The Walkmen
Monolith Music Festival @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Saturday, September 12th
Rollo & Grady Recommendations
Generationals
Time: 12:20pm – 12:50pm
Stage: WOXY.com (Indoor Stage)
Avi Buffalo
Time: 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Stage: Madeloud.com
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
Time: 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Stage: Esurance
Thao – Bag Of Hammers
(Via – Greg Sandoval)
“There was little breathtaking about Apple’s music-focused announcements Wednesday, but what was clear is that the company has focused a lot of resources on improving the music discovery and buying experiences.
At Apple’s press event, CEO Steve Jobs showed off what is essentially a modest face lift for iTunes. Among its new features are improvements to its Genius software, music-sharing capabilities, and the company’s take on the digital album cover.
All the features are available immediately.
Apple’s announcements lacked the jaw-dropping device or service that in the past has spurred big spikes in music sales. The company now appears to be focusing on making incremental gains by helping music buyers find and purchase music, videos, and iPhone applications. Dare I say it, but most of Apple’s music-related announcements centered on humdrum retail chores.” Continue Reading
The Sky Drops (myspace)
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Album: Bourgeois Beat (Download – iTunes)
Label: Fridabear Records
The Sky Drops – Long Way
For those of you who care, New York Times is blogging live from Apple’s music-focused event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. You can also read their live tweets by (clicking here). Nothing mind-blowing thus far. Jobs is discussing the long rumored iTunes LP.
The Black Atlantic (myspace)
Hometown: Groningen, Netherlands
Album: Reverence for Fallen Trees (Free Download – TheBlackAtlantic.com)
Label: Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck
The Black Atlantic – I Shall Cross This River
The Black Atlantic – Dandelion
For Fans Of: Bon Iver, A.A. Bondy, Hush Arbors, Jose Gonalez
1.) Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
2.) Imogen Heap – Ellipse
3.) Dead Weather – Horehound
4.) Mew – No More Stories
5.) Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
6.) Soundtrack – (500) Days Of Summer
7.) Matisyahu – Light
8.) Soundtrack – Inglourious Basterds
9.) David Guetta – One Love
10.) Modest Mouse – No One’s First, and You’re Next
*Week Ending – 8/24/2009
Yo La Tengo
Rollo & Grady Recommended New Releases – Tuesday, September 8th
Rodrigo Y Gabriela – 11:11 (Buy)
Label: ATO Records/Red
Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Buster Voodoo
Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs (Buy)
Label: Matador Records
Yo La Tengo – Periodically Double Or Triple
Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement (Buy)
Label: Stones Throw
Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No
Taken By Trees – East of Eden (Buy)
Label: Rough Trade
Taken By Trees – Day By Day
Vivian Girls
Tuesday, September 8th
The Silent Years with Gringo Star @ The Roxy Theatre
AC/DC @ The Honda Center
Wednesday, September 9th
Emily Wells @ Echo
Cass McCombs @ Bootleg Theatre
Health @ Troubadour
Thursday, September 10th
Soulsavers @ Troubadour
Friday, September 11th
Vivian Girls @ Echo
Too Short @ Grove of Anaheim
Saturday, September 12th
Brendan Benson @ Troubadour
Sunday, September 13th
Phoenix with Metric and The Soft Pack @ Greek Theatre (9/16***)
