Bat For Lashes Two Suns Released April 6th on Astralwerks (US) and Parlophone (UK) “Whenever I’m writing music it’s a very visual place in my mind” – Natasha Khan I can’t remember what music blog I discovered this band on, but all I know is that I liked their name and couldn’t wait to hear …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
Oct
30
2009
Listing the Best Albums of 2009 from A to Z: The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers I And Love And You Released September 29th on American Recordings This band grew from a side project consisting of brothers Seth and Scott Avett, of the rock band, Nemo. During Nemo’s downtime, Scott began experimenting with acoustic music, thus launching what was known as the Back Porch Project, or Nemo Downstairs. …
Oct
29
2009
RIP Taylor Mitchell
Sad news out of Ontario, Canada. Up-and-coming singer/songwriter, Taylor Mitchell, was mauled to death by two coyotes while hiking alone in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia. She was airlifted to a Halifax hospital in critical condition, but died on Wednesday morning. She turned nineteen years old just two months ago. God rest your …
Oct
28
2009
Festival Rumors Already?!
Seriously? Well I guess it is about that time of year again. The time when music fans are starting to get antsy about wanting to know who will be playing their favorite festival in 2010. For those of you who don’t know, think of festival rumors as the placement of teams in March Madness, assuming …
Oct
28
2009
BRINK Showcase Performers Announced
The BRINK New Music Showcase, which is sponsored by the CEA’s, recently announced the list of performer’s for this year’s show. The event takes place this Saturday evening at the Southgate House (and yep, it’s a Halloween show, so wear your costumes!). Here’s who’s on the bill: Baby Alpaca Charlie Hustle Come On Caboose The …
Oct
27
2009
Listing the Best Albums 2009 from A to Z: Animal Collective
Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion Released January 6th on Domino Animal Collective is an experimental/psychedelic, indie-rock band based out of New York, by way of Baltimore. The band starts with childhood friends, Noah Lennox and Josh Dibb, otherwise known by their music names as Panda Bear and Deakin. Deakin later started a band called Automine with …
Oct
27
2009
Listing the Best Albums of 2009 from A to Z: Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird Noble Beast Released January 20th on Fat Possum Records Andrew Bird was brought up in the Suzuki method of music learning from the age of four. This method basically involves two things: learning music by ear, and learning an instrument (typically the violin) in small steps at a young age. Bird also …
Oct
26
2009
Gettin’ Colder in the Midwest, Stayin’ Hot in the South
The weather’s been pretty nice the past few days here in Cincinnati, but that doesn’t mean it’s good enough for outdoor music, at least around these parts. If you can afford to do so, you should head south during the late fall. Here are some pretty big and good festies you’ll find in Florida, New Orleans and Austin, …