Album of the Month: Red vs. Black "Rogues' Gallery"

Red vs. Black, Denver's drum and bass punk phenoms, released their new EP, Rogues' Gallery, last Saturday. It is available for FREE for a limited time @ http://bit.ly/cCOVfC . Don't wait.

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Free War Tapes download

April independent artists

KRFC is featuring the music of All Crazy, The Influence, Colin Lake and Wellbottom, Garry Segal, Dave Stein Bubhub, Jennings, Old School Abbey, Organik Time Machine, Laura Reed and Deep Pocket, Sisters 3, Soul Summit, and Louie Zagoras.

• The Influence / "Slippin'" and "The Following" / Pig Radio / 2008
  Rock

• Sisters 3 / "Star Spangled," "Patsy Cline," and "Giggling Gremlins" / Star Spangled / 2008
  Indie / Minimalist / Experimental

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Anti-Records spring sampler

Greyday Records' song-a-week blog

The Song a Week blog contains downloadable mp3s from random artists (e.g., Minmae; Head of Femur) on Portland-based Greyday and Greydawn Records.

March independent artists

KRFC is featuring the music of 15-60-75, Josh Fix, Bad Flirt, Susan Krebs and the Soaring Sextet, Jamie Leonhart, Running Still, Arianna Solare, Michael Veitch, The Wagon, and Taj Weekes & Adowa.

• The Wagon / "See You Again" / Match Made in Hell / 2007
  Indie / Rock / Salsa

February independent artists

KRFC is featuring the music of Blood Red Sun, Howard Britz, Shauna Burns, Deadbeat Deluxe, Wil Deynes, Fono, Hate Camels, Jude Johnstone, Love Motel, Lovespirals, Darius Lux, Moonalice, Kito Peters, Pilgrim Speakeasy, Rachel Barton Pine, Reality Serum, von Baron, and Yarn.

• Wil Deynes / Stay [EP] / 2007
  Pop / Acoustic / Rock

• Fono / Too Broken To Break / 2007
  Rock / Alternative

• Moonalice / "Blink of an Eye," "Kick It Open," "I'm Glad You Think So," and "I Ain't Ever Satisfied" / www.moonaliceband.com / 2007
  Rock / Pop / Roots Music

• Yarn / Nectar's, Burlington, Vermont, January 31, 2008 / www.yarn.net / 2008
  Alternative Country / Bluegrass / Americana

Mekons, Swedish American Hall, San Francisco

This evening, my lovely spouse and I spent "A Quiet Night in With the Mekons," front row, dead center; not ten feet away from the band's modestly elevated stage. Brilliant. The band is celebrating their 30th anniversary and promoting their first album of new material since 2002, Natural.


I've included a link to nyctaper's recording of the Mekons' October 3rd show at New York's Blender Theatre at Gramercy. With the exception of the order of the encores, it's the same setlist they used in California.

• Mekons / "Dickie Chalkie and Nobby" / Natural / 2007
  Rock / Pop / Punk

Image: Dave Tallent c. 2007

Album of the Month -- "Anamorphic" by Tulipomania

Anamorphic is Tulipomania's newest release on the Sumcorda independent music cooperative. KRFC featured Tulipomania's I Swear EP in 2002, drawn then, as now, by Tom Murray's singular voice and delivery (Tom's voice has been much discussed; an adequate comparison is Modern Lovers era Jonathan Richman in falsetto). This year's album showcases Tom, the guitar, and, that vanishing of breeds, the competent guitar solo. Recommended tracks include "Same Old Song," "The Bum," "Take a Ride," "October," "And Laughed," and "That Bad."

• Tulipomania / "Same Old Song" (alternate version) / www.tulipomania.com / 2006
• Tulipomania / "I Swear" / I Swear [EP] / 2002
• Tulipomania / "More" / Tulipomania / 2002

September independent artists

KRFC is featuring the music of The Fading Collection, Kyle Lardner, Leiana, Moses Guest, Nat J.M., Ponyno, Stacie Rose, Sally, Shameless, The Story of Everest, Tulipomania, and Stella Wassermann.

• Moses Guest / "Bird" / Best Laid Plans / 2007
  Jam Band / Rock / Jazz

• Stella Wassermann / "Will to Happiness" / L'Ame de la Lune / 2007
  Ambient / Healing & EasyListening / Psychedelic

August independent artists

RadioFreeColorado is featuring the music of John Balint, Steve Cole, Edible Red, James Eric, Beth Hirsch, John Dee Holeman and the Waifs Band, Stanley James, Charlotte Kendrick, Amber Ojeda, Luke and Jake Peters, Plushgun, Push, The Stone Coyotes, John Taglieri, Thank God For Astronauts, Shea Breaux Wells, and Seth Winters.

• James Eric / "Take Me In" / Every Body / 2007
  Alternative / Pop / Indie

• Beth Hirsch / "Wholehearted" / Wholehearted / 2007
  Folk / Pop / Jazz

• John Dee Holeman / "Little Country Gal," "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Big Boss Man"
  Blues

• Charlotte Kendrick / "Thank You" and "Yellow" / North of New York / 2007
  Acoustic / Folk / Pop

• John Taglieri / "Starring Role" / Wide Awake & Dreaming / 2007
  Powerpop / Acoustic / Alternative

• Seth Winters / "Ella's Tune" / unsigned / 2007
  Rock / Classic Rock

Song of the Month: The Love Story's "Bide"

The Love Story is a trio hailing from NYC with another killer female vocalist, Molly Donahue, laying waste to things. Recommended.

• The Love Story / "Bide" / The Love Story / 2007
  Rock / Indie / Psychedelic

July independent artists

RadioFreeColorado is proud to feature the music of American Babies, Suzy Callahan, Electron Love Theory, Gangly Moose, The Nate Lapointe Band, Last November, Leiana, MWC,
Old Union, The States, and Zegg.

• American Babies / "Invite Your Friends" and "Swimming at Night" / American Babies / 2007
  Indie / Acoustic

• Electron Love Theory / "The Perfect Lie" and "In Your Galaxy" / Colors of the Galaxy / 2006
  Electronica / Pop / Rock

• Gangly Moose / "Northern Town"" / Northern Town / 2005
  Jam Band / Funk / Psychedelic

• Leiana / "Suffer" / No Going Back / 2007
  Indie / Punk / Alternative

• MWC / "Relaxer Elixir" / HEADfirst / 2006
  Funk / Experimental / Jam Band

June independent artists

KRFC is featuring the music of Butterfly Explosion, Rick Denzien, Great Caesar's Ghost , and The Love Story.

• Butterfly Explosion / "Sophia" and "Chemistry" / Turn the Sky [EP] / 2007
  Alternative / Rock / Shoegaze

• The Love Story / "Such Love" / The Love Story / 2007
  Rock / Indie / Psychedelic

Dim Mak Records

Founded in 1996, the Dim Mak Media Cartel Headquarters is located in Hollywood, California. Owner Steve Aoki says Dim Mak "release[s] what we think is good regardless of style," including EPs and/or singles from such artists as Bloc Party, the Coup, the Gossip, the Kills, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Soledad Brothers, Tokyo Sex Destruction, the Von Bondies, and Whirlwind Heat.

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Song of the Month: Anne and Pete Sibley's " Will You Walk With Me"

Missed this incredible song when it was released in 2005 by Anne and Pete Sibley. Based in Jackson, Wyoming, this husband and wife duo play both traditional and original folk and bluegrass. Anne, guitarist, writes and sings the majority of their songs accompanied by Pete, a virtuoso clawhammer banjo player, on harmony vocals. This is the song I want played at my funeral.

• Anne and Pete Sibley / "Will You Walk With Me" / Will You Walk With Me / 2005
  
  Folk / Bluegrass / Old-Timey / Traditional

Song of the Month: The RoundSquare's "Stop Freaking Me Out"

The RoundSquare formed in 2005 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Their debut album should be completed by autumm 2007. "Stop Freaking Me Out" reminds us of The Glass if fronted by Dolores O'Riordan.

• The RoundSquare / "Stop Freaking Me Out" / unsigned / 2007
  

Rock / Alternative / Pop

Fifty skidillion free mp3s from SXSW

Download scores of mp3s made available by artists who showcased at SXSW 2007. Search using alphabetical or daily performance listings.