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“Sarah Siskind (1978 – ) is a singer and songwriter based in Nashville and grounded in folk and Appalachian roots. Her music has been classified as: rock, folk, americana, and alternative…

I was never an Indigo Girls fan, and for whatever reason, the inner immature child in me still thinks it’s funny just to say their name (“Indigo Girls…

DOWNLOAD: David Thomas Broughton – Weight of My Love (MP3) Talented UK experimental-folk artist and friend of Doveman/Sam Amidon, David Thomas Broughton will make a rare and brief stop in NYC before heading to SXSW next week…

DOWNLOAD: Vivian Girls – Blind Spot (Daisy Chain cover) (MP3) Vivian Girls @ the Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ (thepiratehat) Vivian Girls, NYC & NJ 2009 Dec 31 (NYE) – they opened for Yo La Tengo Jan 04 – they played the Court Tavern (see above) Jan 11 – they’re playing for kids @ the Living Room Jan 14 – they’re playing w/ Titus Andronicus @ Maxwell’s Jan 20 – they’re playing w/ Fucked Up & Pissed Jeans @ MARKET HOTEL * Feb 19 – they’re opening for M Ward @ Apollo Theater $ * the MH show was moved from Danbro Studios $ one of three shows they’re playing with M Ward…

Sebastien Grainger @ Mercury Lounge, CMJ (more by Gabi Porter) today in NYC * DANCE * Dr. Dog @ Webster Hall * Peasant @ Public Asembly * Silver Apples @ The Kitchen * Diego Garcia @ the Living Room * Nellie McKay @ Le Poisson Rouge * Rosie Thomas @ the Living Room * Q-Tip & The Cool Kids @ Highline Ballroom * El Guincho & Lemonade @ (le) poisson rouge * Stellastarr*, The Picture, & Princeton @ Pianos * Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains @ Union Hall * Felice Brothers, Bruce Hornsby, Dar Williams & James Hunter @ the Concert Hall Alex Gomez RIP…

DOWNLOAD: Julian Koster – Jingle Bells (MP3) Earlier this year, Seattle songwriter Rosie Thomas, who has collaborated with friends Damien Jurado, David Bazan and Sufjan Stevens in the past, again rounded up family and friends to put together A Very Rosie Christmas, a holiday-themed album that mixes traditional songs and covers (Peanuts’ classic “Christmastime Is Here” for one) with originals like “Why Can’t It Be Christmastime All Year” – a rolling indie-pop singalong truely worthy of release on Thomas’ own Sing-a-long Records label…

words and DOWNLOAD: Jens Lekman – Water Runs Dry (Boyz II Men) (live @ Googie’s) (MP3) I went to see the Frida Hyvonen show at Googie’s Lounge last night (11/11)…

Preorders will begin September 8 at mergerecords.com for a deluxe subscription-only box set with special artwork and packaging. Quantities will be limited to the number of subscribers who enroll between the September 8 start date and the January 2009 delivery of the first two volumes…

“I think that I saw the baddest Telecaster player on the planet last night, his name is Jim Campilongo.” Jim Campilongo w/ Martha Wainwright @ Highline Ballroom (more by Chris La Putt) While we’re on the subject of guitarists with Monday night residencies in NYC,CAMPILONGO ELECTRIC TRIO LIVING ROOM MONDAY NIGHTS – NEW YORK CITY RESIDENCY EVERY MONDAY- SPECIAL GUESTS – SPECIAL GROUPS – SPECIAL HAPPENINGS – 11PM to 1:30 AM AUGUST 18 – w/ Stephan Crump and Tony Mason AUGUST 25 – w/ Stephan Crump and Tony Mason SEPTEMBER 1 – w/ Stephan Crump and Tony Mason SEPTEMBER 8 – w/ Brad Jones…