things often accumulate in my inbox and i don’t listen to as much of them as i should. but even with the stuff i do listen to and enjoy, i sometimes forget to share the goods with you guys. and sometimes i feel bad about that.so here’s a few recent items you may be interested [...]

downloaders start your engines… wolf parade announced the official title of their forthcoming album today, at mount zoomer (mount zoomer being the name of their studio). so that’s cool. but even cooler than that is the album i am now listening to… it’s called at mount zoomer. that’s right… it’s finally leaked! which is why [...]

mp3: andre ethier – pride of egypt [link expired]
just a quick post… that destroyer show last night was great. i was able to pick up opener andre ethier’s latest album on blue fog, as well as destroyer’s trouble in dreams on vinyl. i recommended this song yesterday because it’s awesome and now i’ve got [...]

if you’re seeing destroyer at the black cat tonight, be sure to show up early for andre ethier. i’m not all that familiar with his work (i have yet to hear anything from the deadly snakes) but what i have heard i like… a lot.
sadly, i’ve got no mp3s to post at the moment…i just [...]

destroyer is at the black cat tomorrow! tickets are still available, pick some up. to prepare for the show, you can give a couple of my favorite live destroyer tracks a listen. the best destroyer show i have ever heard is 10/20/2005 at the metro in chicago… half thief, half streethawk… it’s so very nice… [...]

though i’m sure most people don’t need a reminder to check out pitchfork, they’ve got so many good things going on right now i’m going to remind you anyway.
first of all, new os mutantes! as in brand new, from an as yet untitled album due out late later this summer, which is the perfect [...]

she & him played “why do you let me stay here?” last night on conan with yo la tengo as their backing band. zooey has been sick lately and you can tell it’s affecting her voice, which sucks since i’m sure the majority of conan’s viewers who don’t already have the album won’t ever pick [...]

i’m super excited to be seeing destroyer for the first time this friday at the black cat. i can’t remember exactly why i ended up not going to see dan the last time he played the black cat on the rubies tour, but i’ve regretted that decision ever since. and i likely will continue regretting [...]

mp3: mercury rev – observatory crest [link expired]
the cover this week comes from mercury rev’s 2002 little rhymes pt. 2 single and is a first for the bat and the bird. it’s the first cover i’ve ever posted without being intimately (or on occasion vaguely) familiar with the original. “observatory crest” can be found [...]

mp3: soltero – sinkhole (live)
mp3: soltero – out at the wall
soltero is playing at the party pit in dc tonight, which is another name for some generous people’s basement. i’ve never been there before, but it should be a good time. the last time i saw soltero play was in my friends basement in [...]