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Wed 24 Feb 2010
Pretty and Nice + Title Tracks
Mohawk (inside) 10:00pm
Date: Wed Feb 24th 2010
Venue: Mohawk (inside) 10:00pm
w/TBA
Vetiver, Everyday
From their lastest release, Tight Knit. Directed by Jonathan Krisel, and outstanding costume design by Hilary Olson.
Tue Jun 9 2009 · Posted in on littleradio.com
Oxford Collapse, Young Love Delivers
From their album, Bits.
Tue Jun 9 2009 · Posted in on littleradio.com
Blitzen Trapper, Furr
Directed by Jade Harris
Tue Jun 9 2009 · Posted in on littleradio.com
Thermals - Pillar of Salt
Music video from The Thermals for the song "Pillar of Salt" from the album The Body The Blood The Machine, released in 2006 by Sub Pop Records. Directed by Whitey McConnaughy.
The Thermals play Wednesday 3/18 at Red 7 for the Terrorbird Media / Forcefield PR Blowout, then later at Club De Ville for the Bitch Magazine / Kill Rock Stars party. Friday 3/20, you can catch them at the Insound / Hot Freaks day party at Club De Ville. The Thermals also play Saturday 3/21 at Mess With Texas 3 in Waterloo Park. This is a FREE show and ALL AGES!
Mon Mar 16 2009 · Posted in Music Videos
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Fri Nov 21 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
No Age - Keechie
Directed by Andy Bruntel
Video for "Keechie" from No Age's Nouns (Sub Pop)
Thu Aug 7 2008 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Video for "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes, off their 2008 self-titled release. Directed by Sean Pecknold. For more Fleet Foxes stuff, check out Sub Pop.
Tue Aug 5 2008 · Posted in Music Videos
Fleet Foxes, Live @ The Mohawk, Austin TX (07.02.08)
The Fleet Foxes, performing live to a sold out audience at The Mohawk in Austin on July 2nd. Filmed by Eric Guzman and Joel Cavazos. Check out Sub Pop for more on these guys.
Tue Aug 5 2008 · Posted in Live Sessions
Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree
- Chad VanGaalen
- Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree
- Soft Airplane
Sub Pop
Fri Jul 18 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Wolf Parade - Fine Young Cannibals
- Wolf Parade
- Wolf Parade - Fine Young Cannibals
- At Mount Zoomer
Sub Pop
Wed Jul 16 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Grand Archives - Miniature Birds
Video for "Miniature Birds" from Grand Archives taken from their s/t debut out now on Sub Pop.
Wed Jul 16 2008 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com
Mudhoney - Touch Me I’m Sick
Video for Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick," from their 1988 single Touch Me I'm Sick/Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More (Sub Pop). This single was an anthem for Seattle's grunge/garage rock revival in the late 80s and early 90s.
Wed Jul 9 2008 · Posted in Music Videos
Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World
Dedicated to all the ladies out there. Video for "Ladies of the World" by Flight of the Conchords, from their latest self-titled release (2008). This one courtesy of Sub Pop.
Tue Jul 8 2008 · Posted in Music Videos
No Age - Eraser
Video for "Eraser" by No Age off their latest full-length release, Nouns (2008) (Sub Pop).
Mon Jul 7 2008 · Posted in Music Videos
Fleet Foxes @ the Mohawk (Austin, TX), July 2.
Don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited that the Fleet Foxes are returning to Austin tomorrow. You may've had a chance to catch one of their showcases during SXSW this past March...but I didn't. You know how it goes with SXSW...you have all these plans, then you have all this liquor, then you lose your schedule, next thing you know you're drinking free Bass Ales with Cadence Weapon in some parking lot that has a stage...but I digress.
This Wednesday, on the Mohawk's Outside stage, you can hear the harmonic, mountaintop acoustic-majesty that is the Fleet Foxes’ live show. If you’ve somehow missed all the buzz about these guys, they have a reputation for putting on a superb live performance. Might I add that I'm loving this new trend in really big-sounding, quiet music. I'm talking about artists like Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, and Fleet Foxes, artists whose records sound incredibly intimate with moments of huge wall-of-sound mass that just sweep you away.
Seattle's The Dutchess & The Duke, as well as the tragically named Balmorhea, will be opening for the Fleet Foxes. Tickets are only $8, (sold out) so please don't stand on the sidewalk and listen for free…that just makes me sad. I saw people doing that at the Matt & Kim show...which was free. What's the deal?
The Fleet Foxes’ label, Sub Pop, offers us bloggers - and you mortals - a free (and legal) mp3, below. On a side note, Sub Pop is probably the most blogger-friendly of all labels, so perhaps you other turkeys should follow suit.
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
By TE blog contributor Ben Wintle.
Tue Jul 1 2008 · Posted in Daily
CSS - Rat Is Dead
New video from CSS from their forthcoming LP Donkey (Sub Pop)
Tue Jul 1 2008 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com
No Age - Teen Creeps
Fri Jun 20 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
The Helio Sequence - Transistor Radio
Tue Jun 17 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
All Night Radio - All Night Radio
- All Night Radio
- All Night Radio - All Night Radio
- Spirit Stereo Frequency
Sub Pop
Tue Jun 17 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Wolf Parade - California Dreamer
- Wolf Parade
- Wolf Parade - California Dreamer
- At Mount Zoomer
Sub Pop
Thu Jun 12 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Band of Horses - No Ones Gonna Love You
Directed by Jarrod Tallman
No Ones Gonna Love You from Band Of Horses' Cease To Begin (Sub Pop).
Sun Jun 1 2008 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com
The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
- The Helio Sequence
- The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
- Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Sub Pop
Wed May 7 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Fleet Foxes - Drops In The River
- Fleet Foxes
- Fleet Foxes - Drops In The River
- Sun Giant EP
Sub Pop
Wed Apr 23 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
No Age - Eraser
- No Age
- No Age - Eraser
- Nouns
Sub Pop
Wed Apr 16 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Wolf Parade - Call It A Ritual
Mon Apr 14 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch
- Grand Archives
- Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch
- The Grand Archives
Sub Pop
Tue Feb 19 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands
- The Gutter Twins
- The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands
- Saturnalia
Sub Pop
Fri Jan 25 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Band of Horses: Cease to Begin
Band of Horses
Cease to Begin
2007 | Sub Pop
Band of Beards, I mean Band of Horses' sophomore release Cease to Begin
segues nicely from their last record with the opening track "Is There a
Ghost". That track could have sat well on Everything All the Time.
However that dreaded sophomore slump has wormed its way into the
subsequent tracks. This album has proven that I can still have a
love/hate relationship with a piece of music. Ok, well maybe hate is
too strong of a word. Listening to the lyrics though sometimes I had to
shake my head. "Ode to LRC" is a perfectly acceptable song, catchy
even, until Ben Birdwell starts to sing out the words "..the world is
such a wonderful place..la tee da." Then it feels strained and cliched.
Maybe he just rushed through the song, or he was having an amazing day
when he wrote it, but the word choices are jarring from his usual
lyrics that feel a little grittier. That's the problem with some of the
songs, bordering on a mediocre approach that seems to only hover on the
surface and not go further.
But
then I have the love part of the album too that still makes me want to
listen and give them a try. Birdwell's voice still holds that sad, soft
quality to it, and it has a sharp uniqueness to it that still draws me
to listen to him. I'm also a sucker for songs you can clap along to and
stamp your feet ("Lamb of the Lam (In the City)"). The accessibility
towards a wider audience is here, and yet it is obvious that they are
still trying to do a "Band of Horses" album and not completely re-work
their material into something foreign for them. I can respect that.
Overall the album is polished, but in that over scrubbed way. I'd
recommend "Is There a Ghost", "Marry Song" and "Lamb of the Lam (In the
City)".
-Elana Rintala
(Looking for something similar? Try these bands: Neko Case, Wilco, and Neil Young.)
Thu Oct 18 2007 · Posted in Reviews on littleradio.com
Iron and Wine: The Shepherd’s Dog
Iron and Wine
The Shepherd's Dog
2007 | Sub Pop
When the first single off Iron and Wine's latest release The Shepherd's
Dog hit the web several months ago, there was this odd shock that Sam
Beam was letting go of the hushed, dreamy folk-type music that he had
done well up to that point. The single "Boy With a Coin" first off
sounded more produced than what I was familiar with. However, even with
the addition of the hand drums and clapping, the song didn't come off
as this poppy piece that I was expecting to hear. That is until I
finally was able to listen to the whole album.
There is a
blending of the slow, melodic folk music with a very present Indie Rock
sensibility. Sam Beam's voice still has that masked quality to it but
is surrounded by a much more fuller sound. Sometimes the layered
effects of Beam's soft voice with the band work, sometimes not so much
as they inadvertently muddle each other. I found this to be the case
with the first track "Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car". I did enjoy the
upbeat, sunny quality to the song, but I found the actual mix was, at
times, drowning out what I find to be one of the best qualities about
Iron and Wine, his voice.
The second track "White Tooth Man"
mixes bluegrass pickings with a world music beat. Although an odd
pairing, the end result is very fluid and feels right. Maybe it's the
drumming. "The Devil Never Sleeps" is an upbeat number that
incorporates electric guitar and a piano for the combined effect of
some 70's classic rock jam that feels like an unspoken force on this
album. Following that classic vein, "Peace Beneath the City" adds some
psych elements. There's something about it that kept making me think I
was going to start hearing "Black Magic Woman" or "Planet Caravan"
though.
"Resurrection Fern" and "Flightless Bird, American
Mouth" work best for me for not straying so far from what Iron and Wine
used to be. Soft meandering tracks where the vocals, although subdued,
really stand out and complete the songs. Although this really is a new
direction for Iron and Wine, it is not so different as to turn away
older fans, and is more approachable for a somewhat wider audience. I'd
recommend: "White Tooth Man", "Resurrection Fern" and "The Devil Never
Sleeps".
-Elana Rintala
(Looking for something similar? Try these bands: Tom Waits, Modest Mouse, and Nick Drake)
Mon Oct 15 2007 · Posted in Reviews on littleradio.com
Jennifer Gentle - Electric Princess
- Jennifer Gentle
- Jennifer Gentle - Electric Princess
- The Midnight Room
Sub Pop
Thu Jul 19 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin
- Iron & Wine
- Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin
- The Shepherd's Dog
Sub Pop
Tue Jul 17 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Blitzen Trapper: Sci-Fi Kid (The Hood Internet Remix)
- Blitzen Trapper
- Blitzen Trapper - Sci-Fi KId (The Hood Internet Remix)
- Wild Mountain Nation
Sub Pop
Thu Jul 5 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
The Thermals - A Pillar of Salt (acoustic)
- The Thermals
- The Thermals - A Pillar of Salt (acoustic)
- The Body, the Blood, the Machine
Sub Pop
Mon Jun 25 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Band of Horses - The End’s Not Near
- Band Of Horses
- Band Of Horses - The End's Not Near
- Everything All The Time
Sub Pop
Wed Jun 13 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin
- Iron and Wine
- Iron and Wine - Boy With a Coin
- The Shepard's Dog
Sub pop
Tue Jun 12 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
DNTEL - The Distance
Directed by Adam Bizanski
Dntel's "The Distance" features guest vocalists Arthur & Yu. The song is taken from Tamborello's new album Dumb Luck (Sub Pop).
Tue May 22 2007 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com
The Go! Team - Grip Like A Vice
- The Go! Team
- The Go! Team - Grip Like A Vice
- Proof Of Youth
Sub Pop
Tue May 15 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Low - Belarus
The second video from their latest full-length Drums and Guns. If you really got into Thom Yorke's The Eraser then this album is right up your alley.
Fri May 4 2007 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com
The Handsome Furs - What We Had
- The Handsome Furs
- The Handsome Furs - What We Had
- Plague Park
Sub Pop
Thu Apr 26 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
DNTEL feat. Jenny Lewis - Roll On
Sat Apr 21 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
The Shins - Australia
- The Shins
- The Shins - Australia
- Wincing The Night Away
Sub Pop
Fri Apr 13 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Loney Dear - I Am John
- Loney Dear
- Loney Dear - I Am John
- Loney, Noir
Sub Pop
Tue Mar 27 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Low - Belarus
- Low
- Low - Belarus
- Autumn Response
Sub Pop
Mon Mar 26 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Low - Breaker
- Low
- Low - Breaker
- Drums and Guns
Sub Pop
Fri Mar 9 2007 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com
Low - Breaker
- Low
- Low - Breaker
- Drums and Guns
Sub Pop