Today’s Live Friday performance was sold out, and there were bodies packed to the back of the doors–who wouldn’t give up a little personal space and a lunch break to hear America’s best bar band, The Hold Steady? Playing older hits as well as from their upcoming album, “Heaven is Whenever” (coming out next week [...]

Here’s another song from the new Tracey Thorn album, Love And Its Opposite. Download: Why Does The Wind – Tracey Thorn

Johnny Bertram and The Golden Bicycles is a five piece band from Jackson, Mississippi. Singer-songwriter Bertram is originally from Portland and moved to Jackson and the band recently released their album Days That Passed on Esperanza Plantation records. Bertram has his own clean & cutting tenor and his songs combine the the rustic vibe of [...]

Lawrence Arabia is one clever popster and the pseudonym of Christchurch New Zealand’s James Milne. The savvy songwriter recently released Chant Darling on Bella Union records. The album is filled with nostalgic pop gems that bring to mind the whimsy of Jonathan Richman, the melodic bliss of Electric Light Orchestra and the indie-pop sound of [...]

From Edmonton, Alberta Canada The Whitsundays have a new album coming out on Friendly Fire Records on May 4th called Saul. The five piece – fronted by lead vocalist and bassist Paul Arnusch – have a psychedelic, jangly sound that’s both vintage & contemporary sounding. Download: I Can’t Get Off My Cloud – The Whitsundays