Daytrotter brings us another great set this week with Austin’s own Black Joe Lewis.  Mr. Lewis and the gang play 5 songs in the studio including unreleased song “Snatch It Back And Hold It”.  Download/Stream all the songs now.  Long live Black Joe!

Download: Black Joe Lewis - Snatch It Back And Hold It [MP3]

Daytrotter continues with their sweet recordings this week bringing you one from Sub Pop band Death Vessel.  The 3 song set features one unreleased tune that you can check out below.  Head over to Daytrotter to stream/download all songs.

Download: Death Vessel - Obadiah in Oblivion(live) [MP3]

A Whole slew of music related happenings went down during the week of our holiday vacation.  Here’s a quick rundown with some links to find your way:

Black Keys front man Dan Aurbach has a new song from his solo debut streaming over on Stereogum.  How is this not The Black Keys again?

Daytrotter brings us more oustanding live sets from Noah & The Whale and Annuals.

Download a free EP from Bug Lung Baby on the RCRD LBL website.

Elvis Perkins is streaming new tunes from his new album due out this spring.

WOXY is offering a double album of free digital downloads featuring some of the best performances in their studio this year.

Download a free Ragged Claws EP from the band’s website.

Marc Mallman has a best of 1998-2008 compilation availabe to download from his website.

The Black Lips gave us new song “Starting Over” from their 2009 album 200 Million Thousand.  Get it below.

Lastly, our friends The Hood Internet created this tasty little mash up featuring Fleet Foxes vs. Beyonce.  Yeah, that’s how they roll.

Download: Black Lips - Starting Over [MP3]

Download: The Hood Internet - Single Foxes (Put A Wood On It) [MP3]

Daytrotter brings us even more goodness this week with a live recording of a set by Damien Jurado.  You can stream or download each song right this very second.  If time is limited for you, download or stream the song “Ohio” below.  It’s a beauty.

Download: Damien Jurado - Ohio(live) [MP3]

Apollo Sunshine did a live set for the Daytrotter website right before we let out for the Thanksgiving break.  The 4 song set features a previously unreleased song from the band called “Better Change Your Mind” which you can hear below.  Listen to or download the whole thing now.

Download: Apollo Sunshine - Better Change Your Mind [MP3]

Punk rockers F*cked Up sat down for another stellar Daytrotter session yesterday.  The band plays 4 songs in the studio and offer a unique new take on each one.  Check out the live stuff and let us know what you think.  Here’s the song Crooked Head from the session.

Download: F*cked Up - Crooked Head(live) [MP3]

Another album of the year contender, Dutchess & The Duke, were recently featured on the Daytrotter website.  The Portland duo play two songs from their 2008 debut LP and two other previously unreleased songs.  Download/listen to the songs and find out why we love these two so much.  Here’s one of the tunes from the session you can jam out to this weekend called “Out of Time”.

Download: The Dutchess & The Duke - Out of Time(Daytrotter Sessions) [Mp3]

So maybe just maybe we talk about the Daytrotter website too much, but we’ll keep posting about ‘em as long as they keep bringing us gems like this.  For the second exceptional live set this week, we get Clem Snide front man Eef Barzelay.  Eef performs two songs from his recent release Lose Big and two other previously unreleased tracks.  Download MP3s of the performance now.  Thanks again Daytrotter, you’re cool.

Download: Eef Barzelay - Make Another Tree(live on daytrotter) [MP3]

Cali band, Earlimart, just did a a short performance for the Daytrotter website.  You can stream all the songs or download each one now.  You can also check out one of the live tracks below called “God Loves You the Best” which appears on the band’s latest effort Hymn & Her.

Download: Earlimart - God Loves you the Best [MP3]

These United States showed up on an encore performance on Daytrotter. We say encore because the band already performed for Daytrotter way back in March of 2007. Check out the band’s latest session on the slick Daytrotter website. Also, check out standout track “Burn This Bridge” from the performance in mp3 format below.

Download: These United States - Burn This Bridge(live) [MP3]