Indian Wars
Album: Walk Around The Park (4-20-11)
Label: Bachelor Records
Indian Wars – Took a Trip

Habib Koité

We have two pair of tickets to give away to R&G readers for Acoustic Africa, featuring Habib Koité, Oliver Mtukudzi and Afel Bocoum this Saturday at UCLA’s Royce Hall. To enter the contest, please write an email to rollogrady@gmail.com. Include “Africa” in the subject line and your full name & e-mail address in the body of the email. We’ll pick the winners Friday afternoon.

Afel Bocoum – Jeeny

In celebration of their new album, Circuital, My Morning Jacket announced a series of concerts at venues they have handpicked to debut their new music. The band will play the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday, June 22nd. Tickets go on pre-sale to fans tomorrow, March 23rd and on sale to the public on Saturday, March 26th.

Setlist
School
About A Girl
In Bloom
Been A Son
Lithium
Blew
Negative Creep
All Apologies
Aneurysm
Serve The Servants
Scentless Apprentice

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The Sky Drops
Album: Making Mountains EP (iTunes)
Label: Fridabear Records
The Sky Drops – Explain It To Me
The Sky Drops – Sentimental

Hanni El Khatib
Album: Will The Guns Come Out (June – 2011)
Label: Innovative Leisure
Hanni El Khatib – Build. Destroy. Rebuild.

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Gary Calamar hails from the Bronx, NY, and grew up a constant presence in local record stores. When he moved to LA in the early 80s, he got himself behind the counter, managing stores and nourishing the flourishing culture of the record store. In April 2010, he released the book “Record Store Days,” inspired by both his life and tastes as a consumer and connoisseur of vinyl.

Calamar is of course much more than a consumer and author. A KCRW volunteer and DJ since the mid ‘90s, Gary hosts a Sunday night show (9p-12m) on the station that not only showcases emerging music, but looks deeply into the roots of Rock, Country, Jazz, Blues, and Soul.

In 1998, Calamar got his break into the world of music supervision, placing music with Marq Roswell for the movie, Slums of Beverly Hills and in 1999, again with Roswell, for Varsity Blues; this latter soundtrack earned him a gold record. His work with partner Thomas Golubic on Six Feet Under (HBO) became strongly influential, making a case for placing indie music in television. Gary went on to found Go Music with Alyson Vidoli. He currently places music on True Blood (HBO), House (Fox), and Dexter (Showtime), and was recently nominated for a Grammy for the True Blood II Soundtrack.

In all aspects of the music business, Gary Calamar’s focus is broad and considerate; he remains abreast of all new movements and grounded in the history that makes them compelling, meaningful, and fun.