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By Rube Ambler
If you enjoy reading his thoughts on music here, then you might enjoy listening to his thoughts as music when our own Alex Brenner performs this Friday night as Swing Set.
Yes, the plug is gratutious, but we really only met Alex because we loved his music and started talking to him after a [...]
By Yankee Rose & Rube Ambler
It’s our last list of the year (whew) and a little shorter than the others, but still a good list (we think). As we consider our favorite books that were first published this year, we also thought for a minute about one thing that usually distinguishes book lovers from music [...]
Athens’ Dead Confederate have released their new EP, Dirty Ammo, in a variation on the pay what you like format.
The EP consists of seven songs recorded live at the EARL in May 2009 – one of our favorite shows of the year. It includes two covers: “Smoking a Mirror” by Officer May and “Roman [...]
Let’s be upfront here. New Year’s Eve is not really our thing. But we know it’s a big night out for a lot of folks and a boon to teenage babysitters everywhere. We’ll be taking in our celebration a night early with Band of Horses, which is an NYE option only if you’re willing [...]
By Rube Ambler
Let’s just start by saying we were inspired to create this post this way by Paste Magazine’s Josh Jackson. Like Mr. Jackson we’re only going to list those shows where we can post some kind of YouTube video stream from the show.
We know from friends, and rumors, and the interwebs that there [...]
It is with great sadness that we repeat the report from Constellation Records‘ website that this afternoon Vic Chesnutt left this world. We have been a fan of this artist since a friend made us listen to him, one of those favors you don’t forget. Further evidence of that was our post announcing [...]
Lots of good new stuff will be forthcoming from our newest feature for new music from new places – The Telephone Game – but before we get there here’s a special Xmas/Holiday edition.
These folks sent us their holiday tunes and we’re just passin’ ‘em along. Seems like a classic re-gift scenario to us. Note that [...]
