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I put this post together a while back when my loop pedal was acting wonky and I had to pull off all the data before bringing it into the shop. In that process I had re-discovered some old loops that actually weren’t too bad. I made a quick attempt at improving the sound quality in [...]

More good stuff from Generationals. I still like their Trust EP the best, but their full release Astro-Caster is also quite solid. It has been steadily growing on me since I grabbed it a few months back.

I’m loving this new one from the band’s upcoming album, The Whole Love… It’s called “Born Alone.” I also highly recommend checking out the album in its entirety over on NPR Music. Really solid all around. I especially love that last track. Wilco starts a two-night stand at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park tonight.

I caught up with my buddy Burke recently and he made a point to say how much he liked my live improv mixes, even though I don’t think he really considers himself a big live music/improv guy. In honor of summer, I recently put together two different all-improv, all-instrumental mixes around a “summer bliss” theme. [...]

I came across El Ten Eleven on the eMu site yesterday and really dug their sound. Check it out: These guys put together a nice mellow style of instrumental music using drums, double-neck bass/guitar, a loop pedal and lots of effects. In that way, their music is actually somewhat similar to some of the mellow, [...]

I thought I’d do a short post in honor of Jerry Garcia’s b-day anniversary today, with a short but sweet clip of the Grateful Dead’s cover of Smokey Robinson’s “Second That Emotion.” This track was on the first full live recording I ever heard by the band, which was on a crappy old cassette tape [...]

Tinariwen w/ Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Man, I love this sound. I have their last album and can’t wait to hear the new one. Apparently, Nels Cline (of Wilco fame) is also a guest along with the TVOTR guys.

The rawkin’ Austin trio has added a second guitar and they’ve gotten a bit more — dare I say — jammy.  Check out the dual-guitar madness on their new track: White Denim – Drug by WhiteDenim I finally caught White Denim’s live set down in Austin during SXSW. They seriously rocked, but it was in [...]

I caught Deerhunter live last Friday down in Austin during SXSW and they rocked this tune hard. A few things I love about this song: 1) I really dig the opening bass and drums groove. I hear the opening notes and it immediately reminds me of the Spencer Davis Group’s “Give Me Some Lovin’” from [...]

Over the last couple days, I’ve been sifting through various video edits of this band’s live set from eMusic’s SXSW Day Party (to be posted soon!). As I said in my SXSW recap, bands like the Pains aren’t usually my style. But these guys put on a great show, and after seeing them live and [...]