhood Theatre (Charlotte, NC) *
01.25.14 at Centerstage (Atlanta, GA) *
01.27.14 at Firebird (St. Louis, MO) *
01.28.14 at The Vogue (Indianapolis, IN) *
01.30.14 at A&R Bar (Columbus, OH) *
01.31.14 at Mr. Smalls (Pittsburgh, PA) *
02.01.14 at Mod Club (Toronto, ON) *
02.03.14 at ArtsRiot (Burlington, VT) *
02.04.14 at Sinclair (Boston, MA) *
02.05.14 at Spaceland Ballroom (Hamden, CT) *
02.10.14 at Cat's Cradle Backroom (Chapel Hill, NC)
02.11.14 at Georgia Theater (Athens, GA)
02.13.14 at Weezer Cruise (Jacksonville, FL)
02.14.14 at Weezer Cruise (Jacksonville, FL)
02.15.14 at Weezer Cruise (Jacksonville, FL)
02.16.14 at Weezer Cruise (Jacksonville, FL)
02.17.14 at The Social (Orlando, FL) ^
02.18.14 at Grand Central (Miami, FL) ^
02.19.14 at Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL)
02.20.14 at Orpheum (Tampa, FL)
02.21.14 at Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
02.22.14 at Proud Larry's (Oxford, MS)
02.24.14 at Zanzabar (Louisville, KY)
02.25.14 at Double Door (Chicago, IL)
02.26.14 at Magic Stick (Detroit, MI)
02.27.14 at Bug Jar (Rochester, NY)
06.01.14 at Astrolabe (Orleans, FR) #
06.02.14 at Rock School Barbey (Bordeaux, FR) #
06.03.14 at Stereolux (Nantes, FR) #
06.04.14 at Grand Mix (Tourcoing, FR) #

* w/ Phosphorescent
^ w/ Toro Y Moi
# w/ Midlake

[Website] Caveman
[Facebook] Caveman

[Count Me Out] Caveman "Empire"
[Count Me Out] Video: Caveman "In The City"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Caveman - Caveman
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Where's The Time"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Over My Head"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "In The City"
[Count Me Out] Caveman Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Caveman "Old Friend"
[Count Me Out] Caveman on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: Caveman "Thankful"
[Count Me Out] Video: Caveman "Vampirer/Old Friend (In The Backyard Sessions)"
[Count Me Out] Caveman Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Caveman on Dirty Laundry
[Count Me Out] Caveman Sign To Fat Possum
[Count Me Out] Video: Caveman "Easy Water"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Caveman - CoCo Beware
[Count Me Out] Video: Caveman on Yours Truly
[Count Me Out] Caveman "My Room"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "A Country's King Of Dreams"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Easy Water"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Decide"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Thankful"
[Count Me Out] Caveman "Old Friend"

Pitchfork's Top Albums Of 2013

Pitchfork has shared its Top Albums Of 2013. Check it out below, along with its Top Tracks Of 2013, here.

50. Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
49. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
48. Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana
47. The Range - Nonfiction
46. M.I.A. - Matangi
45. Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
44. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
43. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
42. Rhye - Woman
41. Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond
40. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
39. A$AP Rocky - LongLiveA$AP
38. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
37. Jon Hopkins - Immunity
36. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
35. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
34. Forest Swords - Engravings
33. Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper
32. DJ Koze - Amygdala
31. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
30. Deerhunter - Monomania
29. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
29. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
27. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight...
26. James Blake - Overgrown
25. Drake - Nothing Was the Same
24. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven
23. DJ Rashad - Double Cup
22. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
21. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
20. Jai Paul - Jai Paul
19. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
18. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
17. Haim - Days Are Gone
16. Bill Callahan - Dream River
15. Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time
14. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
13. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
12. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
11. Darkside - Psychic
10. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
09. Savages - Silence Yourself
08. Majical Cloudz - Impersonator
07. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
06. Deafheaven - Sunbather
05. Danny Brown - Old
04. My Bloody Valentine - mbv
03. Disclosure - Settle
02. Kanye West - Yeezus
01. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

Honorable Mention

A$AP Ferg - Trap Lord
Burial - Rival Dealer [EP]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
Classixx - Hanging Gardens
Mikal Cronin - MCII
Death Grips - Government Plates
Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat
Tim Hecker - Virgins
Hiss Golden Messenger - Haw
James Holden - The Inheritors
Inter Arma - Sky Burial
Ka - The Night's Gambit
Kelela - Cut 4 Me
Logos - Cold Mission
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Perfect Pussy - I have lost all desire for feeling
The Flaming Lips - The Terror
Ty Segall - Sleeper
Thundercat - Apocalypse
William Tyler - Impossible Truth
Young Thug - 1017 Thug

[Count Me Out] Pitchfork's Top Albums Of 2012
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork's Top Albums Of 2011
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork's Top Albums Of 2010
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork's Top Albums Of 2009
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork's Best Albums Of 2008

Video: Poliça on Jimmy Kimmel

Poliça performed "Spilling Lines" and "You Don't Own Me" last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check it out below, along with the new release, Shulamith, out now via Mom+Pop.

[VIDEO] Poliça - Spilling Lines

[VIDEO] Poliça - You Don't Own Me

[Website] Poliça
[Facebook] Poliça

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Poliça - Shulamith
[Count Me Out] Video: Poliça "Warrior Lord"
[Count Me Out] Poliça "Smug"
[Count Me Out] Poliça "Chain My Name"
[Count Me Out] Poliça Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Poliça "Tiff (feat. Justin Vernon)"
[Count Me Out] Poliça "Tiff (feat. Justin Vernon)"

Video: Alt-J on Letterman

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Midlake on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Midlake had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Antiphon, out now via Bella Union/ATO.

[VIDEO] Midlake on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Setlist

01. Provider
02. Antiphon
03. It's Going Down
04. Aurora Gone
05. Young Bride
06. The Old & The Young
07. The Weight

[Website] Midlake
[Facebook] Midlake

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Midlake - Antiphon
[Count Me Out] Video: Midlake "Antiphon"
[Count Me Out] Midlake "Provider"
[Count Me Out] Midlake "Antiphon"
[Count Me Out] Video: Midlake on One Shot Not
[Count Me Out] Midlake on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Midlake "Rulers, Ruling All Things"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Midlake - The Courage Of Others
[Count Me Out] 2 New Midlake Tunes
[Count Me Out] Midlake Finally Announce New Release
[Count Me Out] Midlake "Tour of Denton, TX"

Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2013

Frank from Chromewaves has shared his Favorite Albums Of 2013. Check it out below.

(In Alphabetical Order)

David Bowie - The Next Day [Columbia]
Anna Calvi - One Breath [Domino]
Daughter - If You Leave [4AD/Glassnote]
The Deer Tracks - The Archer Trilogy Pt 3 [The Control Group]
Lanterns On The Lake - Until The Colours Run [Bella Union]
My Bloody Valentine - m b v [MBV]
The National - Trouble Will Find Me [4AD]
Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In [ATO]
Suede - Bloodsports [Columbia]
Yamantaka - Sonic Titan / Uzu [Paper Bag]

[Count Me Out] Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2012
[Count Me Out] Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2011
[Count Me Out] Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2010
[Count Me Out] Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2009
[Count Me Out] Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2008

Monday, December 16, 2013

This Week On Late Night TV

Here are the bands/musicians/groups performing on Late Night TV (Conan, 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 (12/16)

Letterman: Chris Cornell feat. Joy Williams
Leno: Jake Bugg
Fallon: Bonnie Raitt
Kimmel: Megadeth
Carson: Capital Cities

Tuesday (12/17)

Conan: The Head And The Heart
Letterman: Alt-J
Leno: Johnny Mathis
Fallon: Miley Cyrus
Kimmel: Poliça
Carson: Chrome Sparks

Wednesday (12/18)

Conan: Bad Religion
Letterman: Brett Dennen
Fallon: Cher Lloyd feat. Skee-Lo
Kimmel: HAIM
Carson: Tame Impala

Thursday (12/19)

Conan: Young The Giant
Letterman: The Saint Johns
Leno: Libera
Fallon: The Avett Brothers
Kimmel: Christopher Cross
Carson: Two Door Cinema Club

Friday (12/20)

Leno: Leona Lewis
Kimmel: Toro Y Moi
Carson: St. Lucia

Saturday (12/21)

SNL: Justin Timberlake

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

Brett Dennen Announces Tour Dates

Brett Dennen has announced some new tour dates. Check them out below, along with the new release, Smoke And Mirrors, out now via F-Stop Music/Atlantic.

Tour Dates

02.14-18.14 at Sail Across the Sun Cruise (Miami, FL)
02.20.14 at Iron City (Birmingham, AL)
02.21.14 at 3rd & Lindsley (Nashville, TN)
02.24.14 at Carolina Theatre of Durham (Durham, NC)
02.25.14 at Jefferson Theatre (Charlottesville, VA)
02.26.14 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC)
02.28.14 at Royale (Boston, MA)
03.03.14 at Union Transfer (Philadelphia, PA)
03.04.14 at State Theatre (Portland, ME)
03.05.14 at Higher Ground (Burlington, VT)
03.07.14 at Opera House (Toronto, ON)
03.08.14 at Mr. Small's Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA)
03.09.14 at Headliners Music Hall (Louisville, KY)
03.11.14 at Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI)
03.12.14 at Wooly's (Des Moines, IA)
03.13.14 at The Blue Note (Columbia, MO)
03.15.14 at Belly Up Aspen (Aspen, CO)
03.16.14 at Route 66 Casino (Albuquerque, NM)
03.17.14 at Crescent Ballroom (Phoenix, AZ)
03.20.14 at Lobero Theatre (Santa Barbara, CA)
03.21.14 at The Observatory OC (Santa Ana, CA)
04.08.14 at Warehouse Live (Houston, TX)
04.09.14 at House of Blues (New Orleans, LA)
04.10.14 at Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)

[Website] Brett Dennen
[Facebook] Brett Dennen

[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Brett Dennen - Smoke And Mirrors
[Count Me Out] Video: Brett Dennen "Wild Child"
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen Announces Smoke And Mirrors
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Brett Dennen on Conan
[Count Me Out] Video: Brett Dennen "Comeback Kid (That's My Dog)"
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Brett Dennen - Loverboy
[Count Me Out] Video: Brett Dennen on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen "Surprise, Surprise"
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen Announces Loverboy
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] Video: Brett Dennen "Make You Crazy"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Brett Dennen - Hope For The Hopeless
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen Announces Hope For The Hopeless
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen "She's Mine"

Islands "Hawaii"

Islands have shared a new tune, "Hawaii." Check it out below, along with the new release, Ski Mask, out now via Manqué.

[STREAM] Islands - Hawaii

[Website] Islands
[Facebook] Islands

[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Wave Forms"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Island - Ski Mask
[Count Me Out] Islands "Becoming The Gunship"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce Ski Mask
[Count Me Out] Islands on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Islands "Hallways"
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands "This Is Not A Song"
[Count Me Out] Islands Announce A Sleep & A Forgetting
[Count Me Out] Video: Islands "No You Don't"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Islands - Vapours

Video: James Vincent McMorrow "Red Dust"

Video: José González "Stay Alive"

José González has a new video for "Stay Alive," a tune written by Ryan Adams, featured in the The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty soundtrack. Check it out below, along with the latest release, In Our Nature, out via Mute.

[VIDEO] José González - Stay Alive

[Website] José González
[Facebook] José González

[Count Me Out] José González "Step Out"
[Count Me Out] José González on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] José González on Acoustic Cafe

Lorde Announces Tour Dates

Lorde has announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on March 18th at the Aragon. Check the rest out below, along with the new release, Pure Heroine, out now via Lava/Republic.

Tour Dates

03.03.14 at Austin Music Hall (Austin, TX)
03.04.14 at Southside Ballroom (Dallas, TX )
03.05.14 at Bayou (Houston, TX )
03.07.14 at Echostage (Washington, DC )
03.08.14 at Tower Theatre (Philadelphia, PA )
03.11.14 at Roseland Ballroom (New York, NY )
03.12.14 at Roseland Ballroom (New York, NY )
03.14.14 at Orpheum (Boston, MA )
03.15.14 at Sound Academy (Toronto, ON )
03.16.14 at Fillmore (Detroit, MI )
03.18.14 at Aragon (Chicago, IL )
03.20.14 at Peabody Opera House (St. Louis, MO )
03.21.14 at Arvest Bank Theatre (Kansas City, MO)
03.22.14 at Fillmore Auditorium (Denver, CO )
03.24.14 at WAMU Theater (Seattle, WA )
03.26.14 at Fox (Oakland, CA)

[Website] Lorde
[Facebook] Lorde

[Count Me Out] Lorde "No Better"
[Count Me Out] Video: Lorde "Team"
[Count Me Out] Video: Lorde on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Lorde "Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Lorde on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Lorde - Pure Heroine
[Count Me Out] Sunday Discovery: Lorde

Video: Son Lux "Pyre"

Son Lux has a new video for "Pyre," a tune off the new release, Lanterns, out now via Joyful Noise. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates.

[VIDEO] Son Lux - Pyre

Tour Dates

01.14.14 at Bi Nuu (Berlin, DE)
01.15.14 at Arttheatre (Cologne, DE)
01.16.14 at Palace (St. Gallen, CH)
01.17.14 at Rotonde (Luxembourg, LU)
01.18.14 at AB Club (Brussels, BE)
01.19.14 at Rotown (Rotterdam, NL)
01.21.14 at Merleyn (Nijmegen, NL)
01.22.14 at MC Theatre (Amsterdam, NL)
01.23.14 at The Lexington (London, UK)
01.24.14 at Workmans Club (Dublin, IE)
01.25.14 at Le Grand Mix (Tourcoing, FR)
01.26.14 at MOFO Festival (Paris, FR)
01.28.14 at Voorvuit (Ghent, BE)
01.29.14 at Debaser-Strand (Stockholm, SE)
01.30.14 at Kuudes Linja (Helsinki, FI)
01.31.14 at Stengade (Copenhagen, DK)
02.02.14 at Barby (Tel Aviv, IL)
02.07.14 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
02.08.14 at Rock and Roll Hotel (Washington, DC)
02.17.14 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
02.18.14 at Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh, PA)
02.19.14 at Wexner Center (Columbus, OH)
02.20.14 at Joyful Noise (Indianapolis, IN)
02.21.14 at Off Broadway (St. Louis, MO)
02.23.14 at Turf Club (St. Paul, MN)
02.25.14 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO)
02.26.14 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)
02.28.14 at Biltmore Cabaret (Vancouver, BC)
03.01.14 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
03.02.14 at Columbia City Theater (Seattle, WA)
03.04.14 at The Chapel (San Francisco, CA)
03.05.14 at The Cellar Door (Visalia, CA)
03.07.14 at Natural History Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
03.08.14 at The Loft - UCSD (La Jolla, CA)
03.21.14 at ICA (Boston, MA)
03.22.14 at Le Belmont (Montreal, QC)
03.23.14 at The Drake (Toronto, ON)
03.24.14 at Magic Stick Lounge (Detroit, MI)
03.25.14 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
03.28.14 at Big Ears Festival (Knoxville, TN)

[Website] Son Lux
[Facebook] Son Lux

[Count Me Out] Video: Son Lux "Lost It To Trying"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Son Lux - Lanterns
[Count Me Out] Son Lux "Lost It To Trying"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Son Lux - We Are Rising

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Video: Kings Of Leon on SNL

Kings Of Leon performed "Temple" and "Wait For Me" last night on Saturday Night Live. Check it out below, along with the new release, Mechanical Bull, out now via RCA. Also, remember that a Chicago show is set for March 8th at United Center.

[VIDEO] Kings Of Leon - Temple

[VIDEO] Kings Of Leon - Wait For Me

[Website] Kings Of Leon
[Facebook] Kings Of Leon

[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon "Beautiful War"
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon at Shepherd's Bush
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon "Supersoaker"
[Count Me Out] Kings Of Leon "Wait For Me"
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Kings Of Leon "Supersoaker"
[Count Me Out] Kings Of Leon Announce Mechanical Bull
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon "Radioactive"
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon "Notion"
[Count Me Out] Kings Of Leon vs. Lykke Li "Knocked Up (Rodeo Remix)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon "Use Somebody"
[Count Me Out] Video: Kings Of Leon on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
[Count Me Out] Kings Of Leon "Sex On Fire"
[Count Me Out] Kings Of Leon "Crawl"

Friday, December 13, 2013

Video: Majical Cloudz "Savage"

Majical Cloudz have a new video for "Savage." Check it out below, along with the new release, Impersonator, out now via Matador.

[VIDEO] Majical Cloudz - Savage

[Website] Majical Cloudz
[Facebook] Majical Cloudz

[Count Me Out] Majical Cloudz "Savage"
[Count Me Out] Majical Cloudz on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Majical Cloudz "Bugs Don't Buzz"
[Count Me Out] Majical Cloudz Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Majical Cloudz - Impersonator
[Count Me Out] Sunday Discovery: Majical Cloudz

Bombay Bicycle Club "It's Alright Now"

Lorde "No Better"

Lorde has shared a new tune, "No Better." Check it out below, along with the new release, Pure Heroine, out now via Lava/Republic.

[STREAM] Lorde - No Better

[Website] Lorde
[Facebook] Lorde

[Count Me Out] Video: Lorde "Team"
[Count Me Out] Video: Lorde on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Lorde "Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Lorde on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Lorde - Pure Heroine
[Count Me Out] Sunday Discovery: Lorde

Yellow Ostrich Announce Tour Dates

Yellow Ostrich have announced some new tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on March 31st at Schubas. Check the rest out below, along with the forthcoming release, Cosmos, out 2/25 via Barsuk.

Tour Dates

02.27.14 at Great Scott (Allston, MA)
03.03.14 at DC9 (Washington, DC)
03.04.14 at Kings (Raleigh, NC)
03.05.14 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA)
03.06.14 at The High Watt (Nashville, TN)
03.07.14 at The Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
03.08.14 at Circle Bar (New Orleans, LA)
03.09.14 at Fitzgerald's (Houston, TX)
03.15.14 at Pub Rock Live (Scottsdale, AZ)
03.16.14 at Casbah (San Diego, CA)
03.18.14 at The Echo (Los Angeles, CA)
03.19.14 at Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA)
03.21.14 at Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
03.22.14 at Barboza (Seattle, WA)
03.23.14 at Media Club (Vancouver, BC)
03.25.14 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
03.26.14 at Hi Dive (Denver, CO)
03.28.14 at Turf Club (St. Paul, MN)
03.29.14 at High Noon Saloon (Madison, WI)
03.30.14 at Turner Hall (Milwaukee, WI)
03.31.14 at Schubas (Chicago, IL)
04.01.14 at Do317 Lounge (Indianapolis, IN)
04.03.14 at Boot & Saddle (Philadelphia, PA)
04.04.14 at Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)

[Website] Yellow Ostrich
[Facebook] Yellow Ostrich

[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich Announce Cosmos
[Count Me Out] Video: Yellow Ostrich "Ghost"
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich "Ghost"
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Yellow Ostrich "The Shakedown"
[Count Me Out] Video: Yellow Ostrich "Marathon Runner"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Yellow Ostrich - Strange Land
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich "Bread"
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich "The Shakedown"
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich "Marathon Runner"
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich Announce Strange Land
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich "'Til I Disappear"
[Count Me Out] Video: Yellow Ostrich "Mary (Alternate)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Yellow Ostrich "WHALE"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Yellow Ostrich - The Mistress
[Count Me Out] Yellow Ostrich Sign To Barsuk

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