LP on HoZac 2009. art by jason matthew leeFrom Chicago, dig The Smith Westerns. Their LP's out (CD coming soon) on HoZac Records. For entertainment, I recommend a visit to the visually titillating HoZac site, home of numerous aural treats. Really. I'm talking smoking rats, sexy bunnies, and a naked, upside-down man. Good stuff.Fuzzy fun for your ears and heart, The Smith Westerns serve up pop-g...
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The Smith Westerns - Friday fun on a not-Friday: Diamond Boys and Be My Girl (mp3s)
The Clean: Mister Pop, Dreamlife Rubber Soul (mp3)
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Newest A.A. Bondy: When The Devil's Loose (mp3)
A.A. Bondy: When The Devil's Loose[mp3] This is the first track out from A.A. Bondy's upcoming When the Devil's Loose (9/1/2009, Fat Possum).This morning Auguste Arthur Bondy's beautifully pained voice, complemented by honest instrumental accompaniment - the sound of a quiet, private revival in a large hall -fell on my spirit like a warm gentle rain on thirsty soil.Bondy's songs are strong, com...
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Benham Jones on the Odyssey of Bonnaroo, pt8: WILCO and Smoke Rings
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from WFUV's photostreamSunday, June 15th8:42 am CDTYes, yes, yes; finally some peace. I’m currently at Nashville International at Charley’s (“Good Food, Good Times”) Steakhouse, waiting for my Ultimate Scrambler. It’s an unusual feeling returning to civilized society after Bonnaroo, especially here to BNA. I slept for about two and a half hours before cleaning, packing and hustling to th
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Hacked? We are too.
Luxury Wafers is experiencing some temporary troubs with the hosting company.This is a bummer, because we want to share loads of juicy music with you.Hang on, we're bringing the fix asap.Love and Lux,Landry
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Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer (Jagjaguwar), Idiot Heart (mp3)
Idiot Heart [mp3]from Sunset Rubdown bites sleek, cold and sharp - think A Flock of Seagulls standing in a rice paddy in Vietnam as choppers appear and descend while Brian May salutes on guitar.Sunset Rubdown, originally a solo project of Spencer Krug (who also sings, writes and plays keys for Wolf Parade) is in a new full blossom, releasing Dragonslayer ((Jagjaguwar)).Listen to the entire albu...
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Benham Jones Reports from Bonnaroo, pt 8: Elvis Perkins, Patterson Hood, Allen Toussaint, Renard, Booker T & the DBTs, Dearland, Mike Farris
Sunday, June 15th10:54 am CDTOvercast this morning in Manchester and it’s easy to tell that everyone is both grateful and scared. It’s tough here when the sun really rises to snap at the concave of your knees or the back of the ears, so a dusky simulation is probably the sweetest morning salutation you can get at Bonnaroo. But then there’s the anxiety of rain, which feels worth all the sunbu
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Benham Jones on Sexuality at Bonnaroo: A Brief Thought (...pt6)
Sexuality at Bonnaroo: A Brief ThoughtThe chickens and the roosters strut their stuff around Manchester, yes they do, yes they do. For such a filthy and decrepit environment, it’s strange how much romance flows through the mud here. I guess it’s a prime destination for lovers; roaming down Shakedown Street, it feels like everyone is paired up and holding hands, buying twin bongs and eating a s
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Benham Jones Reports, Unhinged at Bonnaroo...pt5: King Sunny Ade, TV on the Radio
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Saturday, June 13, 200910:01 am CDTSo I crashed really hard last night. I was doing my best to stay ahead of the curve, hydrated and happy, but then sometime around 7 o’clock, after I kicked up dust with King Sunny Ade and sat down to chat with Alberta Cross, my system just shut down. I went back to camp to regroup and relax when I found Keith and Angie chilling out in the dark. At first I thou.
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tUnE-YaRdS: BiRd-BrAiNs, Sunlight (mp3)
Sunlight [mp3]Coming soon to Luxury Wafers, beloved outrageous solo act with creative stage name: tUnE-YaRdS (Merrill Garbus). Garbus cites Woodie Guthrie as a driving influence, yet her kaleidoscope beat box lo-fi layered and looped concoctions speak Afro. That's not all: tUnE-YaRds is equipped with a rich voice of hair-raising, spine-chilling beauty to match the innovative root groove. Her ...
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Benham Jones' last dispatch from the Roo...
Via text messages (Manchester time):Friday 8 pm: 'Too much' followed by 'King Sunny was the best'Friday 10:17 pm: 'Watching Beasties from a distance.'Saturday 10:52 am: AliveThat's all we've got for now from the wild and wooly Bonnaroo frontier. Stay tuned...
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Benham Jones at the Roo, pt 4: Mud and Animal Collective
Friday, June 12, 20094:20 pm CDTI really wasn’t feeling too sure of this whole thing, was feeling weak and out of my element, half hostile. But then Animal Collective spoke and reminded me why I came here.A band like Animal Collective on film really means nothing, and I was so far from the stage that my footage is the whack daddy. But perhaps these two photos can explain the sensation of Animal.
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Benham Jones Reports: Fear and Loathing from Bonaroo...pt. 1
Friday, June 12, 20093:40 am CDTI got in to Nashville International at about 10pm on Thursday night and had already stepped in some bullshit. The flight from LaGuardia was delayed again and again and I was overdue to pick up my ticket and press credentials at a radio station in Manchester; suddenly, I was at the risk of pitching my tent in the Walmart parking lot and waiting until morning to re...
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The Antlers on Frenchkiss: Hospice Re-release; Two (Mp3)
Freshly signed to Frenchkiss Records and traveling with a rider which ensures them hot meals, healthy snacks and ample beer plus Jameson whiskey, The Antlers, led by Peter Silberman, are on the road. Traveling with Au Revoir Simone and Cotton Jones, they're gushing shimmering, dark-underlined, liquid space ambrosia everywhere they go.We're excited for their next stop - Luxury Wafers - tomorrow ...
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These United States: Honor Amongst Thieves (mp3) + Video
These United States (Lexington/DC) are serving up country fried musical entertainment and camaraderie, hijinx style, via songs as discourse through their loquacious mouthpiece backed by playful bass, pedal steel and jovial vocal choruses.Honor Amongst Thieves [mp3] from Crimes (Sept. 2008)These United States "Honor Amongst Thieves" from hoovesontheturf on Vimeo.
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