Roadside Graves

Sam Amidon @ Le Poisson Rouge in 2009 (more by Ryan Barkan) tonight in NYC * Zola Jesus @ SUNY Purchase * Mike Birbiglia @ Carolines * Asobi Seksu @ Japan Society * Thou @ ABC No Rio * Particle @ The Bell House * Janelle Monae @ Joe’s Pub * Lupe Fiasco @ Irving Plaza * Sam Amidon, Doveman @ 92YTribeca * Carlos Giffoni @ Issue Project Room * Mahogany, Arc in Round @ Littlefield * Will Johnson & Anders Parker in a Living Room * Freezepop, Plushgun @ Mercury Lounge * GWAR Crack-a-thon kickoff party * Baby Dee & guests @ Santos Party House * The Wedding Present, The Jet Age @ Maxwell’s * Meta & the Cornerstones, Emily King @ Zebulon * Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society @ Galapagos * The Defibulators, The Woes, Quintus @ Brooklyn Bowl * Meshell Ndegeocello sings Gil Scott-Heron @ Joe’s Pub * Mahogany, Arc in Round, Long Distance Poison @ Littlefield * New York Night Train’s Soul Clap and Dance-Off @ Glasslands * MV & EE, Flower-Corsano Duo, Meg Baird, Nonhorse @ Silent Barn * The Shondes, Alina Simone, Secret History, Jive Grave @ Southpaw * Care Bears On Fire, Wild Babies, The Truants, Tunnels @ Cake Shop * White Mystery, QXBXRX, Zbornak, Richie White Orchestra @ Cake Shop * Nullsleep, Winslow Turner Porter III, Flavorheard @ Knitting Factory * Wild Yaks, Lil Daggers, Bad Indians, Nude Beach, Estrogen Highs @ Don Pedro * Dinosaur Feathers, Shark…

DOWNLOAD: Avi Buffalo – What’s In It For? (MP3) Avi Buffalo is the adopted name of Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, an 18 year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Long Beach, CA…

The final lineup for Monolith Festival, which takes place at the Red Rocks Ampitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on September 12th-13th, is below…

“Interweaving elements of The Band, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and a dose of Bruce Springsteen, The Roadside Graves manage to produce a unique and coherent sound, pulsing with the energy of their large ensemble and anchored by the gritty and melodic vocals of lead singer John Gleason…

DOWNLOAD: Roadside Graves – Far and Wide (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Roadside Graves – Ruby (MP3) The Roadside Graves. Like The Band before them, the New Jersey group pull from several different genres – country, folk, Cajun, southern gospel, and big-time rock ‘n’ roll – to produce something that can maybe only be called American Music…