The Babies
Album: Meet Me In The City (Buy)
Label: Unsigned
The Babies – Breakin’ The Law

On September 9, Rollo & Grady proudly presents Futurebirds’ first Los Angeles appearance, live at the Silverlake Lounge. Supporting the band are Lord Huron, Lesands, and Eyes Lips Eyes. We’re giving away three pairs of tickets to the show. To enter the contest, please write an email to rollogrady@gmail.com. Include “Bird Is The Word” in the subject line and your full name & e-mail address in the body of the email. We’ll pick the winners at random next week.

Futurebirds – Happy Animals
Eyes Lips Eyes – Hola May
Lesands – Glowing
Lord Huron – We Went Wild
Futurebirds – Dreams Of The Silver Screen

The War On Drugs
Album: Future Weather (October 26th)
Label: Secretly Canadian
The War On Drugs – Comin’ Through

Dusted Magazine

1. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
2. Best Coast – Crazy For You
3. The Budos Band – The Budos Band III
4. The Books – The Way Out
5. Wavves – King of the Beach
6. Menomena – Mines
7. Cotton Jones – Tall Hours in the Glowstream
8. Grass Widow – Past Time
9. Jaill – That’s How We Burn
10. Baths – Cerulean
Week Ending – 8/24/2010

Grass Widow

Amoeba Music – Hollywood
1. Arcade Fire – Suburbs
2. Brian Wilson – Reimagining Gershwin
3. Best Coast – Crazy for You
4. Crowded House – Intriguer
5. Iron Maiden – Final Frontier
6. Eminem – Recovery
7. Ray Lamontagne – God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise
8. Scott Pilgrim Vs the World Soundtrack
9. Black Keys – Brothers
10. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
Week Ending – 8/24/2010

The Good Ones
Album: Kigali Y Izahabu (Due Out 11/9)
Label: Dead Oceans
The Good Ones – Sara

Rollo & Grady is going to be featured on BreakThru Radio tomorrow morning at 9am PST. Listen in for an interview and some handpicked tunes (see playlist below). You can hear the show by clicking on the program guide then click on “The Anatomy of a Blogger.”

BreakThru Radio is devoted to giving a voice to talented, upcoming artists and empowering DJs to pick and play their own music. They focus on the best unsigned and indie artists each week to bring you the cream of the crop. Unlike traditional radio, they have no restrictions on style – expect them to play rock, punk, hip hop, electronica, alt-country, reggae, metal, soul, et al. BTR’s only requirement is quality.

R&G – BreakThru Playlist:
Budos Band – Black Venom
Cat Power – Free
Death – Keep On Knocking
Sic Alps – Message from the Law
Ty Segall – My Sunshine
Happy Birthday – Girls FM
Jaill – Always Wrong
Hornet Leg – Wait
White Denim – Heart From Us All
Pavement – Box Elder
Loose Fur – The Ruling Class
Lord Huron – The Problem With Your Daughter
Royal Trux – Junkie Nurse
Real Estate – Younger Than Yesterday
Tulsa – Mass
Joanna Newsom – The Book Of Right-On
Sharon Jones – Better Things

Deer Tick
El Rey Theatre
Tuesday, October 19th
On Sale 8/28

Deer Tick – Baltimore Blues No. 1

Related Posts:
Rollo & Grady Interview with John McCauley III of Deer Tick (Click here)

All Tiny Creatures
Album: Harbors (TBA – 2011)
Label: Hometapes
All Tiny Creatures – An Iris (feat. Justin Vernon)

Benji Schneider AKA Lord Huron

Recommended Shows :: August 24th – August 29th

Tuesday, August 24th
GZA with Freddie Gibbs @ Echoplex

Wednesday, August 25th
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses with The Americans @ Bootleg Theater

Thursday, August 26th
Lord Huron with The Franks @ Downtown Independent Theater
Black Mountain with Lower Heaven @ Bootleg

Friday, August 27th
Denim Family Band @ Hotel Cafe (Lissie is rumored to play)
Jon Brion @ Largo

Saturday, August 28th
The Antlers @ Getty Museum
Jaill with Woah Hunx & Audacity @ 6th St. Warehouse
Jon Brion with Nels Cline @ Largo

Sunday, August 29th
West Indian Girl @ Hotel Cafe

Jaill

The Franks – Cough It Up
MOCKY – Birds Of A Feather (Feat. GZA)
Jaill – We’ve Won
Lord Huron – Into The Sun