As we all know, February is for L-O-V-I-N-G, and that’s why we perfectly timed the following three fantastic records for February release. First up is The Album Leaf’s third full-length for Sub Pop called A Chorus of Storytellers. It’s their best album yet – we LOVE it. Did you know that people LOVE The Album Leaf so G-D much that they sometimes get related tattoos? They do! And there are a lot of them – it’s a thing. Read about…
FEATURE
A FORM OF PAYING ATTENTION FEBRUARY 2010
NEWS
WE SORT OF WON ANOTHER DAMN GRAMMY!
You may be aware that the Grammy Awards were held yesterday in Los Angeles, California. You may, like me, have sat and watched the televised portion of the show (occasionally wincing, frequently confused, often drinking beer). Or, you may, like many people (if their updates on Facebook and Twitter are to be believed), have intentionally missed the Grammy’s altogether. Whatever your opinion of the awards, it’s clear they are kind of a big deal and give artists an opportunity to…
Read More »The Album Leaf + Bassekou Kouyate on February 2nd
Continuing our early 2010 blitz of really very high-quality record releases, on February 2nd we’re offering The Album Leaf’s A Chorus of Storytellers and the first release from Sub Pop/Next Ambiance, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba’s I Speak Fula. If you pre-order these records, wonderful things will happen to you, wonderful things like a bonus Album Leaf CD/Video, or a terrifically low introductory price of $10 for I Speak Fula. So, unless you’re a masochist (which is just sick, btw…
Read More »DEFRIENDING CANCER
If you’re in Seattle, come to the Moore Theater on February 11th for an event called, “Defriending Cancer”. The night will be hosted by Todd Barry and there will be other performances by Neil Hamburger, Tim Heidecker, Natasha Leggero, Eugene Mirman and Tig Notaro. There will also be musical performances by James Mercer from The Shins and Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse.
All of the proceeds from the event will go directly to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Sub Pop…
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Dum Dum Girls / Jail La La - SP869
“Jail La La” for the forthcoming I Will Be, available March 30th in LP, CD and digital formats. The B-side is a…
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Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore / Dear Companion - SP855
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Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni ba / I Speak Fula - 72001
Malian maestro Bassekou Kouyate is a virtuoso picker and musical visionary whose work blurs the lines between West African and American roots…
ON TOUR
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Retribution Gospel Choir
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Proud Larry's, Oxford -
Grand Archives
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Prinzenbar, Hamburg -
The Album Leaf
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wow Hall, Eugene -
Retribution Gospel Choir
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Meridian, Houston -
Grand Archives
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Voxhall, Aarhus -
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni ba
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Granada Theater (TX), Dallas -
Beach House
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow -
Eugene Mirman
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Moore Theatre, Seattle -
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni ba
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Lyric Theater (MS), Oxford -
Obits
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Terrace Club, Princeton
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- Happy Birthday - Girls FM (MP3)
- The Ruby Suns - Cranberry (MP3)
- Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La (MP3)
- Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore - Something, Somewhere, Sometime (MP3)
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- Dutchess & the Duke, The - The Dutchess & the Duke - Living This Life (MP3)
- Le Loup - Le Loup - Forgive Me (MP3)
- The Album Leaf - Falling From The Sun (MP3)
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DUM DUM GIRLS - JAIL LA LA -
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BEN SOLLEE AND DANIEL MARTIN MOORE - DEAR COMPANION -
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BASSEKOU KOUYATE AND NGONI BA - I SPEAK FULA -
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THE ALBUM LEAF - A CHORUS OF STORYTELLERS -
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BEACH HOUSE - TEEN DREAM -
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