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03.10.11
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Vandaveer Announce New Album And SXSW Dates

Vandaveer will be releasing their third LP, Dig Down Deep, on April 26th via Supply & Demand music. The alt-folk duo enlisted long time collaborator Duane Lundy to produce. What’s more, you can listen to a first excerpt of the album right HERE.

Listen to “Concerning Past and Future Conquests” below:

And the good news doesn’t end here. Vandaveer will announce tour dates soon for May and June, but for the lucky ones who will be in Austin for SXSW this year, you can see them at the following venues during the festival!

Here are their upcoming dates:

03/16: Austin, TX @ SXSW Second Stage @ Wyndham Garden Hotel (3401 South I H 35, 6:00pm)

03/17: Austin, TX @ The Tap Room (117 W. 4th Street , 8:00pm – Official Showcase)

03/18: Austin, TX @ Astor Donovan Foundation, March Forth Party (TBA, 1:00pm)

03/19: Austin, TX @ The Silver Series / La Blogotheque Take Away Show @ Republic Square Park  (3:45pm, Guadalupe between 4th and 5th)

03/19: Austin, TX @ Noise/Racket Showcase @ Fado Irish Pub (214 W. 4th Street, 7:00pm)

 

03.02.11
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Guards Release Cover Songs 7″ For Free

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Guards are currently on tour in Europe but before they make their way back to the US for a few dates at Austin’s South by South West festival, the band is giving out new songs out for free on their bandcamp page. Well, they’re not technically new songs; they are covers, but they are not any less inventive.

Below is one of the tracks you can download: a cover of M.I.A’s “Born Free”. The others (covers of Vampire Weekend and Metallica, no less) can be found HERE.

03.01.11
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The Wooden Birds Announce New Album and SXSW Shows

The Wooden Birds will be releasing their new album, Two Matchsticks, on June 7th via Barsuk Records! Frontman Andrew Kenny, who you may know as a former touring member of Broken Social Scene and a founding member of American Analog Set, wrote all the songs, performed all the instruments and recorded everything in a converted bedroom at home. The album features guest appearances by Ben Gibbard and members of Ola Podrida.

The Wooden Birds will be performing these new tracks during shows at Austin’s South By South West festival. If you’re lucky to be there, check the dates below to catch on their sets!

THE WOODEN BIRDS AT SXSW

Sunday 3/13 @ Club DeVille, Found Footage Festival, 8:30 (free show)

Thursday 3/17 @ Homeslice, 2:15 (free show)

Thursday 3/17 @ Red Eyed Fly, Barsuk Showcase, 10pm

Saturday 3/19 @ The Hilton, KUT performance, 11:30am (free show)

 

02.28.11
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The Watson Twins Announce New EP And Tour

The Watson Twins are showing their admiration to artists like PJ Harvey, The Black Keys, Bill Withers, Sade and more by putting together their own take on their songs. The whole EP was recorded in only a week and encompasses moments from five decades of music, with a special Watson Twins touch. You can download their cover of Turtles’ “You Showed Me” on their website HERE.

The twins will also be taking the new tracks on the road over the next two months when they open for Amos Lee and Alexi Murdoch. Check out the dates below.

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

3/3  –  Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar (with Alexi Murdoch)

3/5  –  Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater (with Alexi Murdoch) SOLD OUT

4/22 – Raleigh, NC  – Lincoln Theater (with Amos Lee)

4/23  – Charlotte, NC  –  Knight Center (with Amos Lee)

4/24 –  Asheville, NC – Forsythia HallHeadlining show (with Amos Lee)

4/25 – Knoxville, TN  – Tennessee Theater (with Amos Lee)

4/26 – Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar Headlining show (with Amos Lee)

4/27  – Athens, GA  –  Melting Pointkno Headlining show (with Amos Lee)

4/28 – Charleston, SC – NCPAC (with Amos Lee)

4/29  –  Birmingham, AL  – WorkPlay Soundstage (with Amos Lee)

 

02.25.11
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Allo Darlin’ Announce US Tour

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Allo Darlin’ has only been a proper band since 2009 when founder and frontwoman Elizabeth Morris enlisted Paul Rains, Bill Botting and Michael Collins. All of them are also part of different bands – Elizabeth is in Tender Trap, Paul and Michael in Hexicon, Bill in Moustache of Insanity and also in Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern – but they will be playing together as Allo Darlin’ to welcome the summer in the latter half of spring across the US to support their self-titled debut which came out last October on Fortuna POP and earned them a 7.9 on Pitchfork! Check below to see if they’re coming near you.

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

24 May – Vera Project – Seattle, WA

25 May – Holocene – Portland, OR

27 May – SF Popfest – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA

28 May-  Echo – Los Angeles, CA

30 May – Casbah – San Diego, CA

31 May – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ

01 June – Centre for Contemporary Arts – Santa Fe, NM

03 June – Chaos in Tejas – Austin, TX

08 June – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY

09 June – TT The Bears – Boston, MA

10 June – Il Motore – Montreal, QC

11 June – El Mocambo – Toronto, ON

13 June – Schubas – Chicago, IL

14 June – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN

16 June – Black Cat – Washington, DC

17 June – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA

 

02.23.11
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Tape Deck Mountain Premiere New Video And Share New Track

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Tape Deck Mountain released their latest EP, Secret Serf, last month and they are sharing the title track with the public! However, that is not the news they are bringing. They have also made a video for their song “It Goes Down” which you can now view below. The video is dark, yet has psychedelic accents and shows a myriad of very different appreciations of the song.

Listen to “Secret Serf” below:

 

Watch the video for “It Goes Down” below:

If you enjoy the songs above, or if you’ve been following Tape Deck Mountain since their 2009 album Ghost, you might be interested in checking the few tour dates below in order to see them live!

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

03/05 San Diego, CA – The Che Cafe (with Velveteen)
03/11 San Diego, CA – Casbah (with Asobi Seksu and Braids)
03/12 Las Vegas, NV – Neon Reverb Festival
03/21 San Diego, CA – Casbah (with Esben and The Witch)
03/26 Los Angeles, CA – Fresh Bruises Warehouse Party