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Defiance, Ohio “Floodwaters” MP3 Stream premiere


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Defiance, Ohio flexed their collective musical muscles in the recording studio and have come out swinging! “Floodwaters” is a delicious slice of american made music arrayed with quirky lyrics, hot southern instrumentation and some robust lovin’. The bands new album “Midwestern Minutes” comes out via the best little punk record label ever No Idea on July 6th.
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Band Members:
Geoff: acoustic guitar and vocals
Will: drums, harmonica, and vocals
Ryan: upright bass and vocals
Bz: violin and vocals
Sherri: cello, banjo
Theo: drums

Tour Dates:

FR JUNE 11 NYC @club europa w/mischief brew and laura stevenson

SA JUNE 12 PHILADELPHIA @the first Unitarian Church w/mischief brew

SU JUNE 13 DC @the black cat w/ two funerals

SU JUNE 13 (early show) BALTIMORE, MD @charm city art space w/ryan harvey

MO JUNE 14 RICHMOND @the camel w/the max Levine ensemble

TU JUNE 15 ASBURY PARK NJ @asbury lanes w/the max levine ensemble

WE JUNE 16 BOSTON @the democracy center (45 mt. auburn st) w/Jessie
Williams, jake and the infernal machine, evan greer

TH JUNE 17 BUFFALO @the funeral home (366 ontario st.) w/failures’
union, sam hunt

FR JUNE 18 DETROIT, MI @the majestic café (part of the AMC)
w/tamar-kali, I, crime

SA JUNE 19 CLEVELAND @forest hills church (3031 Monticello blvd) w/the
sidekicks, theghost of asa phelps and signals midwest

SU JUNE 20 CHICAGO @locked out w/toby foster and al scortch

MO JUNE 21 MILWAUKEE WI @the cream city collective (732 e Clarke st.)
w/demon horse, billy mack collector, dynamite puzzle

TU JUNE 22 MADISON WI @Lothlorien coop (244 w lakelawn place) w/toby foster

WE JUNE 23 OMAHA, NE @tba w/tba

TH JUNE 24 OFF

FR JUNE 25 FT. COLLINS, CO @tba w/papa bear

SA JUNE 26 DENVER @PNL publishing w/papa bear

SU JUNE 27 SALT LAKE CITY @zach’s garage w/tba

MO JUNE 28 BOISE, ID @tba w/tba

TU JUNE 29 SEATTLE @The mine (5113 russell ave nw in ballard) w/your
heart breaks

WE JUNE 30 PDX @ SATYRICON w/your heart breaks

TH JULY 1 MEDFORD, OR @Musiched (350 S. Riverside Ave.) w/koalacaust

FR JULY 2 OFF

SA JULY 3 OAKLAND, CA @ Fun Day All Day Fest (at The Continental Club
in West 1658 12th Street) w/Big Kids (Oakland), Mother Country
Motherfuckers (Ilya and Mike’s band), The New Trust (Santa Rosa), Dead
To Me (San Francisco), Towers (PA), 1994! (PA)

SU JULY 4 BERKELEY, CA @924 GILMAN w/tba

MO JULY 5 SAN DIEGO @ CHE CAFÉ w/tba

TU JULY 6 LOS ANGELES @syncspace (4306 melrose) w/tba

WE JULY 7 LAS VEGAS @DANIEL PEARSON gallery w/tba

TH JULY 8 TUCSON @ DRY RIVER w/tba

FR JULY 9 LAS CRUCES, NM @the trainyard w/tba

SA JULY 10 AUSTIN TX @tba w/tba

SU JULY 11 NEW ORLEANS @hey! cafe w/tba

MO JULY 12 OFF

TU JULY 13 LITTLE ROCK AR @tba w/tba

WE JULY 14 BLOOMINGTON, IN @tba w/tba

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Damien Jurado – Cloudy Shoes – MP3 Download


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This morning we are happy to share a new song from the outstanding upcoming record by Damien Jurado, Saint Bartlett. “Cloudy Shoes” is the sweeping album opener with gentle handclaps and call-and-response vocals awash in a retro sound contributed by album producer Richard Swift.

Damien Jurado – Cloudy Shoes

Damien Jurado and his Saint Bartlett band (an eight member orchestra better known as Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground) is going on a large US tour in support of Saint Barlett.

5/29/10 Seattle, WA – Triple Door (release party with additional players)
6/02/10 Boise, ID – Neurolux
6/03/10 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
6/04/10 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
6/05/10 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
6/06/10 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
6/07/10 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
6/08/10 Milwaukee, WI – Mad Planet
6/09/10 Chicago, IL – Schubas
6/10/10 Louisville, KY – 930 Listening Room
6/11/10 Cincinnati, OH – Northgate Tavern
6/12/10 Indianapolis, IN – IMAF Festival
6/13/10 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
6/14/10 Columbus, OH – The Treehouse
6/15/10 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
6/16/10 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bears
6/17/10 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
6/18/10 Brooklyn, NY – Littlefield
6/19/10 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
6/20/10 Arlington, VA – IOTA
6/21/10 Charlottesville, VA – Random Row Books
6/22/10 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
6/23/10 Nashville, TN – The End
6/24/10 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
6/26/10 Austin, TX – Club DeVille
6/28/10 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
6/29/10 San Diego, CA The Casbah
6/30/10 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
7/01/10 Visalia, CA – The Cellar Door
7/02/10 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
7/03/10 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
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Saint Bartlett will be released by Secretly Canadian on May 25th in North America (May 24th in the UK). The album is now available for pre-order here. All pre-orders receive an instant download of the album.
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MP3 for “Arkansas” from Saint Bartlett
Press Alcove
Damien Jurado Official Site
Damien Jurado on Myspace
Damien Jurado at Secretly Canadian

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Leopold and His Fiction, Lemon Sun – Show Review & Photo Gallery


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Photos by Thirst’n Howl III
Leopold and His Fiction, Lemon Sun @ Bar Pink, San Diego, Ca.
April 29, 2010

Please read following quote or whole article in slightly inebriated slur and plenty of enthusiasm.

“San Diego!!!  You look good tonight…. San Diego!!! I wanna F^$% you!!!” shouted Daniel of Leopold and His Fiction, seconds prior to letting the Rock and the Roll ensue that was obviously promised by the opening.  Revved up Honky Tonk shoots forth from the amps and mics.  Bassist, Micayla Grace bounces barefoot and brazenly  from every corner of the small 5 ft x 5 ft area that the three piece inhabits.  Daniel falls to his knees as the Detroit fuzz escalates, and Jon brings up the tempo via the drums.  A new sound familiar to all causes everyone present to put their hands together and stomp their feet.  Once again, the gang has come in and swept a crowd off their feet.

Leopold and His Fiction have been a favorite of ours over here at IRR for quite awhile.  Daniel even did an exclusive Bionic Ear Session with us in which he recorded a song and our very own Travis did some of the Hand Claps.  Now you may be thinking to yourself ,”Big deal, I can clap my hands.”  And while that’s probably true, can you clap good enough to be recorded?  Think about that!  Now listen to it here and keep reading.

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Lemon Sun lugged equipment on stage shortly after, first item which was set up were a few psychedelic lights. Sometimes even in life, foreshadowing can actually be effective.  The good times were going to get gooder.  The small area of Bar Pink was somehow eliminated by the large sound of these 5.  Physics and reality be damned.  The psych rock ensued as lights swirled, heads fell back and forward, voices mingled ahead of guitars and keyboard, and a steady rhythm took our hands and eased us down the road.  The 60′s tinged indie rock careened forward as guitarist Patrick O’Connor continually prostrated himself as though bleeding the sound from his guitar and lead singer Rob Kolar climbed the drum kit as King Kong carrying his guitar high to strike down any and all aircraft.  Intricate song after ornately carved song continued until the lights fell, everyone slightly winded and completely sweated.  Smiles and high fives carried us all out into the night.

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The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever – Album Review


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Written by Murdoch Watson
7.8/10

I was introduced to The Hold Steady by a friend who described them as “The E Street Band led by Elvis Costello.” That depiction alone was all it took for me to cosign on this band and devour their music. It was refreshing to hear the loose, hyper wordy, anthem rock employed by Craig Finn and co. They seemed to walk the line perfectly between a small, rowdy bar band and a summer festival staple. Their first three albums are a lesson in continuity, with each one picking up where the other left off. A not so close listen would reveal that a lot of the characters and locations in their songs move around from album to album making for a fun game of “Where’s Gideon?” (You could also insert: Charlemagne, Holly, Ybor City, St. Paul, and that chaperone who crowned them the king and the queen to name a few.) Their fourth effort, 2008’s Stay Positive, was a perfect synchronization of all that came before it. The album brought back many characters and haunts from their previous records all culminating in what feels like a giant encore, or a career retrospective.

The Hold Steadycover1 The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever – Album ReviewHeaven is Whenever, THS’s 5th studio album, introduces us to a new cast of characters and seems to reset the clock a bit. And like most origin stories, it’s kind of hard to get into at first. HIW ushers in a new era for the band. Earlier this year it was reported that one of the most recognizable members of THS, Franz Nicolay (and his great mustache), left the band to pursue other projects. Nicolay’s absence is felt throughout the album and his void is the answer to the “one of these things is not like the other” question when comparing the band’s five albums. THS make the most of Nicolay’s departure by tweaking their sound a bit, laying low on the keys and amping up the guitar riffs. After the realization sets in that this album isn’t exactly THS of the past, an excitement kicks in for what’s ahead. Besides, do we really want our favorite bands to just record the same album over and over (maybe just a little bit)?

While there doesn’t seem to be any instant THS classics on HIW like: “Knuckles”, “Massive Nights”, “How a Resurrection Really Feels” or “Stay Positive; a few come close. “Rock Problems” will sound great live, “Soft in the Center” is fun to sing along to (and air guitar to, same with “Smidge”) and “The Weekenders” will provide many opportunities for fist pumping. The song that sounds the most like old THS would most likely be “Barely Breathing”; it plays like a mini rock opera, showcases Finns runaway train-style lyric shouting and features some haunting harmonies at the end. The quiet ending to “BB” sets up the punch for the next track “Our Whole Lives”, which hits pretty hard. “A Slight Discomfort” is a pretty great album closer; one where the lyrics are as interesting as the music.

You may find yourself feeling “a slight discomfort” listening to HIW if all you are looking for is THS of old. But if you take it for what it is: a pretty great rock album that is almost as fun to listen to as their previous records, you won’t be wasting your time. It doesn’t feel right saying that Heaven is Whenever is my least favorite The Hold Steady record; but I feel fine saying it is my fifth favorite.

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MP3 Grab Bag #17


Feed Your Ears with 20 new, free songs for this weeks MP3 Grab Bag featuring some of the best new bands in the business and some classic acts with new songs as well. Just click the link and hit play on your iTunes and you will be the owner of a butt-load of new songs!

Click here to download MP3 Grab Bag 17

Bands and Songs featured this week:
Andrew Belle – Static Waves
Anni Rossi – Crushing Limbs
Beach Fossils – Youth
Beach House – Zebra(UK Edit)
Bigbang – Call Me
CoCoRosie – Lemonade
Deer Tick – 20 Miles
GAYNGS – Faded High
GAYNGS – Gaudy Side Of Town
Happy Birthday – Subliminal Mesage
Health – USA Boys
Jail – Everyones Hip
Jail – That’s How We Burn Out
Love Of Everything – Fear Of Missing Out
Male Bonding – Years Not Long
Peter Wolf Crier – Hard As Nails
Rooney – I Don’t Wanna Loose You
Sebastian Blanck – Thunder (featuring Caroline Polacheck)
The D – On My Shoulders
The Duke – You Were Right

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Murder By Death Tour Journal pt.3


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Here’s Adam’s latest tour journal entry, be sure to check out pt.2 and pt.3 too:

Adam:
April 18. We bought the opening bands hotel rooms and played Wizardstaff last night in Shreveport. Hotel never even asked us to be quiet despite blaring metal and yelling like banshees all night. A sample of the evening- wrestling match, arm wrestling match, stumbling across a hotel room packed with stray kittens, a pentagram drawn on Luke’s chest, gambling, I got bit on the leg by a dog, and this morning I was awakened by two Mexican dudes screaming at the top of their lungs while trying to get (a totally different) stray dog out of the hotel. So much more happened but as the saying goes- “what happens in Shreveport…”

Woke up the next morning feeling like I’d been hit by the same train that woke me up with its self-righteous howl and then again by the dog-catchers. It was a comedy of errors at the hotel, and I spent the morning laughing in bed. We then went to Cici’s pizza buffet, which was filled with kids (and was therefore hilarious that a bunch of hungover 30 year-olds were there). Right before leaving I was given a parting gift- a little kid slipped in urine in the bathroom and fell down- then the staff came in the bathroom and complained about how they had the clean the shit stains off the walls. PRICELESS

Read MBD Tour Journal #1
Read MBD Tour Journal #2

See our MBD Photo Documentary (from when they played in Seattle)

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MP3 Grab Bag 16 (free new music)


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The latest and greatest MP3s in one download-able Zip File. Just click the link and hit play on your iTunes and you will be the owner of a butt load of new songs!

Click here to Download MP3 Grab Bag 16
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Bands and Songs featured this week:
Ane Brun – Spending Time With Morgan
Blitzen Trapper – Heaven and Earth
Braid – Grand Theft Autumn
Braid – I’m Afraid Of Everything
Braid – Hugs From Boys
Braid – Movie Clock Star
Dada Life – Love Vibrations
Deer Tick – 20 Miles
In Tall Buildings – Mosters Lair
Indian Jewelry – Oceans
Inlets – Robert
JARB – wahana psikadelia
Male Bonding – Years Not Long
No One Knows About Persian Cats – New Century
Right The Stars – We Got It All
Seinking Ships – You Didn’t Love Me
Teen Inc – Fountains
The Duke – You Were Right
The Middle East – Blood
The Radio Dept. – Never Follow Suit

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Murder By Death Tour Journal pt.2


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This week’s MBD journal is brought to us by lead singer Adam Turla and Bassist Matt Armstrong.
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Adam:
Bogged down this week by long-ass drives. Brought back up by killer shows.  After tomorrows ten hour drive, we’re in the clear for about two weeks, with easier drives and a few days off. Excited for Texas and the south- it’s been a little while.  Thinking of buying a bbq and touring with it so we can grill out at the clubs. That might take things up a notch. We’ll see.  In Santa Fe tonight – think I’ll watch Big Trouble in Little China on the drive after the show.  Yeah, that’s what I need.  In Kurt Russell’s name
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Matt:
California brought the thunder this past week.  We saw a bunch of dear friends and the shows were awesome.  Apparently Tobey Maguire, Colin Hanks, and the lady who wrote the “Twilight” series have each been at one of our shows.  I cannot confirm or deny this, but that’s pretty funny either way.  Rowdy crew in Phoenix last night despite some of the worst stage sound ever.  Santa Fe tonight in a cool little bar called Corazon. Tomorrow, Oklahoma City for debauchery and hopefully some fixed amplifiers.  More details as they become available.

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Upcoming Shows:
Apr 6 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge * [tickets]
Apr 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s * [tickets]
Apr 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour * [tickets]
Apr 10 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar * [tickets]
Apr 11 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah * [tickets]
Apr 12 – Scottsdale, AZ @ The Rhythm Room * [tickets]
Apr 13 – Santa Fe, NM @ Corazon [tickets]
Apr 14 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory * [tickets]
Apr 15 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounging (Indoor) * [tickets]
Apr 16 – Houston, TX @ Mango’s * [tickets]
Apr 17 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves * [tickets]
Apr 19 – Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo *
Apr 20 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Downstairs * [tickets]
Apr 21 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree * [tickets]
Apr 23 – Ybor City, FL @ The Orpheum * [tickets]
Apr 24 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth *
Apr 25 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds * [tickets]
Apr 27 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern * [tickets]
Apr 28 – Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar * [tickets]
Apr 29 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East: Downstairs * [tickets]
Apr 30 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground * [tickets]
May 1 – New Haven, CT @ Café Nine * [tickets]
May 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * [tickets]
May 4 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * [tickets]
May 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s * [tickets]
May 7 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls * [tickets]
May 9 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop * [tickets]
May 10 – Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt * [tickets]
May 11 – Madison, WI @ The High Noon Saloon * [tickets]
May 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock * [tickets]
May 13 – Iowa City, IA @ Picador *
May 14 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * [tickets]
May 15 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club * [tickets]
May 22 – Chemnitz, Germany @ Fuego a la Isla Festival
May 23 – Beverungen, Germany @ Orange Blossom Festival [tickets]
May 24 – Berlin, Germany @ Festsaal [tickets]
May 25 – Cologne, Germany @ Gebaude 9 [tickets]
May 26 – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow [tickets]
May 27 – Munster, Germany @ Gleis 22 [tickets]
May 28 – Heidelberg, Germany @ Karlstorbahnhof [tickets]
May 29 – Munchen, Germany @ Ampere [tickets]
May 30 – Prague, Czech @ Matrix
June 1 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
June 2 – Paris, France @ Le Scopitone
Jun 1 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
Jun 4 – Leicester, UK @ The Musician [tickets]
Jun 5 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy 2 [tickets]
Jun 6 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts [tickets]
Jun 7 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute [tickets]
Jun 8 – London, UK @ Luminaire [tickets]
Jun 9 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy 2 [tickets]
Jun 10 – Exeter, UK @ Cavern [tickets]
Jun 12 – Cardiff, UK @ Barfly [tickets]
Jun 14 – Cork, Ireland @ Crane Lane Theatre
Jun 15 – Dublin, Ireland @ Academy 2 [tickets]
Jun 17 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sidecar
Jun 18 – Madrid, Spain @ La Boite
Jun 19 – Bilbao, Spain @ Azkena
* Headlining tour with Ha Ha Tonka and Linfinity

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MP3 Grab Bag 15


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Lots of great, free, new music. All you gotta do is click the link and a zip file downloads to your desktop with all the below mentioned songs.

Click here to download MP3 Grab Bag 15 (zip file)

Featuring new songs by these bands:
Avi Buffalo – What’s In It For
Dr. Dog – Strange
Echo & The Bunnymen – Proxy
Fang Island – Daisy
Fang Island – Life Coach
Future Islands – In the Fall
Future Islands – Tin Man
Gil Scott Heron – New York Is Killing Me (featuring Nas)
Karnivool – Set Fire To The Hive
Lodger – Back Of My Mind
Trans Am – Apparent Horizon
True Womanhood – The Monk
Woven Bones – Alright

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club & Veils – House Of Blues Anaheim – Show Photos


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Photographer Timothy Johnson
Taken March 16th, 2010

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Visit Veils

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