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August 25th, 2009 (Austin, TX) - Transmission Entertainment is pleased to announce the lineup for the 2009 Fun Fun Fun Fest, taking place on November 7th and 8th at Waterloo Park in Austin. Fun Fun Fun Fest made its first appearance on a cold Friday evening in 2006, offering a unique approach to festival booking, filling stages with talent bubbling from the underground: what sounded great, and what was making an impact, reg...

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Whatever audiophiles choose to call it, space age pop, exotica, cocktail, or lounge, it is, hands down, one of the most diverse and layered styles of music ever committed to vinyl.    A musical expression born out of the atomic age that attempted to push the limits of high fidelity recording.  Back in the days when stereophonic was thought of as nothing more than a fly-by-night novelty, artists such as Juan Garcia Esquivel, Martin Denny, Leo Diamond, Les Baxter and many more arranged and prod...

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MP3: "Freedom" -
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Daniel Johnston Put the name 'Daniel Johnston' into any Internet search engine and you will find hundreds of pages about America's most unlikely pop phenomenon. Dating back to the earliest compilation of Songs of Pain in 1981, Johnston has spent nearly three decades exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.  As a...

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August 24, 2009 // Toronto, ON – The Hidden Cameras have just announced a massive North American tour in support of their fourth full-length, Origin:Orphan, kicking off October 21 in Peterborough, ON and wrapping December 3 in Chicago, IL. Beginning today (August 24), fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for all of the newly announced shows except in Brooklyn and San Francisco, before they go on sale to the general public, exclusively at www.galleryac.com....

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With renowned producer Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate) the album features 11 original tracks written by all five members.  The result is a refreshingly catchy and precise pop record.  Sherwood will be hitting the road on September 17^th when they join Better Than Ezra for some select dates before heading out on a full tour of North America with Hanson, Hellogoodbye and Steel Train that kicks off September 30^th at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa , OK and takes them th...
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New York, NY – Canadian pop chanteuse Jenn Grant announces the release of her highly-anticipated sophomore full-length, Echoes, out this fall in the US on Six Shooter Records and distributed by ADA .  The album is the follow-up to her critically-acclaimed debut album Orchestra for the Moon and features the talents of a heart-on-sleeve band of musicians led by producer/pianist Jonathan Goldsmith (Bruce Cockburn).  

Echoes was recorded and mixed with a full analog process at The Studio at Pu...

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Beginning today and continuing for the next two weeks, New Jersey independent punk label, Black Numbers, will partner with Bandcamp.com to offer its entire catalog as a donation-based digital download. All albums are available in several bitrates and formats, including mp3, AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis and Apple Lossless.

To start downloading - and ideally, donating - go here. If you chose not to donate (and why should you? I mean, it's not like the label and bands dumped a ton of cash into record...

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(Columbia Records; New York, NY; August 21, 2009) - Brooklyn three-piece Chairlift is busy gearing up for the last half of 2009, and they're doing it in style.  Saks Fifth Avenue's online store Saks.com has announced an exclusive collaboration with the band as one part of its four-part music video for the fall MARC BY MARC JACOBS Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections. [View Saks Release here]. The band's exclusive music video shows them wearing the fall line on the streets of Brooklyn.  T...
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New York via Athens, GA alt-country punks The Weight will embark on a cross-country US tour beginning in August and continuing into the fall, in support of proper debut, Are Men (The Colonel/Tee Pee Records).

The Weight was founded by singer and composer Joseph Plunket, a veteran of the Atlanta, GA, punk rock scene who around the turn of the century began writing material that reflected his love of country music and his respect for songwriters such as Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Plunket ...
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MySpace Music is excited to host Willie Nelson performing at his hometown bar in Maui, Hawaii, for another intimate installment of the popular "Secret Show" franchise on Tuesday, August 25, the day his new album American Classic goes on sale. This time, the original series known for connecting fans to the bands they love, will be connecting the legendary Nelson to the Low Country's premier rock n' roll outfit, Band of Horses, for a special guest performance.

Fans around the world know that the...
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Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair, the critically acclaimed debut full-length from La Dispute (Grand Rapids, MI), will finally receive the vinyl pressing it deserves, courtesy of the venerable No Sleep Records.

The official street date for the double 12" release is 09/22/09, but the label is taking pre-orders now. To snag your copy, go here.

Originally released as a CD in November of 2008, the 2xLP is being pressed on brown / black and clear / black color ways,...

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MP3: "You Can Have What You Want" -
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Papercuts Papercuts' You Can Have What You Want is the newest phase in Jason Quever's ongoing pop investigations. The relatively earthbound happy-sad pop of Mockingbird & Can't Go Back is now launched into the vault of the skies. Here Quever delves further into epic, hazy pop using mostly vintage organs, pulsing bass & Kraut-via-Ringo-inspired drum rhythms. Intact from those earlier efforts are ...

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Nashville, Tenn. -- Mississippi born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Rob Blackledge releases his debut album, Inside These Walls, on September 15, 2009 through One Revolution Entertainment (ORE). With national attention from a song placement on the hit reality TV show Ruby and the chart success of a song he co-wrote with country stars Love and Theft, this debut release heralds the arrival of an up and coming musician with a natural ability, an engaging audience rapport and a bright futu...

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Sister Hazel, the Gainesville, Florida, rock five-piece, released their latest album, entitled “Release,” yesterday, and the title shot up the iTunes Rock Charts, where it went all the way to #1.  The album also found a spot on the overall iTunes sales chart at #8. 

“It was really fun process,” says band lead singer Ken Block of recording the album.  “Overall, it was smooth as silk.  Now even more fun begins:  the album is out, the tour schedule will be busy, and we’ll be playin...

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Crayon Angel: A Tribute To the Music of Judee Sill American Dust is proud to announce the fall 2009 release of CRAYON ANGEL: A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF JUDEE SILL, featuring new recordings by artists including Beth Orton, Bill Callahan, Ron Sexsmith, Final Fantasy, Nicolai Dunger, Marisa Nadler & Black Hole Infinity, Colossal Yes (with members of Six Organs of Admittance and Comets on Fire), Meg Baird, Frida Hyvönen, and Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles. (...

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Aug. 19, 2009 - New York, NY) Off the heels of a North American tour with punk rock mainstays Green Day, New York City's The Bravery announced an ambitious headlining tour kicking off Friday, September 18th at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, NV in support of their new release out November 10th . Lead single "Slow Poison" impacts Modern Rock Radio September 15th.  The band will play shows in more than 30 cities across the country throughout the fall.  The tour is in support of their much-anticipat...
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Artist: Exeter

Title: Grey Noise, White Lies

Label: Popup Records, Engineer Records

Genre: Rock/Pop

Giving a band a genre title like Space Rock seems a bit misplaced on Exeter. On their debut Grey Noise, White Lies, the band does nothing to indicate that they are about to take off into the stratosphere and take over the vastness of space with their music. What they do produce in these eleven tracks is a sense of rock and roll that is misplaced with a name.

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After ten years, four full-lengths, a handful of EPs, singles and comp tracks, countless DIY tours and basement shows, and a tireless dedication to an independent punk rock ethic, to boot, Nakatomi Plaza has decided to call it a day. And while there are plenty of great ways to say "goodbye" to everyone who supported your band for a decade, two of the very best include releasing one last amazing record and subsequently backing it up with a tour and a two-day fest with awesome bands and some o...

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TORO Y MOI Toro Y Moi is the musical creation of 22 year old Columbia, South Carolina resident Chaz Bundick.   Carpark will release two very different Toro Y Moi full lengths in 2010. The two songs on this single are representative of those two albums.  The single A side "Blessa" could just as easily be called "Blissa".  Melodic ambient samples swirl around Chaz's cleverly arranged pop song structures.  Hazy summer sounds with a New Jack shine, as if Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis pro...

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MP3: "Which Song"
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Max Tundra Max Tundra, real name Ben Jacobs, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. He has released two well-received albums for Domino Records: Some Best Friend You Turned Out To Be (2000) and Mastered By Guy At The Exchange (2002). He released his third album, Parallax Error Beheads You on Nov. 18, 2008 in the US.  Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) says, "What sets Max Tundra apart ...

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Lipona (Tallahassee, FL) has made its latest EP, the digital-only Pigeonholed, a lot less digital-only by pressing a CD version of the five song release. The band will have copies of the record at shows and will also sell the EP online beginning September 1st.

Pigeonholed was originally offered up by the fiery punk rock quartet as a free digital download earlier this year. It is the follow-up to Lipona's self-released and highly acclaimed 2008 debut full-length, Atlas, and is still availab...

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MP3: "Get Going" -
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Headlights photographed by Grady Highberry    Wildlife, Headlights' poignant third album, stems from particularly troubled beginnings. "It was a very difficult record," relates guitarist and songwriter Tristan Wraight. While Wraight, fellow songwriter and keyboardist Erin Fein, and drummer Brett Sanderson have been touring and recording since 2004, this year found the band as a five p...

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Aug 17, 2009 // Toronto, ON – Apostle of Hustle, who released their acclaimed album Eats Darknesson Arts & Crafts this past spring, announces a run of dates for the month of October supporting the recently announced Gogol Bordellotour. Beginning in Winnipeg, MB the tour will take the band west to Vancouver, BC and into the U.S., ending October 30 in Atlanta, GA. A ticket pre-sale is being offered for U.S. dates now via the Gogol Bordellowebsite. Full tour details are list...

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(New York, N.Y.)  A&M/Octone recording group Flyleaf has announced the October 27th release of MEMENTO MORI, the follow-up to the band's hit 2005 self-titled debut.  The album makes its introduction with the debut single "Again," set to impact at multiple formats nationwide on August 25th.  To record MEMENTO MORI, the Belton, Texas-based quintet again teamed with producer Howard Benson, who- in addition to Flyleaf's debut - is known for his work with Papa Roach, My Chemical Romance and The Al...
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The Pastels & Tenniscoats Domino and Geographic are thrilled to announce that the long-awaited Pastels and Tenniscoats collaboration, Two Sunsets, will be release this Fall.  It will be available on vinyl, CD and download on September 22. Recorded in Glasgow over a two or three year period usually around Tenniscoats' UK touring, the album started out casually from a simple idea of booking some studio time to see what happens.  Songs seemed to arrive as needed and a group mode wa...

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New York, NY - …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead announce a North American headlining tour and tap fellow Texans The Secret Machines to join them on the road as main support for the first half, kicking off September 12^th at the Warehouse in Houston, TX. Joining the band as main support on the second leg of the US trek will be UK up-and-comers Future of the Left.  During this two month coast to coast tour …Trail of Dead will play at renowned venues including the 9:30 Club in Washi...

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Check out MySpace Music's latest "Transmissions" session featuring EELS. The session was recorded at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles (a classic studio used by Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Steely Dan and many more). Four of the recordings from the MySpace "Transmissions" session are re-records from the band's latest body of work titled HOMBRE LOBO, as well as a cover of Bob Dylan's "Girl From the North Country" and the song "My Beloved Monster" from the 1996 album...
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Lightning Bolt - Earthly Delights cover art Last we left this amplified tribe of two on 2005's Hypermagic Mountain, Lightning Bolt were tossing thousand of years worth of musical history into a wood chipper and coming up with some chewy chainsaw taffy.  This new missive, Earthly Delights, comes after scrapping two entire full lengths.  The doors of Lightning Bolt's practice space literally spill forth giga-liters of sweat born of echo-stretched dedication to archeology of under...

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It's been a banner year for Rhode Island trio The Low Anthem. After having spent the greater part of the year touring with acts such as Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Joe Pug, Ray Lamontagne, Josh Ritter, and Langhorne Slim in support of their highly praised Nonesuch debut, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, the band is gearing up for yet another stretch on the road, this time with the Portland group Blind Pilot.  This run of 21 club and theater dates begins October 15 and continues through November 12 a...
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Beginning tomorrow, Provo, Utah's Shark Speed will leave for a two week tour of the West Coast in support of its debut full-length, Sea Sick Music.

Overflowing with wonderfully tangled chords, summersaulting rhythms and vocals that easily hit all the highs without sacrificing the lows, Sea Sick Music keeps you intrigued with unexpected electronic flourishes and subtle touches of brass. Still, the unforgettable melodies and hook-filled choruses are the real show stoppers. For a debut album ...

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Grooms Grooms are three friends in Brooklyn who play a structurally mutilated brand of noise-pop featuring blissful interplay, sonic experimentation, and song destruction.  The band (formerly known as Muggabears) is rooted in the Death By Audio collective, a fertile ground for the band's expansive, forward-looking catchiness.  With moods that swing from the gloomy to the gleaming, Grooms craft songs filled with beauty, gloom, and irony-free whimsy.      Travis Johnson, guitarist ...

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Aug 13, 2009 // Toronto, ON – Toronto-based, Timber Timbre(a.k.a. Taylor Kirk) has announced an extended run of dates just prior to and following his previously announced Canadian tour supporting Final Fantasy. Timber Timbre takes his haunting melodies into America and throughout the West Coast beginning September 17 and ending in New York City October 10 with an early show at Mercury Lounge accompanied by his band. Full tour details are listed below.

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DOWNLOAD: Lefse Records Compilation -

We're pleased to share with you the Lefse Records FREE Fall/Winter 2009 digital compilation! Most of the artists below will be releasing albums, split 7 inches, singles, and whatnots with the label in the near future. Lefse Records is run out of a tree house in Northern California, their first release is Neon Indian's debut album, Psychic Chasms, out October 13th followed by many great artist...