Archive for April, 2011
Listen: Alela Diane, “To Begin”
Photo: Chloe Aftel On April 5, Rough Trade Records (Dylan LeBlanc, Warpaint) released Portland by-way-of Nevada City songwriter Alela Diane’s second proper record, Alela Diane & Wild Divine. The album finds Diane with a family band, exploring a jammier sound than the minimal folk of 2009′s To Be Still. On “To Begin,” Diane drops into [...]
Watch The Winning Video For Trent Dabbs’ “Leave To See” Contest
The winner of Nashville indie artist Trent Dabbs’ “Leave To See” video contest has been revealed; Craig Landino of Landino Media, who topped the Most Creative category. Perhaps it was the adorable bird costume or the small hand on the rainy windowpane, but this video won the heart of its music maker, Trent Dabbs. The [...]
Diamond Doves: Indie Horns Go Electro-Psych
Diamond Doves, named after an Australian bird, have been the dudes behind the scenes in Elvis Perkins In Dearland, and have also played a modern-day Memphis Horns for indie bands like My Morning Jacket and Bon Iver. But Diamond Doves don’t quite fit in with the folk circuit anymore. Nick Kinsey, Brigham Brough and Wyndham [...]
News Roundup: Rolling Stones Tribute, Jeff Bridges, Paul Simon
Actor Jeff Bridges (True Grit, The Big Lebowski) will follow up his role as washed-up country singer Bad Blake in Crazy Heart with a debut album, due this summer on Blue Note Records. Bridges’ longtime friend T Bone Burnett, who co-wrote the theme song to Crazy Heart, will produce. Guests include Rosanne Cash, Sam Phillips [...]
Topspin Adds Concert Videos To Direct-To-Fan Platform
In March, Topspin Media introduced a self-service model for their direct-to-fan software tools. Now the company has partnered with concert video startup LiveJam HD to give Topspin users access to concert video production, licensing, and distribution tools. LiveJam HD works with artists like Widespread Panic to produce high-quality concert video recordings and provides a storefront [...]
Review: Lady Gaga’s Outrageous Tour Hits Nashville
Little monsters rejoiced Tuesday night as Lady Gaga graced Music City with her presence when her notoriously hyped Monster Ball Tour played Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The packed venue hosted a highly animated audience of nearly 20,000 music fans of all ages, many of whom proudly donned full Gaga regalia. The show opened with a video [...]
Bon Iver Readies Bon Iver
On June 21, Jagjaguwar will release Bon Iver, the second full-length album from Justin Vernon’s band Bon Iver. The new record features 10 tracks, many of which are named for geographic locations, penned by Vernon over a period of three years. The album was recorded in a former veterinarians clinic in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, with [...]
Sonny & The Sunsets: Real Or Imagined?
Sonny Smith takes a Woody Guthrie approach to life. He’s bounced around from California, to Colorado and South America, playing music and busking, writing short stories and plays, and making drawings and sketches. For a solo art show called “100 Records,” he made up 100 imaginary bands and song titles (A and B sides) for [...]
Photos: The National, Edward Sharpe And More At Nashville’s Rites Of Spring
Vanderbilt University is known for throwing down for their annual Rites Of Spring festival. This year’s event brought headlining acts like The National (pictured above), Kid Cudi, Public Enemy, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, and Matt & Kim, in addition to locals like The Features, Madi Diaz, and Athens bros Futurebirds. All photos by [...]
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