MP3: Bon Iver – Your Love (The Outfield Cover)
MP3: Bon Iver – Lovin’s For Fools (Sarah Siskind Cover)

Download:
Bon Iver – Blood Bank – EP (iTunes)

The Morning Benders

MP3: The Morning Benders – Mother and Child Reunion (Paul Simon Cover)
MP3: Damien Rice- Creep (Radiohead Cover)
MP3: Grizzly Bear – Mother and Child Reunion (Paul Simon Cover)

From Digital Music News:
Everyone hates concert fees, though fans have traditionally been willing to stomach the surcharges. But this summer, all bets are off, especially as disposal income levels shrink. Against that uncertainty, Live Nation is now dropping surcharges on certain purchases, a one-day promotion that starts this Wednesday at livenation.com.

According to an official announcement by the company, the dropped charges apply to lawn seats at ampitheaters purchased over the one-day period, though fees will also be shaved on future Wednesdays on a scaled-back level. In total, about five million tickets will be affected, depending on uptake. Continue Reading

From Pitchfork:
It’s been nearly three years since Fading Trails, the last proper album from rootsy Midwesterners Magnolia Electric Co. In the time since that album’s release, frontman Jason Molina moved to London, and touring bassist Even Farrell died tragically in an Oakland apartment fire. But the band still soldiers on. On July 21, Secretly Canadian will release Josephine, Magnolia’s spare song-cycle of a new album, which they recorded with engineer Steve Albini. (The cover and tracklist for Josephine, along with the band’s summer tour itinerary, can be found at the end of this story.) Continue Reading

MP3: Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine
MP3: Songs: Ohia – Captain Badass
MP3: Songs: Ohia – Farewell Transmission

Friday, June 5th
Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

MP3: Z-Trip with Galactic – Custard Pie (Live)
MP3: Dam-Funk – Killdat a.k.a. Killdatmuthafucka
MP3: Z-Trip with Murs – Kiss (Prince Remix)

Little Joy

Monday, Junes 1st:
Willoughby @ The Silverlake Lounge

Tuesday, June 2nd:
Erykah Badu @ Grove of Anaheim

Wednesday, June 3rd:
2 Live Crew @ The Key Club
Matt Ellis @ The Silverlake Lounge
Meiko @ Hotel Cafe

Thursday, June 4th:
Cotton Jones @ Spaceland
Fol Chen @ The Echo

Friday, June 5th:
Little Joy @ Troubadour
Erykah Badu @ Club Nokia

Saturday, June 6th:
Peaches @ The Music Box at the Fonda
Holy Fuck @ Troubadour

Sunday, June 7th:
Peaches @ The Music Box at the Fonda

Peaches

MP3: The Sugarman Three & Co. – Bosco’s Blues
MP3: Quantic Presents…Flowering Inferno – Cuidad Del Swing

MP3: Portishead — Sour Times (Trip-Hop Dub Remix)
MP3: Portishead — Sour Times (Lot More Remix)
MP3: Phoenix – Lisztomania (The Tremulance Remix)