Episode #117 Playlist (11.17.2008)

1.The Duchess & The Duke - Reservoir Park
2.Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool
3.Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
4.Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
5.The Acorn - Crooked Legs
6.Ryan Adams - Times Like These (Foo Fighters cover)
7.Lukestar - White Shades
8.Sleeping States - Planning My Escape
9.Surf City - Headin' Inside
10.Gramercy Arms - Looking At The Sun
11.Helios - Fourteen Drawings
12.Captains Of Industry - Face Full Of A Head Full Of Hair
13.A.C. Newman - There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve
14.Jukebox The Ghost - Victoria
15.Sergio Mendes - After Sunrise


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Meet The Acorn::


The Acorn recently came through Dallas on tour with Calexico. I didn't get out to the show and now I'm KICKING, physically KICKING myself. Not because I missed Calexico (though I'm sure they were great), but because I missed these guys. I'll be playing this song on Dallas Does Indie Episode #117 next week, but I just had to give you a taste now. They recently released an EP called Tin Fist and the song below is from their album Glory Hope Mountain, both are excellent.

MP3:: The Acorn - Crooked Legs

Thanks Thom Yorke - Free MP3


So last week Thom Yorke decided to celebrate the presidential election by putting up on the Radiohead site a free download of a remixed version of Harrowdown. Regardless of your political preference, you cannot deny that free stuff is awesome (btw - I really like the concept of retail and restaurants giving away free stuff on election day).

MP3:: Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Logic Jump Rmx

Episode #116 Playlist (11.01.2008)

1.Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - When You Were Mine
2.TV On The Radio - Crying
3.Department Of Eagles - 1977 (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix)
4.Sean Hayes - Time
5.School Of Seven Bells - Connjur
6.Local Natives - Airplanes
7.French Miami - Science Fiction
8.Lou Barlow - Home
9.Hello Seahorse! - Universo 2
10.Plus, Minus - Snowblind
11.Frontier Ruckas - Orion Town 2
12.She & Him - Sweet Darlin'
13.Beirut - My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille
14.The Shins - New Slang (LIVE)
15.Dry Bread - Words To My Song

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Meet French Miami::


Loosely speaking, French Miami is a rock band. Using rock music as a starting point, French Miami use its structures as the glue holding together more abstract musical ideas: dizzying, jagged guitar riffs anchored around pulsing synths, harmonized finger-tapping accenting tightly wound grooves, precise stop-start timing. And although part of a lineage of a number of great bands from the Touch and Go/Southern golden era, Jason Heiselmann's melodic, memorable vocals weave the bands more technical ideas into a unique realm which may too gritty for pop, yet too hooky not to be.

Since forming in 2006, French Miami has ascended up the San Francisco totem pole earning themselves a reputation for as a local favorite with their raucous live performances. As a trio, French Miami is busy on stage swapping roles. The lack of a bassist not very noticeable by just listening as their smart guitar interplay and synth work give the band plenty of low end. Singer Jason Heiselmann seamlessly eases between baritone guitar, drums, keyboards, and tackling vocals, while multi-instumentalist Roland Curtis plays double duty as well on guitar and synths. Drummer Chris Crawford stays locked on the drums, his signature BOOM! creating the backbone of their sound. For French Miami, it's not making up for not having enough hands for a bass, it's about pushing the limits of what a three-piece group can play and sound like; without set limits onstage, they're a band that sound more expansive than any "power trio" ever could be.

MP3:: French Miami - Science Fiction

FRENCH MIAMI S/T OUT NOVEMBER 18th, 2008
Their stellar self-titled debut will be available in stores 11.18.2008 as a self-release and digitally through Dinner Party Recordings.

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