We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to see The Builders and The Butchers at Spaceland this Thursday, January 14th. Please email us at rollogrady@gmail.com to claim the tickets. For further show info (click here).
MP3: The Builders And The Butchers – Black Dresses
Rollo & Grady, KCRW and When You Awake are proud to present The Low Anthem live at the Bootleg Theatre on Thursday, March 25th.
Their album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, was one of our favorite albums of 2009. Other publications felt the same about the record: Magnet’s #1 Album of 2009, UNCUT’s “Americana Album of the Year,” Boston Music Awards’ “Album of the Year,” Aquarium Drunkard’s Best of ’09. It was also a New York Times Critic’s Pick, Rough Trade Records Top 10 albums of ’09, and NPR’s Bob Boilen coined the song “Charlie Darwin” one of the best of the year. The band is currently supporting The Avett Brothers on their Midwest tour.
We will have some tickets to giveaway to the show sometime in March.
Bootleg Theatre
2220 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
MP3: The Low Anthem – To Ohio
MP3: The Low Anthem – As the Flame Burns Down
Download:
The Low Anthem – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (Buy)
The Low Anthem – What the Crow Brings (Buy)
New Joanna Newsom album coming out February, 23rd via Drag City. Her first single “81” is streaming now on Drag City’s site (on the right, under “Free Music”).
MP3: Joanna Newsom – The Book Of Right On (Pocketknife Mix)
Broken Bells
Album: Self-Titled (Due Out March 8th)
Label: Columbia Records
Galactic
Album: Ya-Ka-May (Due Out February 9th)
Label: Anti-Records
MP3: Galactic ft. Irma Thomas – Heart Of Steel
Eels
Album: End Times (Due Out January 19th)
Label: Vagrant Records
MP3: Eels – Little Bird
MP3: Eels – In My Younger Days
South by Southwest funneled $99 million into the local economy last year, according to a comprehensive study released today by Greyhill Advisors. The 2009 South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals was the 23rd time the city threw the several day event. This year’s kicks off March 11.
Though the music portion has long experienced the highest draw, film events posted significant growth last year and SXSW Interactive attendance jumped 30 percent.
The five-nights of music featured more than 1,900 artists from 80 stages last year, while 330 films were cast on eight screens. Greyhill officials said SXSW was directly and indirectly responsible for injecting approximately $99 million into the Austin economy. Operations contributed $20 million to that total and attendance accounted for about $78.8 million.
Considering the combined value of media coverage across television broadcasts, news stories, and sponsor advertising in 2009, this city also benefited from another $21.4 million.
[Via –Austin Business Journal – Via Daily Swarm]
Oh Darling – Photo By Kyle Oddson
Recommended Los Angeles Shows – January 11th – January 17th
Monday, January 11th
The French Semester/ The Monolators / Manhattan Murder Mystery @ The Echo (Free)
Weed Diamond and Tan Dollar @ Synchronicity Space
Tuesday, January 12th
Queen Kwong EP Release Party @ Spaceland
Seven Saturdays / The Parson Red Heads / Go West Young Man @ Bootleg
Olin & The Moon with Eleni Mandell @ The Echo (Free)
Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Cinespace
Pee Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Wednesday, January 13th
Nana Grizol / Pangea / Devon Williams / Moses Campbell @ The Smell
Phenomenal Handclap Band @ The Echo
Oh Darling / The Passports / Mia Maestro / Nadine & Terence @ Bootleg
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Thursday, January 14th
Builders and The Butchers @ Spaceland
Alberta Cross with Hacienda @ Troubadour
Rebirth Brass Band @ Roxy Theatre
Kimya Dawson / Your Heart Breaks / Angelo Spencer @ The Smell
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Friday, January 15th
Asobi Seksu @ Hotel Cafe
Abe Vigoda / Alps Of New South Wales / Signals @ Echo Curio
Dios / Bella Novela / Pterodactyl / Eugene @ Alex’s Bar (Long Beach)
GZA @ The Echoplex
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Saturday, January 16th
AA Bondy @ The Echo
Moses Campbell / Watercolor Paintings / Subtle Selves / Voice On Tape @ The Smell
The Pee-Wee Herman Show @ Club Nokia
Sunday, January 17th
Castanets @ Fold
Adam Franklin and The Bolts of Melody @ Spaceland
Nana Grizol (Mysace)
Hometown: Athens, Georgia
Album: Ruth (Buy)
Label: Orange Twin Record Company, Shake Got the Beets
Los Angeles Show: Wednesday, January 13th @ The Smell (info)
Nana Grizol – Galaxies
Nana Grizol – For Things that Haven’t Come Yet
