Austin Town Hall

The bearded men of Megafaun appeared on our favorite live music website Daytrotter over the weekend.  The guys play 4 songs including this alternate version of Gather, Form and Fly standout “Kaufman’s Ballad”.  It’s real purty.

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Download: Megafaun – Kaufman’s Ballad [MP3]

Vancouver’s The Constantines have long been one of my favorite bands (I love their post-punk ways), and I always felt like no on gave them enough appreciation.  Luckily, Daytrotter has done me a favor; they put the band up with an unreleased track to boot!  The rest of the songs come from the group’s most recent effort Kensington Heights.  Check it.

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Download: constantines-sub-domestic [MP3]

A very special Daytrotter session went up today featuring the lo-fi hit makers No Age.  The in studio is a special one because the band plays nothing but unreleased material.  Head to the site to check out the 3 song set, including this jam “N.G.F.S.” which was previously only heard in the live setting.

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Download: No Age – N.G.F.S. [MP3]

We are going to make our obligatory Daytrotter post this week with a set by the incredible singer/songwriter A.A. Bondy.  The up and coming artist plays 4 songs from his most recent release of 2009 When the Devil’s Loose.  This track “I Can See the Pines Are Dancing” is a highlight of the set just as it was a highlight for us last year.

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Download: AA Bondy – I Can See the Pines Are Dancing (live) [MP3]

Another local band on Daytrotter this week!?  Touchdown!  We generally stay away from posting about Daytrotter twice in a week, but we couldn’t resist when we saw a session with Austin boys Brazos posted today.  The set features 3 old tunes and one previously unreleased track which you can find below.  Apparently the track is an older one that never got laid down to tape.

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Download: Brazos – Interlocking [MP3]

Local boys The Rocketboys were on Daytrotter over the weekend and we wanted to give you the heads up about this underrated Austin band.  The guys play 4 songs including “Take it From Me” found below.  Not bad, not bad at all.

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Download: The Rocketboys – Take it From Me [MP3]

The Donkeys are a band that caught our ear last year with their extremely catchy single “Walk Through the Clouds”.  Building on the success of that jam and their album Living on the Other Side, the band preps a new album for 2010 with some new songs debuting on their recent Daytrotter session.  One of those new songs entitled “Nu Blu Stocking” can be found below.  Here’s to looking forward to more new material from this promising San Diego band.

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Download: The Donkeys – Nu Blu Stocking [MP3]

Over the Thanksgiving holiday one of my favorite new finds of the year, Telekinesis, appeared on the famed Daytrotter website.  The new hyped band play 3 songs from their self-titled debut album and one older song from the Telekinesis independent days.  Here’s a tasty little number called “Calling All Doctors” which should brighten you day.

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Download: Telekinesis – Calling All Doctors [MP3]