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There are plenty of choices of new tracks out this week from freshly released new EPs and albums by bands and artists like The Magnetic Fields, Andrew Birds, Said The Whale, White Rabbits, and many others (see Part One of this week’s Best New Releases), as well as from punk bands like Ceremony, Nu Sensae, [...]
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After nearly five years since their last album, the long awaited, highly anticipated, and already wildly popular, new album by The Shins, Port of Morrow, was officially dropped this week. The release followed weeks of build-up and buzz, and was complimented by appearances on SNL, The Late Show, SXSW, and widespread coverage on mainstream media [...]
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Day Three of SXSW was starting to show on attendees faces – tired, weary, sleep deprived, and in some cases, hung over, or working on a hangover. As with each day of the event (with the exception of Sunday, when most people who flew in, fly out), there was a full schedule from the late [...]
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for the week ending 3/16/12



Top 30 Airplay

Rank ARTIST Recording Label

1 LITTLE BARRIE    King Of The Waves    Tummy Touch

2 XRAY EYEBALLS    Splendor Squalor    Kanine

3 MARK LANEGAN BAND    Blues Funeral   4AD

4 TERRY MALTS    Killing Time    Slumberland

5 FUN    Some Nights    Fueled By Ramen

6 FRANKIE ROSE    Interstellar    Slumberland

7 KELLEN AND ME    Kellen And Me    Audiotree

8 WATER LIARS    Phantom Limb    Misra

9 DOG DAY    Deformer    Self-Released

10 DIRTY GHOSTS    Metal Moon    Last Gang

11 MAGNETIC FIELDS    Love At The Bottom Of The Sea    Merge

12 SLEIGH BELLS    Reign Of Terror Mom And Pop

13 GEOGRAPHER Myth Modern Art

14 EUX AUTRES Sun Is Sunk Bon Mots

15 HOOT HOOTS Hoot Hoots Hoot House

16 HUNX    Hairdresser Blues    Hardly Art

17 JAMIE WOON    Mirrorwriting    Verve

18 NOW, NOW    Threads    Trans

19 OPPOSITE SEX    Opposite Sex       Self-Released

20 PERFUME GENIUS Put Your Back N 2 It    Matador

21 TENNIS   Young And Old Fat Possum

22 AVA LUNA    Ice Level   Infinite Best

23 KISHI BASHI 151a   Joyful Noise

24 SUMMER TWINS  The Good Things     Burger

25 KAISER CHIEFS    Start The Revolution Without Me    Co-Op

26 WHITE RABBITS    Milk Famous    TBD

27 MY BEST FIEND    In Ghostlike Fading   Warp

28 TRUST    TRST    Arts And Crafts

29 YOUNG STATUES Young Statues   Run For Cover

30 FANFARLO    Rooms Filled With Light     Canvasback

Radio 200 Adds (new releases added to rotation)

Rank ARTIST Recording Label

1 SHINS Port Of Morrow Columbia

2 ZEUS Busting Visions Arts And Crafts

3 LEE RANALDO    Between The Times And The Tides Matador

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Although many of the attendees were not even born when he was on the music charts in 1975 with the iconic hit, “Born to Run,” the legendary Bruce Springsteen delivered the keynote address at the Austin Convention Center, kicking off Day Two of the famed SXSW music conference/marathon in Austin, Texas. “Born To Run” – [...]
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Much funnier than that subject line would make it sound…

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The second day of SXSW 2012 in Austin closed out with performances at Stubb’s by Andrew Bird (and broadcast live by NPR); Titus Andronicus at Bar 96; Lower Dens at ND; We Were Promised Jetpacks at Easy Tiger Patio; Built to Spill at IFC Crossroads; Neon Indian (DJ Set) at Red Eyed Fly; Blondes at [...]
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With the kick-off of SXSW, it’s no big surprise that it is a thin week for new releases. That said, there is still a good collection of new singles from just dropped albums to pick from, including the lead track from The Ting Tings’ follow-up to their acclaimed debut; Atlanta’s Tiger! Tiger!, plus, Freshkills, Say [...]
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This is one of the best week of new releases so far this year. If you’re having a bad day, or week, this singles playlist from the Best New Releases of the week is a damn good antidote. This is only Part One of all the singles/albums we’re reviewing for the week; Part Two will [...]
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Today’s show will feature new tunes by Andrew Bird (Chicago, IL), Ava Luna (Brooklyn, NY), Ceremony (Rohnert Park, CA), Fanfarlo (London, England), Jagwar Ma (Sydney, Australia), Kaiser Chiefs (Leeds, England), Kishi Bashi (New York, NY), Lost In The Trees (Chapel Hill, NC), Summer Twins (Riverside, CA), Trust (Toronto, Canada), and White Rabbits (New York, NY).  Please get in touch during the show:

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Bay Area Gig eList (upcoming Bay Area shows of interest)

*Crocodiles/ Bleeding Rainbow/ Terry Malts @ Rickshaw Stop 3/9  buy tickets

Punch Brothers @ The Fillmore 3/8
The Twilight Sad/ The Velvet Teen/ Micah P. Hinson @ The Independent 3/8
Vetiver/ Dominant Legs/ Simone Rubi @ The New Parish (Oakland) 3/8
Twin Atlantic @ Rickshaw Stop 3/8
Saul Williams @ Slim’s 3/10

*The Joy Formidable/ A Place To Bury Strangers @ The Independent 3/13
Islands/ Idiot Glee @ Hotel Utah 3/13
The Raincoats @ Great American 3/14
The Knux @ Cafe du Nord 3/14
*# Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers) & Clem Burke (Blondie)  & Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) @ Red Devil Lounge 3/16
Loney, Dear @ Bottom of the Hill 3/20
Kaiser Chiefs @ The Fillmore 3/20
Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen) @ Bimbo’s 3/20
Perfume Genius @ Cafe du Nord 3/21
*Of Montreal @ Slim’s 3/21 & 3/22
Nada Surf @ The Fillmore 3/21
Say Anything/ Fake Problems/ Kevin Devine/ The Front Bottoms @ Regency Grand 3/24
Lost In The Trees/ Poor Moon/ Yellow Ostrich @ Bottom of the Hill 3/24
*The Magnetic Fields @ Fox Theater (Oakland) 3/24
The Ting Tings @ The Fillmore 3/25
White Rabbits/ Gull @ The Independent 3/26
*Dirty Ghosts/ Chapter 24 (UK) @ The Hemlock Tavern 3/28

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** = We’re DJing

# = win tickets during “480 Minutes”

This video is kinda spot-on (and it turns out to be a stealth ad for a band):

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