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July

Youth Lagoon premiered a new video for the song "July". Upcoming tour dates are listed after the video.

Youth Lagoon - July from Tyler T Williams on Vimeo.

01/16: The Reef, Boise
01/19: Neumos, Seattle
01/20: Biltmore, Vancouver
01/21: Doug Fir, Portland
3/10: Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City 

3/11: Larimer Lounge, Denver

3/12: Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence

3/18: Fitzgerald's, Houston

3/19: One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans

3/20: Club Downunder, Tallahassee

3/21: The Social, Orlando

3/22: Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta

3/23: Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

3/24: Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington DC

3/26: Union Transfer, Philadelphia

3/27: Bowery Ballroom, New York

3/28: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn

3/29: Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge

3/30: La Sala Rossa, Montreal

3/31: Lee's Palace, Toronto
4/02: Radio Radio, Indianapolis  

4/03: Firebird, St. Louis

4/04: Metro, Chicago

4/05: Turner Hall, Milwaukee

4/08: Indie O Fest, Mexico City

4/11: Porter's Pub @ UCSD, San Diego

4/12: Troubadour, Los Angeles

4/13: The Independent, San Francisco

Ramp Gallery

Ramp Gallery has one of the best show print collections around. They specialize in the Pacific Northwest which makes it a perfect resource for a couple of my all-time favorite area bands Hazel and Heatmiser. 

Daily Receipts

Daily-Receipts is a new digital project from Joseph Lupo. Follow along as he explores consumer identity.

Favorite songs of 2011

Happy New Year!

I started indiePulse years ago as a simple way to stay invloved and help promote the work of emerging artists. I had no idea how much my life and the music industry would change over the years. It's amazing how indie has become mainstream. When I started, CDs came in the mail everyday. It was exciting and it seemed easier to manage all of the new music coming in. Now, even though I prefer CDs, most music arrives digitally in my inbox - making it all a bit more challenging. With a family and career, my life is way busier. While a long commute to the office ensures that I listen to a ton of music, I don't have a lot of time for posting.. I want to find more time for that in 2012. 

There was a lot of great music released in 2011. Thanks to all of the artists that have contacted me and submitted music over the past year. I wish I could have more time to talk with all of you and post all of your music. Even if your music didn't appear on indiePulse this year, your art is a huge inspiration to me and the world. Keep dreaming, keep working and please keep sending me your music. I wish you all the best and can't wait to hear 2012.

Here are some of my favorite songs from 2011 - the songs I couldn't shake from my head and have memories tied to them.

The Civil Wars "Barton Hollow"

The Decemberists "Down By The Water"

Stag "These Times Are For All Of Us"

R.E.M. "Alligator_ Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter"

Violens "The Dawn Of Your Happiness Is Rising"

Yuck "The Wall"

Lykke Li "I Follow Rivers"

The Lonely Forest "Coyote"

Wye Oak "Civilian"

The Black Keys "Little Black Submarines"

The Wooden Birds "Two Matchsticks"

The Head and The Heart "Ghosts"

Raphael Saadiq "Stone Rollin'"

Tapes n' Tapes "Badaboom"

Release the Sunbird "Come Back To Us"

Washed Out "Eyes Be Closed"

Pearl Jam "Acoustic #1 [Demo 1991]"

Wilco "Born Alone"

Wild Flag "Short Version"

Ryan Adams "Invisible Riverside"

Deer Tick "Main Street"

Anti Winter

The Anti label is one of the best and they recently released a winter sampler on iTunes. Just $3.99 gets you 9 tracks from artists like Wilco, Dr. Dog, Galactic and Marketa Irglova.

Head over to iTunes to check it out.

The Wedding Present Announce Tour

The Wedding Present has announced plans for a "Seamonsters" 21st anniversary tour. They will be playing the classic 1991 album [recorded with Steve Albini] in its entirety. The band also has new record coming out soon.

Here are the dates:

Mar.  11- Los Angeles, CA - The Echo / Part Time Punks (David Gedge DJ set)

Mar. 13-17 - Austin, TX - SXSW

Mar. 20 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel*

Mar. 21 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House*

Mar. 22 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge*

Mar. 23 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall*

Mar. 25 - Toronto, ON - Horsehoe Tavern

Mar. 26 - Pontiac, MI - Pike Room*

Mar. 27 - Chicago, IL - Double Door*

Mar. 28 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar*

Mar. 30 - San Diego, CA - Casbah

Mar. 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

Apr. 01 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent

Apr. 05 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore

Apr. 06 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile

Apr. 07 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios

*w/  The Jet Age

 

Trans- Records Signs Now, Now

Chris Walla's Trans- label has signed Now, Now and will release a full length LP in March.

Check out the newly release track "Dead Oaks":

Now, Now: Dead Oaks by trans-records

Criminals Win

"Two Matchsticks" was one of my favorite records in 2011. My favorite track was the title track.. Austin-based band The Wooden Birds recently released the second video for the album. Check out "Criminal Win":

 

The Night

Check out the new track School of Seven Bells recently premiered. The new record is due in February on the Vagrant label.

 

School of Seven Bells - The Night by Vagrant Records

Keep Me Waiting

I dig this song from Cymbals Eat Guitars.

www.barsuk.com  

Enjoy:

Mexican Summer signs The Fresh & Onlys

The Brooklyn-based label recently signed The Fresh & Onlys. Th eband is currently in San Francisco recording with producer and engineer Phil Manley [Les Savy Fav].

http://thefreshandonlys.blogspot.com/ 

 

The Noise Company

Ben Kweller has created a new label to release his next record. The Noise Company will get distribution from the Alternative Distribution Alliance [ADA] and will release Ben's next record on 2/7/2012.

http://www.benkweller.com
http://www.thenoisecompany.com

 

Don't Think

A new film documenting the 7/31/2011 Chemical Brothers show at Japan's Fujirock Festival will be released on 1/26/2012 in 20 cities worldwide. 20 cameras captured all the action. Check out the trailer:

 

Sailing

The Hardly Art label recently released a beautiful new 7" from Seapony. You can stream the new track here and buy it at the Hardly Art store.

 

Acquaintances, Accomplices

I was recently turned on to a San Francisco-based band called Taxes. I dig this song..

http://taxesband.com/

 

Acquaintances, Accomplices by taxesband

The Black Keys tour dates

The Black Keys have announced the dates of the first leg of the NA tour. The new record is called El Camino and comes out next Tuesday, 12/6.

For details on tour dates and tickets check theblackkeys.com

Nonesuch has five streaming tracks available now at nonesuch.com. 

 

Yuck Book

Fat Possum will be releasing a book of Yuck's Daniel Blumberg's drawings in a limited run of 1000 copies.

http://yuckband.blogspot.com/ 

 

 

Don't Try and Hide It

The Dodos perfromed with Neko Case the other night on Fallon.

http://www.dodosmusic.net/

 

Love

LA-based band, The Nocturnes, released a new video for the track "Love". Leading the band is Red Sparowes guitarist Emma Ruth Rundle.

www.thenocturnesmusic.com 

 

The Nocturnes - "Love" from Cluster 1 on Vimeo.

Americana Music Festival

Those of us that watch Austin City Limits religiously were treated to a special episode this weekend when they highlighted performances from the Americana Music Festival, filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

The show featured a number of memorable performances. For me, the middle of the show was incredible with Elizabeth Cook, Justin Townes Earle and this stirring performance from The Civil Wars:

The Civil Wars "Barton Hollow" from Austin City Limits on Vimeo.