The Temper Trap
March 16: New York at the Mercury Lounge…9:00 PM
March 23: Los Angeles at Spaceland…10:00 PM
SXSW TO BE ANNOUNCED

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, The Temper Trap has emerged as a major contender for 2009. Destined to take America by storm with their cinematic and soul souring sounds, drawing unavoidable comparisons to the likes of Curtis [...]

MIRAH ANNOUNCES SXSW SHOWS AND SPRING TOUR DATES
Mirah lives in Portland, Oregon, where she works as a songwriter, performer and producer. In a constant search to expand her tender repertoire of American folk songs into a larger context, her recordings seek to find the magical amity between explorative percussion, orchestral sounds and elements of [...]

Mercury Records’ newest alt-rockers Parachute just released their first single, “She is Love”, set to be on their forthcoming album! The band is currently wrapping up a US tour with Jon McLaughlin, a follow up to their performance at the Island Def Jam House of Hype! Check out the official press release for more details!
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52ND SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE LOST WORLD WITH DENGUE FEVER LIVE Cambodian/American Rock Band Will Premiere Original Score to 1925 Silent Film The Lost World at Castro Theatre
The 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival (April 23–May 7) announces one of the highly anticipated special events of each year’s Festival, the annual [...]

JAR-E’S BRIGHT “IDEA” ABOUT GROWING UP WRITTEN BY TEXT MESSAGE ‘CHICAS MALAS’ OUT FEBRUARY 24, SPRING TOUR WITH TOUBAB KREWE
The second single from Jar-e’s forthcoming ‘Chicas Malas’ (Exotic Recordings 2/24), “An Idea,” blends bright Fender Rhodes tones and driving horns to create a seemingly sunny love song, but Asheville-based singer-songwriter Jon Reid admits it’s also [...]

THE AVETT BROTHERS TO PLAY NPR’S SXSW MUSIC CONFERENCE SHOWCASE ON MARCH 18th
North Carolina based rock band The Avett Brothers are gearing up to play NPR’s official SxSW Music Conference showcase on Wednesday March 18, 2009 in Austin, TX. NPR will kick off the festival with a special showcase featuring The Avett Brothers live [...]

Sleepwalking Through The Mekong trailer:

Sleepwalking… chronicles the journey taken by Los Angeles-based Khmer rock band Dengue Fever to lead singer Chhom Nimol’s native Cambodia during the Water Festival. The band’s performance marked the first time a Western band has ever performed ‘60s Cambodian rock in the country where it was created. Most of the musicians [...]

SOLO UK FOLK STARS KATHRYN WILLIAMS AND NEILL MACCOLL SIGN WITH NETTWERK TO RELEASE NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT ALBUM
TWO SET FOR RELEASE THIS SPRING;
FIRST SINGLE, “COME WITH ME”, OUT MARCH 17th on iTUNES
“It just isn’t possible that there will be a sweeter, more sincere album released this year.” — BBC
Supremely talented Mercury prize nominee Kathryn [...]

SAOSIN ANNOUNCED AS A 2009 VANS WARPED TOUR HEADLINER HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SOPHOMORE ALBUM TO BE RELEASED IN JUNE
Saosin Will Headline Warped Tour’s Hurley Stage Beginning June 26th
Confirmed To Play Bamboozle Left On April 5th In Irvine, CA
Orange County quintet Saosin have announced plans to headline the Hurley stage during the 2009 Vans Warped tour which [...]

ANGUS AND JULIA STONE CONFIRMED FOR KCRW’S OFFICIAL SXSW SHOWCASE BAND TO OPEN FOR BRETT DENNEN ON WEST COAST TOUR
NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT A BOOK LIKE THIS OUT MARCH 3
“[A Book Like This] flickers with the prospects of two talented musicians who work together wonderfully…the two maintain individual identities despite the close collaboration, and as much [...]