by nmcollins

Fauxbois Offer Up Free Holiday Song

Boise’s Fauxbois have a Christmas treat for you. On the heels of their album Carry On, these lo-fi indie kids have an original Christmas song to depress your holiday spirit. But hey, it’s free! (Click here)

The band is also hammering out a national tour, but have released a few Pacific Northwest dates, along with an appearance at SxSW. They are touring in support of Carry On, out now on Seattle based Spark & Shine Records. “Soft acoustic guitar riffs and a chorus of voices wrap their arms around melancholy lyrics anchored by Mayer’s sweet and bittersweet vocals,” Boise Weekly.

Fauxbois – Will You be Mine by nmcollins

1/6/11 – Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA
1/7/11 – The Woods – Portland, OR
1/21/11 – Luckey’s – Eugene, OR
1/22/11 – Empyrean – Spokane, WA

12.17.10

by libbyh9190

Sara Jackson-Holman Releases Holiday EP

Piano-pop songwriter Sara Jackson-Holman has released a three-song, digital-only EP called The Very Merry. It is being sold digital-only and features holiday classics done in her very own classically-trained style. This EP is a follow up to her 2010 debut, When You Dream, that brings to mind artists such as Adele, Feist and Norah Jones. Both albums are available on iTunes.

12.17.10

by nmcollins

Erasure Re-release ‘A Little Respect’ To Support LGBTQ Youth

British giants, Erasure, have released a remixed version of their smash hit ‘A Little Respect.’ The updated song, which has become sort of a gay rights anthem over the years, will also feature a new video shot in New York. All the proceeds will go directly to The Hetrick-Martin Institute, the home of the Harvey Milk High School, in New York, and the True Colors Fund. In the wake of the recent gay bullying and suicides, Erasure felt it necessary to raise awareness, tolerance, and money for those organizations promoting the cause.

The band has also announced their Total Pop! tour for Summer 2011, taking place in spectacular woodland areas of the UK. Tickets go on sale December 10th at 9 AM. Buy your tickets here.

12.17.10

by summer826

Black Pistol Fire Gear Up For Self-Titled LP Release

Austin duo Black Pistol Fire recently announced the release date for the self-titled debut LP for February 2011. Taking the term “garage band” literally, Black Pistol Fire rented out a garage in Austin to write the 13 tracks that would make up their debut release before recording the album in an abandoned Detroit building with producer Jim Diamond (The White Stripes, The Von Bondies, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion). The result is a southern rock n’ roll modern sound mixed with the edgy sound of punk resulting in a style similar to that of Kings of Leon and The Black Keys but certainly all their own.

Black Pistol Fire features Kevin McKeown on guitar and lead vocals, and Eric Owen on drums. The two grew up in Toronto, Canada and have been friends since kindergarten. After their first band, The Shenanigans, disbanded, McKeown and Owen headed south for warmer climates and settled in Austin. They will release their debut LP on February 15^th, 2011 on Rifle Bird Records.

Black Pistol Fire track-listing

1. Cold Sun

2. Suffocation Blues

3. Where You Been Before

4. Jezebel Stomp

5. You’re Not The Only One

6. Trigger On My Fire

7. Sort Me Out

8. Black Eyed Susan

9. Jackknife Darlin’

10. Silent Blue

11. Without Love

12. Bottle Rocket

13. So Heavy

12.16.10

by cristobalsaez

U.S. Royalty to release “Mirrors”

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Washington DC-based band US Royalty are finally ready to release their debut record after spending a year recording and writing the music as a band. The folk pop band has been compared to the likes of Local Natives and the Black Keys, but in reality, their inspiration is drawn from Kubrick and Ennio Morricone soundtracks.