Awesome Streams

The New Pornographers Do Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk On Letterman

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-07-01 09:31
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The stage over at the Late Show with David Letterman was pretty crowded last night as the various Canadians that make up The New Pornographers were on hand for a performance of "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk". Unfortunately we don't get any fancy karate stuff but there sure is plenty of hand-clapping. As Letterman succinctly tells the "supergroup" after the performance, "Very cool."

For more of Carl Newman, Dan Bejar, Neko Case and company you can check out their recent concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. thanks to the fine folks over at NPR. I've included the stream after the jump for 90 minutes of indie pop goodness. Enjoy. [via the audio perv]

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Stream The New Blitzen Trapper Record Destroyer Of The Void

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2010-06-01 08:03
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Portland based folk rockers Blitzen Trapper are set to released their fifth studio album Destroyer Of The Void on June 8th via Subpop.  The twelve song set is heavy on variety, at least moreso than most of the current Pacific Northwest folk rock sound. Don't get me wrong, they still rest soundly in the Americana comfort zone, but they certainly push to the furthest extents of said zone. The title track is of particular note, feeling like four songs for the price of one, and four good songs at that, but why believe me, thanks to NPR you can stream the whole thing below until it is officially released next week.

Eric Earley and company have a very busy summer coming up with a nationwide tour starting tomorrow in Seattle that will also see the band hitting up Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Newport Folk Festival, and Lollapalooza. Tour dates are after the jump with tickets coming from the usual suspects.

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iClips Summercamp Webcast Includes Five Sets Of Umphrey's

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-05-28 13:28
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Oh how I love you interwebs. Sadly I will not be attending Summercamp this year, although the lineup rocks my socks off. Fortunately the awesome that is iClips will be webcasting much of the festivities throughout the weekend. The actual lineup of the webcast is below and holy berzonkers they are covering all five regular festival sets from SHA favorites Umphrey's McGee, along with The Avett Brothers, The New Mastersounds, and many more.

Keep in mind all times below are in CDT so act accordingly. The good times can be found at the Summercamp website or iClips.  Rock.

FRIDAY

  • 4:00 - Family Groove Company
  • 5:15 - moe.
  • 6:00 - STS9
  • 7:15 - Cornmeal
  • 8:00 - Umphrey's McGee
  • 9:15 - Yonder Mountain String Band
  • 10:30 - Umphrey's McGee
  • 12:00 - Gov't Mule

SATURDAY

  • 1:00 - Backyard Tire Fire
  • 2:15 - Rev. Peytons Big Damn Band
  • 3:30 - Steel Pulse
  • 5:00 - Slightly Stoopid
  • 6:15 - ALO
  • 7:00 - Umphrey's McGee
  • 8:15 - Keller Williams
  • 9:00 - Umphrey's McGee
  • 10:15 - moe.

SUNDAY

  • 2:00 - Umphrey's McGee
  • 3:15 - That 1 Guy
  • 4:00 - The New Mastersounds
  • 5:00 - Hot Buttered Rum
  • 6:00 - Railroad Earth
  • 7:15 - The Avett Brothers
  • 8:30 - TBA
  • 9:30 - moe.

Check Out Tokyo Police Club's Breakneck Speed Video And Some New Tunes

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-05-21 13:18
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Here's the shenanigan laced new video for the single "Breakneck Speed" off of Tokyo Police Club's upcoming sophomore album Champ. The eleven song set is scheduled for a June 8th release but thanks to the wonderful internet you can of course sample some of the goods before they get here. Down below you'll see a little widget that just so happens to be streaming five of the first six songs on the album.  

The Ontario, Canada based band have a busy summer ahead including stops at Bonnaroo, as well as what looks to be an appearance at Outside Lands on August 14th if you are to believe that Ranger Dave character. Tickets for many shows, including some slots opening up for Passion Pit, are available over at Ticketmaster.   [via twenty four bit] 

Watch Sir Paul McCartney's Live Webchat

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-05-20 12:47
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As far as living legends go Paul McCartney is pretty much neck and neck with Brian Wilson at the top of my personal list. Hot on the heels of a couple new show announcements, one at AT&T Park in San Francisco on July 10th as well as a July 13th date at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, Sir Paul held a little web chat this morning to answer questions from "all over the universe". If you missed the live video have no fear, you can still check out the archived chat below.

Also Paul McCartney is an up and coming artist.  Good times.

Stream Marco Benevento's Fantastic Between The Needles And Nightfall

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-05-13 09:05
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We try and be nice around these parts and let you in on quite a bit of free things to listen to on the internet. Some of them we totally care about, others we provide just for you. We're cool like that. Today is one of those we totally care about ones, the latest bundle of awesome from noise making ninja Marco Benevento. As you may remember, the eleven song set goes by the name Between the Needles and Nightfall. The album was released on Tuesday but you can still preview the entire thing through Spinner or CBS Radio's Street Date. For the bigger Marco fan might I even recommend reading his interview with Epicurean Musician while the new record plays in the background.

After you've listened to the album and fallen in love why not buy the album to support Marco and all the awesome he brings into the world. Both physical copies and digital copies are available through Amazon. Then of course you should go see Marco do his thing in person on one of his many upcoming tourdates.  /Rant

  • May 13 Southgate House Newport, KY
  • May 14 Martyr's Chicago, IL
  • May 15 Wilbert's Cleveland, OH
  • May 16 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
  • May 20 8x10 Baltimore, MD
  • May 21 North Star Philadelphia, PA
  • May 22 Bowery Ballroom NYC
  • June 3-6 Studio House Long Island, NY with Paul Green and the School of Rock
  • June 15 Nightcat Easton, MD
  • June 16 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA
  • June 17 River Street Jazz Cafe Plains, PA (w/Steve Kimock)
  • June 18 Bearsville Theatre Woodstock, NY (w/Charlie Hunter)
  • Jun 24 Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington (w/Surprise Me Davis)
  • Jun 25 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon (w/Surprise Me Davis)
  • Jun 26 Axe & Fiddle Cottage Grove, Oregon (w/Surprise Me Davis)
  • June 27 Winnipeg Jazz Festival Winnipeg, Canada Marco Benevento Trio
  • June 28th Montreal Jazz Festival Montreal, Canada ***Solo Piano
  • June 29 Toronto Jazz Festival Toronto, Canada Marco Benevento Trio
  • July 2 High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, CA (w/Surprise Me Davis)
  • August 9 & 10 Telluride Jazz Festival Fly Me To The Moon (SOLD OUT)
  • August 12 & 13 Dazzle Telluride, CO

Stream The Awesome New Band Of Horses Album Infinite Arms

Submitted by phletch on Wed, 2010-05-12 09:40
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We've already covered four of the ten tracks on the new Band Of Horses album Infinite Arms so your appetite should be sufficiently wetted.  Well now you can check out the rest as the new album is currently streaming in full over at the band's official site, as well as their Facebook page. My initial thoughts would quantify that record as pretty kickass, so I highly recommend giving it a listen. The album will be officially released on May 18th. Rock.

Stream The Black Keys Rocking New Album Brothers

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2010-05-11 08:48
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This week's awesome stream is a very exciting one as it we finally get something from Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney's main project, The Black Keys. Their latest album Brothers is a lot like you would expect, which is to say it bathes in a soapy bath of gritty blues rock splendor. You've already had a taste of the firts couple singles courtesy of some fancy videos with Frank the dancing dinosaur. I can personally vow that the rest of the album keeps up the awesome. You can stream Brothers in its entirety up until the May 18th release date over at NPR.  Rock.

The Black Keys will also be playing an intimate performance at New York City's Housing Works Bookstore Cafe' on May 19th. All the proceeds from the event will go to charity. The band will also set up an exclusive pop-up store at the Cafe from May 18th-20th, which will have both the new album as well as the deluxe edition for sale. Tickets and more information can be found at the housing works website.

Local Natives Bring Airplanes To Ferguson, Stream World Cafe Live

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-05-07 12:38
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We've made mention of Silverlake's own Local Natives several times before, mostly just as an excuse to gush over our crush. Last night's episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson saw the band's late night debut with a killer version of Airplanes, granted it was taped a few weeks ago. That is relevant because the band is actually on the other coast right now where they performed for World Cafe Live earlier today. Unfortunately I wasn't able to give you a heads up on that, but fear not restless masses, the entire set is now available to stream below.

Local Natives are currently on tour and will be so throughout the rest of the month. Tickets are still available for many shows through Ticketmaster.

The Hold Steady In Concert From World Cafe Live Streaming Today

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-04-30 08:35
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The Hold Steady's new album Heaven Is Whenever hits store shelves and their respective digital counterparts this coming Tuesday May 4th. We already let you know about the album stream last week, but today will see the band playing one of their high energy concerts for WXPN and World Cafe Live that those lovely NPR folks will again be providing for us.

The show starts at noon EST and should be archived after completion so I will update this post with the audio for those that miss the initial stream.  Head over here for the goods.

Update: Now with archived content as promised.  Party.

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