oh yeah. I’ll be playing this on the show once it arrives. This video is great.
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I probably could do more to highlight local Pittsburgh bands. Here is one such band with a song from a recent practice recording. And lots of cheesy vampires.
If you’ve been listening to the show with any regularity for the past few months, you’re probably aware of my newfound obsession with drone-psychers Flying Saucer Attack. How convenient, then, that David Pearce just announced the first FSA in fifteen years will be coming out on Drag City and Domino Records on July 17th.
This new song from Afghan Whigs is like old dinosaur jr. meets new wave band and makes a baby. Maybe that’s how they sound these days. For some reason the Afghan Whigs existence is blurry to me.
This is good fun.
You know the drill by now: If Courtney Barnett does something remotely interesting, it’s probably gonna wind up on the blog.
BTW, if you’ve never checked La Blogotheque before, I bet you could get lost over there for a few days.
Without the Tex-Mex influence, this reminds me a bit of Calexico. Which isn’t necessarily a relevant or accurate observation. Either way the New Dog is worth a listen.
Rural Alberta Advantage has one of those sounds that makes me get all emotional and usually brings out a smile. Here is a new video of theirs.
This arrived courtesy of stari most drummer david’s mini-boss. I don’t think i’ve heard them before but it seems like I ought to have. Hanging my head in shame.