Great Lake Swimmers

DOWNLOAD: Rain Machine – Give Blood (MP3) “Rain Machine” with TVOTR in Philly in June (more by Tim Griffin)TV on the Radio has become an alternative-rock sensation, with a blend of musical styles that’s not only innovative but also brilliantly authentic…

Swell Season @ Rumsey Playfield this time last year (more by Kurt Christensen) tonight in NYC * DANCE * OK Go @ The Bell House * Whiplash @ UCB Theatre * Soulico (early) @ Cake Shop * The Swell Season @ 92YTribeca * The Zeros, The Choke @ Maxwell’s * Rev…

Great Lake Swimmers @ Mercury Lounge (more by Natasha Ryan)THE DEADBOLT: Back in May you guys played a number of shows over in Europe. How does it feel to be recognized outside of North America like that…

Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, today revealed the Short List of 10 Canadian albums eligible for the fourth annual $20,000 award…

DOWNLOAD: Sharon Van Etten – For You (MP3) Sharon Van Etten‘s proper debut, Because I Was in Love, will be out May 26th on Language Of Stone…

TPOBPAH @ the Bell House in March (more by Chris La Putt) tonight in NYC * Sessions @ Santa’s * Sonar Festival in NYC * Etta James @ BB King’s * Horse Feathers, Joe Pug @ Joe’s Pub * Priestbird, Matteah Baim @ Issue Project Room * Gary Lucas & Steven Lynch @ the Gershwin Hotel * Hospitality, Karl Blau, Painted Cakes @ Bruar Falls * The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Suckers, Zaza @ Bowery Ballroom * Cross-Pollination with The Bloodsugars, Dinosaur Feathers @ Pianos * Marc Ribot B-day Week: Ribot solo, Shrek/Rootless Cosmopolitans @ The Stone * The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Golden Triangle & Wizardy @ Southpaw (FREE) * Crystal Antlers, Apache Beat, Radical Dads, Bottle Up and Go @ Mercury Lounge SONAR TONIGHT: both Catalan and American artists…

Deer Tick @ BV official showcase @ Club De Ville – yesterday The Bronx (crowd) @ BV day party @ Emo’s – yesterday the mayor of Austin & Titus Andronicus, Austin, TX – yesterday Future Islands @ the 1896 in February (more by Lori Baily) tonight in NYC * Maceo Parker @ SOBs * Fleetwood Mac @ MSG * Allman Brothers @ Beacon * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Butch Walker & The Films @ Maxwell’s * Pronto, Puss ‘N Boots @ Mercury Lounge * CuCu Diamantes (of Yerba Buena) @ Bowery Ballroom * Double Dagger, Future Islands, Teeth Mountain @ Market Hotel * Matt Everett, Ingrid Olava, Magdyn Osh, Annie and Her Guns @ Cake Shop Things will be a little slow today due to SXSW…

Great Lake Swimmers @ Mercury Lounge – Jan 10, 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan)Tony Dekker‘s Great Lake Swimmers have spent the past seven years performing on stages around the world-though, like Bell, they should never be taken for granted…

words & Daniel Martin Moore opened the show. Then came Haley Bonar. She had the young midwestern waitress feel to her persona, but her performance was commanding and her heartfelt lyrics and arrangements left a strong impression…

words & The duo from New Mexico quietly emerged from the side of the stage and began playing to each other in the middle of the floor. The giddy audience started snapping photos and wondered out loud, “are they going to do the whole set here…