Jamie Cullum – Love For $ale ft. Roots Manuva

Jamie Cullum is a pretty smooth vocalist from the UK. Yes, I’ve been on my Europe s***… sue me! Roots Manuva rips it on this track as well.

Bad Rabbits – Doin’ It

Bad Rabbits is one of my favorite bands. Old school sensibilities, mixed with rock grooves and smooth RnB vocals. These guys are highly underrated. Check out their latest single!

Mama’s Lessons by Elaine Faye and the Big Bang

Elaine Faye and The Big Bang remind me of the fun, poppy side of Amy Winehouse. They made a lot of buzz last year with their song “Get Back Up,” which was on several hit TV shows. I really dig this one. I’m going to have to make it to LA to catch them live.

Red Hot Chili Peppers- “Long Progression”

Just stumbled upon this new Chili Peppers song called “Long Progression”. It appears to be a collection of 7″ singles that they are now releasing, watch for more, and enjoy this new song.

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Wild Belle- “It’s Too Late”

What an amazing sound these two have created… that’s Elliot and Natalie Bergman of Wild Belle whom I was referring to. You can hear quite the combination of genres mixed together in this one song. Seems like they’d be great to see live, and I can only imagine that everyone’s off their seats, dancing away… Keep an eye open for more good music from Wild Belle, since they just signed a 3-album contract with Columbia Records. Also, check below for upcoming tour dates…
Tour Dates:
09.28 – Cincinnati, OH: MidPoint Festival
09.29 – Oakland, KY: Starry Nights
10.01 – Philadelphia, PA: Union Transfer*
10.02 – Hoboken, NJ: Maxwell’s*
10.03 – New York, NY: Bowery Ballroom*
10.04 – Boston, MA: TT The Bear’s Place*
10.05 – New York, NY: Bowery Ballroom*
10.06 – Albany, NY – Valentine’s
10.08 – Washington, DC: Rock and Roll Hotel*
10.09 – Carrboro, NC: Cat’s Cradle*
10.10 – Athens, GA: 40 Watt Club*
10.12 – Houston, TX: Fitzgerald’s*
10.13 – Dallas, TX: Trees*
10.14 – San Francisco, CA: Treasure Island Music Festival
11.10 – Paris: Les Inrocks
(*with Tennis)

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New Prince Song- “Rock & Roll Love Affair”

Released yesterday, Prince gave fans a new song, “Rock & Roll Love Affair”. It was hard to find, so have a listen and enjoy!

(skip to 15 seconds)

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See You at Hangtown Halloween 2012, Oct. 26-28

After attending this year’s High Sierra Music Festival, I had met some folks (long time festival goers), who turned me on to what they referred to as “The best music festival of the year”, Hangtown Halloween. So you can imagine with little over a month away, and after just returning from Burning Man, I am overly excited to experience a weekend full of spectacular live music, dancing, and good people. This year Railroad Earth will be hosting the festival, while giving three performances throughout the weekend.
Besides looking forward to the entire festival blowing my mind, I can’t wait for a particular highlight, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and their tribute to the Beastie Boys… this should be quite the show!Tickets are still available, so grab them while you can (link below), check out the full lineup for 2012 and catch the video footage from last year’s Hangtown Halloween below. So grab a few costumes, your tent, and I’ll see you there!

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR HANGTOWN HALLOWEEN TICKETS

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Gary Clark Jr.- “Ain’t Messin’ Around”

Blak and Blue is dropping at the end of next month, 10/22, and should be pretty damn amazing, after all the hard work he’s been doing this year. He’s one of the greatest guitarists out there right now, and I recommend checking his other music out as soon as you have a chance.

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Song of the day from Atoms for Peace- “Default”

Atoms for Peace is a project headed by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke who takes lead vocals, guitar, and programming with support from Nigel Godrich (production & programming), Joey Waronker (drums), Mauro Refosco (percussion) and Flea (bass). Listen to their new song “Default” below, and grab it on itunes, or in your local record store next month. Enjoy!

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup, Just Updated!

This is one music festival you’re not going to want to miss. It’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and it’s held in San Francisco, at Golden Gate Park, from October 5-7, and it’s freekin’ free! The lineup is incredible, and will feature many different genres of music, not only Bluegrass. The list below was just recently updated with the bands that will be playing at this years festival. So come October 5, grab a jacket, fill up your cooler, and head over to the greatest park in the bay…

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