Live: Dan Deacon and Ensemble at Whelan's

Due to popular demand, and the fact that Dan Deacon's live show is so amazing, a second date has been added for Dan Deacon with Ensemble at Whelan's. The new date will be June 4th, a Thursday, with the show taking place at 10pm.

Tickets are on sale now at a price of €17.50.

Dan at Whelan's last year:

Download: Dan Black - Symphonies (Passion Pit remix)

Just want to highlight this excellent remix from Passion Pit for Dan Black's 'Symphonies', a song previously known as 'HYPNTZ'. You'll remember I had that up sometime last year, but wires were crossed somewhere and I had to take it down. Hopefully the same won't happen here.

Note to Labels: If you do see something of yours here that you didn't authorise, let me know so I can tell you where it came from and show that I was actually given permission for it by someone!

Anyhow,
Download:
Dan Black - 'Symphonies' (Passion Pit Remix)

Live: Oxegen 2009 Daily Lineup

What better way to show you guys this than on the official Oxegen 2009 poster... Click to enlarge.

Album News: The Rest - Everyone All At Once

Not really news as such, as the album came out last month. What is new is the price though. Indiecater are almost giving away Everyone All at Once from Canadian indie band The Rest. Here's a little taster to get you hooked...

Download:
The Rest - 'Auspicious Beginnings'

Buy the album and stream it here:
http://www.indiecater.com/2009/05/the-rest-everyone-all-at-once/

Watch: Mumford and Sons - Dustbowl Dance

Live video of Mumford & Sons supporting the Maccabbees in London at Electric Avenue. Another one of my tips for 2009. I love the two EPs these guys put out.

Watch:


More info:
http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons

Download: Hockey - Learn to Lose Remixes

Mind Chaos will be one of the best albums of the year, mark my words. It's going to be excellent.

'Learn to Lose' is the new single from Hockey, and they've got two lovely remixes to download.

Download:
Hockey - 'Learn to lose' (Labyrinth Remix)
Hockey - 'Learn to lose' (Filthy Dukes Remix)

Watch: Playing for Change - 'Stand By Me'

The site describes it better than I could:

This cover of Stand By Me was recorded by completely unknown artists in a street virtual studio all around the world. It all started with a base track—vocals and guitar—recorded on the streets of Santa Monica, California, by a street musician called Roger Ridley. The base track was then taken to New Orleans, Louisiana, where Grandpa Elliott—a blind singer from the French Quarter—added vocals and harmonica while listening to Ridley's base track on headphones. In the same city, Washboard Chaz's added some metal percussion to it.

And from there, it just gets rock 'n' rolling bananas: The producers took the resulting mix all through Europe, Africa, and South America, adding new tracks with multiple instruments and vocals that were assembled in the final version you are seeing in this video. All done with a simple laptop and some microphones.


More info:
http://www.playingforchange.com/

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